Tom de Boer specializes in international law and liability for human rights violations. It is his conviction that the law should protect the individual and not the establishment. He has particular affinity with civil procedures that touch upon refugee law (including unlawful expulsion, refoulement) and criminal law (extradition, transfer of sentence) Tom has graduated with distinction in History, Law, and Dutch Language and Literature at the University of Amsterdam, and also studied at the University of Michigan Law School and the University of Cape Town. He has published several articles in international law journals.

Jurisdictions

• Human rights
• International law
• Migration

Lawyer since

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Publications

• Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Strafrecht, 'De black box van de WETS: Gebrek aan transparantie en rechtsbescherming in de procedure van strafoverdracht', with Frederieke Dölle (nr. 2, 2021) pp. 74-83 (link)
• International Journal of Refugee Law, 'The Legal Abyss of Discretion in the Resettlement of Refugees: Cherry-Picking and the Lack of Due Process in the EU', with Marjoleine Zieck (Vol: 32:1, 2020) pp. 54-85 (link).
• Journaal Vreemdelingenrecht, 'Verkapte uitlevering in mensenrechtelijk perspectief', december 2019, nr. 4 (p. 34-43)  with Hannah Kappel (link)
• European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, 'Review: Hathaway & Foster, The Law of Refugee Status, Second Edition'  (Vol. 2:3, 2015) pp. 169-175 (link) 
• International Journal of Refugee Law , 'ICC Witnesses and Acquitted Suspects Seeking Asylum in the Netherlands: An Overview of the Jurisdictional Battles between the ICC and Its Host State', with Marjoleine Zieck (Vol. 27:4, 2015) pp. 573-606 (link)
• Journal of Refugee Studies: 'Closing Legal Black Holes' (Vol. 28:1, 2015) pp. 118-134 (link)  
• Melbourne Journal of International Law: 'From Internment to Resettlement of Refugees: On US Obligations Toward MeK Defectors in Iraq', with Marjoleine Zieck (Vol. 15; 2014) pp. 21-108  (link)
• LJIL Symposium Vol. 25-2: Beyond Constitutionalism: 'How Radical Pluralism Bites its Own Tail' (2012) (link)  
• Leiden Journal of International Law: 'The Limits of Legal Pluralism' (Vol. 25:2; 2012) pp. 543-556 (link)  
• University College Dublin Law Review: 'United Nations Anti-Terrorism Resolutions: Ramifications for the Rule of Law' (Vol. 11; 2011) pp. 35-65 (link)

In the media

• Volkskrant: 'Hoe één ambtenaar zakenman Idrissi achter de tralies kreeg – ten onrechte' (5 November 2022)
• NRC: 'Staat wil ‘geen valse verwachtingen wekken' over einde opvangcrisis' (15 September 2022)
• NPO Radio 1, 'Spraakmakers': 'Het recht op identiteit is onlosmakelijk verbonden met de term Palestina' (interview) (13 February 2019)
• NPO, 'Pauw': Summary proceedings by Dutch women and children from former IS-territory against the Dutch State (interview) (11 November 2019) (starting from time code 0:35)
• BNR Nieuwsradio: 'IS-kinderen: Staat in beroep, maar moet wél in actie komen' (interview) (12 November 2019)
• Villamedia: 'Ans Boersma wil nog steeds terug naar Turkije' (5 June 2020)