Advocating Legal Frontiers: Amplifying Voices & Empowering Minds

At Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF), we recognize that staying informed about current legal developments that literally cross borders is crucial for fostering collaborations for global justice. As a dynamic student-run initiative, ALF is committed to advancing an interdisciplinary understanding of contemporary legal developments.
By hosting the open-access International Law Journal, the ALF Blog and the ALF annual conference, we provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to discuss and interpret the complexities of international and transnational legal issues.

 

RECENT BLOGS

Scarcity + Cryptocurrencies: A Programmed Safeguard of Value

The EU has recently released a new regulation vis-à-vis crypto assets known as MiCa, (1) constituting the world’s most comprehensive legislation concerning that novel type of financial instruments. This legal framework is expected to foster and promote the crypto industry across the union, leading to a new boom of both the underlying blockchain technology and the prices of crypto assets such as Bitcoin. In this scenario, a question arises, what are the fundamentals of crypto assets’ value?

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Forced labor in Thai fishing industry

By Aleksandra Dąbek On 14 September 2022 the EU published a proposal for a regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labor on the EU market. This once again provoked a recurring discussion about the extent of human rights violations in the form of modern...

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Whether you are a VU staff member, PhD candidate or student, we want to hear from you. Share your opinion on new legislation, jurisprudence, scientific advancements, and emerging trends—all examined through the lens of international law. You can submit blog entries in the form of in-depth analyses, comprehensive reports, and thought-provoking opinions, providing a nuanced exploration of critical legal issues. 

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ALF invites you to showcase your expertise in our ‘International Law Journal’ published by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. We seek scientific articles, commentaries, and opinion pieces authored by both seasoned scholars and aspiring young academics across the world. As an open-access journal, our platform is dedicated to fostering a diverse range of perspectives in the field of international law. For more information on how to submit an article for the ‘International Law Journal’, please visit the submission platform.

Scientific Articles

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This section contains scientific articles as researched and written primarily, but not exclusively, by current Master or PhD, or postgraduate students. rm (Annex II). The received feedback was checked by the board members, anonymised if necessary, and sent back to the author.

Opinion Articles

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This section contains articles of an editorial rather than scientific nature as written primarily, but not exclusively, by renowned and established scholars.

Commentaries

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This section features a variety of reviews of both contemporary and historic texts as well as key events.

Summaries

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This section showcases finished thesis projects of the VU as well as English summaries of inaugural lectures delivered by staff.

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Once a year, ALF hosts a conference on emerging trends in international and transnational law for academics, students and the general public to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse.

ALF’s next conference is planned for spring 2024 and the topic, alongside a call for conference papers, will be published soon.

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