2,848 search results for “empirical legal studies” in the Public website
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Omer Kocyigit
Faculty of Humanities
o.kocyigit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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History and International Studies 1900-Present
Research in the History and International Studies 1900-present specialisation addresses the interconnectedness and interdependence of contemporary global political, economic and cultural developments from a multidisciplinary perspective which is rooted in the humanities.
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Get to know Religious Studies
Religion permeates our world and remains highly influential across all domains of human society, including politics, culture, and economics. Religion also plays a critical role in everyday life as it provides meaning, motivation, and social support for billions of people. The master Religious Studies…
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Get to know Religious Studies
Religion permeates our world and remains highly influential across all domains of human society, including politics, culture, and economics. Religion also plays a critical role in everyday life as it provides meaning, motivation, and social support for billions of people. The master Religious Studies…
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Legal justification Covid measures lacking
Ever since the coronavirus crisis began, people have been arguing about the legal justification for measures. The problem: far-reaching measures such as an obligation to wear face masks, get tested, or school closures violate the Constitution. The Cabinet had the difficult task of weighing fundamental…
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Legitimacy and efficacy of litigating interest groups in public law
Interest groups play an important role in democratic society.
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Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right
Recently Cambridge University Press published dr. Jan Osters monograph “Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right”.
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Robrecht Timmermans
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.a.f.timmermans@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Education and Child Studies (MSc)
The master's programme in Education and Child Studies is an academic programme that focuses on the link between theory, research and practice.
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Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies
Terrorism has been one of the most important threats to peace, security and stability in many parts of the world. But what does this mean? What is the nature of this threat? What can be done about it and how can we at least limit the impact of terrorism?
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Education
Introductory courses, Seminars and Minor Economics and Dual Programs
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The archaeology of imperial landscapes
The Archaeology of Imperial Landscapes examines the transformation of rural landscapes and societies that formed the backbone of ancient empires in the Near East and Mediterranean. Through a comparative approach to archaeological data, it analyses the patterns of transformation in widely differing imperial…
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Exploring new methods at Research Lab Legal Data Science
How can data analytics be used as a research method in the field of legal research? This question was addressed during the Research Lab Legal Data Science on 23 September, 2016.
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Christine Mertens
Faculty of Humanities
c.m.m.mertens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Interaction between private and public law: Family law from a socio-legal perspective
On Friday 24 February Prof. Judith Masson, professor of Socio-legal Studies at Bristol University and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science in the U.K., will deliver a lecture within the Leiden Socio-Legal Series.
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Benchmarking Discrete Optimization Heuristics
This thesis involves three topics: benchmarking discrete optimization algorithms, empirical analyses of evolutionary computation, and automatic algorithm configuration.
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Euthanasia as a legal question
In the Netherlands, euthanasia has no longer been a criminal offence since 2002. The practice is governed by very strict conditions. Nonetheless, the legal issues surrounding it are still the focus of heated discussion, according to Leiden professors. They are discussing the issue on 18 March during…
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Policing the high seas: maritime law-enforcement in a multi-actor environment
Identifying the gaps in the legal framework for EU activities in the maritime security domain, and specifically in the areas of combating piracy, human smuggling or trafficking and drug trafficking.
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Study programme
In the International Studies programme, you will develop the knowledge as well as the critical insights needed to gain regional expertise within a global context. In addition, you will acquire the practical and professional skills that will assist you in making your first steps in your career, whether…
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Erik-jan Zurcher
Faculty of Humanities
e.j.zurcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Elpine de Boer
Faculty of Humanities
e.de.boer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2562
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4th Leiden Socio-Legal Lecture – Constitutions and Ethnography by Prof. Scheppele
On Friday January 13 between 13.00 - 15.00 (room C 1.04 of the Old Observatory) there will be another Leiden Socio-Legal Lecture, entitled 'Constitutional Ethnography, Counter-Constitutions, and the Study of Form, Sediment and Trajectory'.
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Decision-free municipality administration causes loophole in legal protection
Municipalities are increasingly attempting to solve problems without issuing decisions. A notification procedure (notification – investigation – application – decision) has recently been introduced that replaces part of the traditional application procedure. Ymre Schuurmans, Professor of Constitutional…
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Olga van Marion
Faculty of Humanities
o.van.marion@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2128
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Petra Sijpesteijn
Faculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2027
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Child Marriage as a Choice. Rethinking agency in international human rights
On 18 March 2020, Hoko Horii defended her thesis ‘Child Marriage as a Choice. Rethinking agency in international human rights’. The doctoral research was supervised by prof. A.W. Bedner and prof. G.A. van Klinken.
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Good employment practices in relation to employee well-being
Both good employer practices and good employee practices are open norms. These open norms can lead to uncertainty about what employers should focus on and what rights (and obligations) employees have in that respect. The objective of this study is to give substance to the norm of good employment practices…
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TRAFIG: Transnational Figurations of Displacement: Connectivity and mobility as solutions to protracted refugee situations
How can we promote more durable solutions to protracted refugee situations and which roles can connectivity and mobility of displaced people play to improve protection and resilience?
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Workshop and lecture on legal mobilization
It appears that interest groups are increasingly finding their way to court or other ways of making use of the legal system as a means for societal change. Over the summer, Rowie Stolk, PhD candidate at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law was one of the speakers at the workshop ‘Legal…
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The ELS Academy is live!
The Netherlands Academy for Empirical Legal Studies is now live with website!
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Dynamical Gibbs-non-Gibbs transitions: a study via coupling and large deviations
Promotores: F.H.J. Redig, W.T.F. den Hollander
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Successful 57th Leiden London meeting on legal issues of agencies in the EU legal order
On Saturday 30 June 2018, the Europa Institute hosted the 57th Leiden-London Meeting, with the overall title: “Agencies, Accountability and Association: Legal issues of agencies in the EU legal order and in relations with neighbouring States”.
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Doctorate Study
Successful completion of the procedure to obtain a doctorate culminates in the conferral of the academic degree of Doctor in a specific subject.
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Legal tips for social media influencers
On 11 January 2019, Maastricht University and the University of Groningen hosted a workshop on the regulation of social media influencers.
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Discretion and decision making seminar
On 20 & 21 April 2017 international researchers in the field of law and society and criminology presented their work in Brussels and shared ideas on discretion and decision-making.
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Gaza legal proceedings: gains and necessity
Legal action relating to the situation in Gaza is now being taken in various countries and courts around the world. In a podcast for ‘NPO-Radio1’, Larissa van Herik, Professor of Public International Law, outlines what is gained from these cases and the relationship between law, activism and politic…
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Religious Studies (MA)
The MA Religious Studies at Leiden University is designed to equip students with the tools and knowledge required for studying, interpreting, and analysing religion as a diverse (human) phenomenon. With its world-class scholars and access to exceptional research collections, the programme offers the…
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EMStaD YEMEN: Early Modern State Development in Yemen
How do early modern states organize effective rule in difficult conditions? EMStaD YEMEN focuses on a country that due to its geographical, religious and social complexities is now considered a failed state – Yemen.
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EUREX: European Registry of Exonerations to learn from miscarriages of justice
The European Registry of Exonerations database provides an overview of miscarriages of justice in Europe with a view to preventing future errors.
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Data use, online consumer needs, business strategies and regulatory response
This project aims to explore and examine the factors that impact upon the efficacy of information disclosure duties pertaining to customer data use in online business.
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Henk Snijders
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.j.snijders@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Willem Zwalve
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
w.j.zwalve@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7440
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Eva Schmidt
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
e.p.schmidt@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8070
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Laurens van Apeldoorn
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.c.j.van.apeldoorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5887
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Monique de Deugd-Dijkman
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.d.r.m.dedeugd@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7244
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Nadia Sonneveld
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.sonneveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3037
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Rajneesh Phokeer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.d.phokeer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marieke Baldee
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.h.baldee@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sanne van Can
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.k.p.van.can@law.leidenuniv.nl |
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Armin Cuyvers gives inaugural lecture of the European Legal Studies Centre of the Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta
On 30 October 2020, Armin Cuyvers was invited to give the inaugural lecture of the European Legal Studies Centre of the Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta.