Owning our future
The Case for Introducing Tools Allowing Entrepreneurs to Anchor Ownership in Europe as Part of the 28th Regime for Innovative Companies. Op-Ed written by Kosta Marco Juri, Institute for Economic Democracy.
What is the potential of the EU’s 28th regime in supporting long-term oriented ownership?
N-EXTLAW, along with members of other policy and research groups have been working to provide recommendations on the 28th regime.
The stewardship company
In this article published in WNPR, N-EXTLAW’s Nena van der Horst and Emilie van Blokland examine the usefulness and necessity of the initiative proposal for the stewardship company that was drawn up in response to a motion (16 April 2024) by Sneller and Zeedijk. The article is available here (in Dutch): https://opmaat.sdu.nl/content/p1-962700
N-EXTLAW Newsletter February 2025
We are very happy to be sharing with you the first newsletter of 2025. Within, we update you on the work we carried out in 2024, including conferences, publications, a new PAR study, and what is to come in 2025. If you’re not on our mailing list make sure to subscribe while you are here!
Proposal for the Principles of the Steward Company
Following the motion by Joost Sneller and Femke Zeedijk-Raeven which passed in the House of Representatives in 2024 to develop a proposal for the steward company, N-EXTLAW’s Nena van der Horst, along with Emilie van Blokland, Rutger Marres, Sophie Kuijpers, Casper Nagtegaal, Jorick Wijnen, Melanie Rieback, Gijsbert Koren have been working on the principles for … Read more
Sustainable by Design: Industrial Policy for Long-Term Competitiveness in the EU
There is broad agreement that Europe needs to create an industrial policy for a more sustainable and competitive economy. Even if the EU aims at an “economy that works for people” – an economy that is resilient, inclusive, fair, sustainable and innovative – it has so far failed to unlock the competitive potential of sustainable … Read more
The Non-Extractive Future Podcast
The Non-Extractive Future Podcast is now live! Hosted by Mario Pagano, this podcast reflects on how we can re-imagine private law in a more sustainable way and support alternative economic practices. Available on major platforms, this very first episode will introduce the team and the N-EXTLAW project. Listen now and follow for upcoming releases!
De toekomst van winstuitkeringen aan aandeelhouders in een maatschappelijk ondernemingsrecht
Nena van der Horst (University of Amsterdam) Tijdschrift Ondernemingsrecht, 2023/98 Abstract: De afgelopen vijf à tien jaar is in Ne der land en Europa een ontwikkeling zichtbaar waarin met het on der nemings recht wordt geprobeerd te bewerkstelligen dat grote ven noot schap pen hun negatieve impact op mens en milieu inperken. Het wettelijk systeem … Read more
Industrial Policy for a Sustainable European Economy: Toward Ownership that Works for People
This text was drafted as the conclusion of the Conference “Transforming Ownership in Times of Overlapping Crisis”, held in Amsterdam, 5-6 October 2023. We are preparing a longer white paper on the basis of the conference contributions. Hence, any reactions to the text below are welcome. Please send them to: M.Bartl@uva.nl and r.j.g.claassen@uu.nl Marija Bartl, University of Amsterdam & Rutger … Read more
Transforming Ownership In Times of Overlapping Crises
N-EXTLAW has worked with colleagues from Utrecht University to organise an academic conference titled ‘Transforming Ownership in Times of Overlapping Crises’ taking place in Amsterdam on October 5-6, 2023. The goal of this event is to bring together academics, policymakers and practitioners of transformative practices from across Europe, to discuss some of the most pressing … Read more
Policy Proposal: Transition Reserve and Transition Investment Plan for Large Polluters (English Version)
Marija Bartl and Nena van der Horst have written a policy proposal requiring large polluters to maintain a ‘transition reserve’ and develop meaningful ‘transition investment plans.’ It builds on their recent working paper: Taking the Green Transition Seriously: A Proposal for a ‘Transition Reserve’. This policy proposal outlines the potential legal mechanisms by which the … Read more
Transitiereserve en Transitie-Investeringsplan voor Grote Vervuilers
Marija Bartl en Nena van der Horst Dit voorstel verplicht bedrijven met een grote CO2-uitstoot om een ‘transitiereserve’ aan te houden en serieuze ‘transitie-investeringsplannen’ te ontwikkelen. Het voorstel laat zien hoe een transitiereserve en transitie-investeringsplannen in het Nederlands recht zouden kunnen worden geïmplementeerd, en wat de voordelen daarvan zouden zijn. Voor een verdere uitwerking van … Read more
N-EXTLAW Newsletter: Project Updates
We’re delighted to share our first newsletter and update you on the previous activities of the Project and our plans for the upcoming year. With many exciting developments, including the addition of our new team member Mario and the commencement our PAR Study in Italy, we have much to share and are very much looking … Read more
PAR Study in the Netherlands Summary
In this blog, Amy and Nena give an overview of our ongoing PAR study in the Netherlands. They reflect upon the knowledge gathered through recent sessions held by the N-EXLAW team in connection our study participants, detailing the key outcomes. It further provides information on current projects resulting from these consultations. These include Profit in … Read more
Blog – ‘Levelling the Playing Field: Making the BVm Viable’
N-EXTLAW’s Zafar Shaikhli has written a blog post on ‘Levelling the Playing Field: Making the BVm Viable’. In this blog, Zafar discusses the uneven playing field between social and commercial enterprises due to the difficulties social enterprises face when attracting financing. Examining the Dutch BVm proposal and its lack of incentives, Zafar looks at other attempts … Read more
N-EXTLAW Working Paper: Experimental Regulation for Social Innovations
N-EXTLAW’s Marlie Janssens has written a working paper on ‘Experimental Regulation for Social Innovations’ as part of the N-EXTLAW Working Paper Series. In this working paper, Marlie argues that experimental regulation could offer a solution to unnecessary obstructions for social innovations by providing a more flexible legal framework that fosters innovation and stimulates social practices. After … Read more
Proposal for a Transition Reserve: Opinion Piece published in the EUObserver and De Trouw
Marija Bartl and Nena van der Horst’s proposal to introduce a mandatory ‘Transition Reserve’ has been published as an opinion piece in the EUobserver and De Trouw. Requiring large emitters to keep enough money on their accounts to be able to pay for the costs of their green transition, Marija and Nena propose the implementation of … Read more
N-EXTLAW Working Paper – Taking the Green Transition Seriously: A Proposal for a ‘Transition Reserve’
N-EXTLAW’s Marija Bartl and Nena van der Horst have co-written a working paper on ‘Taking the Green Transition Seriously: A Proposal for a ‘Transition Reserve’ as part of the N-EXTLAW Working Paper Series no1. Arguing that large emitters should be required to keep enough money on their accounts to be able to pay for the … Read more
N-EXTLAW Roundtable on Law & Diverse Economies – LSA Global Meeting 2022
On 16th July, N-EXTLAW hosted a roundtable on Law and Diverse Economies at the LSA’s 7th Global Meeting on Law and Society in Lisbon, Portugal. Held at the ISCTE University Institute from the 13th-16th July, the theme for this years conference was ‘Rage, Reckoning, & Remedy’. Over 4,500 participants joined a variety of sessions, roundtables, … Read more
N-EXTLAW Workshop – Voedsel Anders Conference 2022
On the 10th and 11th June, Voedsel Anders hosted their third Conference in Wageningen entitled ‘Together Towards a Democratic Food System’. We were delighted to take part in the conference and hosted a workshop on ‘Translating visions for sustainable food production into legal action’. Continue reading below to learn more about Voedsel Anders, the Conference … Read more
Discussing the Benefits and Challenges of Working with Participatory Action Research (PAR): Reflections from N-EXTLAW’s PAR Workshop
by Amy Lazell and Laetitia Bornscheuer In July 2021, N-EXTLAW hosted an online workshop on Participatory Action Research, ‘Understanding, applying and experiencing Participatory Action Research (PAR): A cross-disciplinary conversation’. This blog post reflects upon the presentations given in this workshop and the key comments and discussions which arose out of them. It will first provide … Read more
Towards a more sustainable economy – talkshow Pakhuis de Zwijger
Image: Pieter Schenk en Rawpixel via Flickr NEXTLAW’s Kinanya Pijl will reflect on how to get to a more sustainable economy tonight at 20.30 in the online talkshow of Pakhuis de Zwijger on the New Economy. In the first episode of this talkshow which aired last week, the panelists looked at our economic system from … Read more
Presentation at the European Banking Institute (EBI) webinar on Sustainable Finance
On Monday 28 June, our team member Kinanya Pijl will be presenting at the European Banking Institute (EBI) webinar on sustainable finance, focusing on a market perspective. Kinanya will discuss the narrative of change that Europe believes in to align banking with the objective of creating a sustainable economy. She will argue that this approach … Read more
N-EXTLAW Participatory Action Research (PAR) Workshop
N-EXTLAW are excited to announce our first upcoming workshop on ‘Understanding, applying and experiencing Participatory Action Research (PAR): A cross-disciplinary conversation’. Taking place via Zoom on the 7th July 2021 15.00-18.15 (CEST), the workshop will consist of approximately six short presentations each given by a different group of scholars who have previously worked or are … Read more
N-EXTLAW Welcomes Five Student Researchers
Five student researchers, all currently studying master’s in law, have joined the N-EXTLAW team as part of the new Academic Excellence Track (AcET) at the University of Amsterdam. Twenty-five students across the Law School have been selected to participate, alongside their current LLM programme. Designed for students with evident research talent, the AcET involves taking … Read more
