Connecting with Society

At the Amsterdam Law School, we look at the role and place of the law in a (international) society that is constantly changing with commitment, responsibility and an open mind. Education and research are shaped by projects that are connected to society.

‘Secret medicines prices can be a problem for public health’

Can law help make the market for medicines, vaccines and other health products more transparent? Recently, Katrina Perehudoff, commissioned by WHO and Medicines Law & Policy, published a report on this issue.

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Killer algorithms: how to keep military AI under human control

Although types of automated weapons have existed for hundreds of years – with anti-personnel mines being the earliest example – the development of such systems controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) has bought ...

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Post-sale services in the arms trade: overlooked and underregulated

Master's students of the Business and Human Rights Clinic assisted non-profit organizations with their investigations into arms trade. Read their blog.

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Smartphone documentary on blockchain and trust

‘Met de ontwikkeling van verregaande digitale technologieën groeit ook het wantrouwen’, zegt Balázs Bodó van de UvA. Hij is een van de onderzoekers in een smartphone-docu over vertrouwen in digitale technologieën en ...

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How can we share the ‘tax cake’ fairly?

As professor of the Taxation of the Digital Economy, Daniël Smit wants to contribute to a new system ensuring a fairer distribution of the ‘tax cake’ between countries worldwide.

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How do you audit Uber drivers and Airbnbers?

Citizens who earn money through online platforms, such as Airbnb and Uber, often do not pay taxes on this income by themselves. To combat this fraud, governments are imposing increasingly strict reporting rules on ...

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Connecting with Society

‘Secret medicines prices can be a problem for public health’

Killer algorithms: how to keep military AI under human control

Post-sale services in the arms trade: overlooked and underregulated

Smartphone documentary on blockchain and trust

How can we share the ‘tax cake’ fairly?

How do you audit Uber drivers and Airbnbers?

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