2,061 search results for “right” in the Staff website
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Should rivers and seas have rights?
Lecture, Public Ethics Talks
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Defending Nature’s Rights: Paradoxes and Challenges
Masterclass
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The Israeli Right One State Reality
Discussion
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Frontiers of Children's Rights Summer School
Course
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on the Status of Women CSW: Over 75 years of making women’s rights human rights
Lecture, INVISIHIST event
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Mamadou HébiéFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.hebie@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7554
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Jens IversonFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.iverson@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Asmaa KhadimFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.n.khadim@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jennifer SchenseFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.schense.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278586
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Ton Liefaard presents at the Francophone association of ombudspersons platform
On 8 July 2021, The Francophone Association of Ombudspersons (L’Association des Ombudsmans et des Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF)) launched their online course platform (CLOM) and training course 'Faire vivre les droits de l’enfant: des clés pour l’action'.
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Leiden Law School Professor Ann Skelton Awarded Honorary Doctorate from the University of Strathclyde
Leiden Law School takes great pride in announcing that the University of Strathclyde has bestowed an honorary doctorate on Professor Ann Skelton, Professor of Children's Rights in a Sustainable World at Leiden Law School and Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. This prestigious…
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'Public authorities insufficiently aware of obligations arising from freedom of choice of healthcare provider’
Is the right to choose your healthcare provider protected in the Dutch Constitution? What are the consequences then for the Dutch healthcare system? PhD defence on 5 July 2022.
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Andrei Poama and Tom Theuns about why voting in prison should be mandatory
Poama and Theuns co-wrote an opinion piece on why voting in prison should be mandatory worldwide. It appeared on National Interest's website on February 12.
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights & Transitioning to a Sustainable Society
Conference
- Presentation of Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Prize
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Award ceremony Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Award
Prijsuitreiking
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Larissa van den HerikFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.van.den.herik@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.horii@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7260
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Human Rights Defenders in Exile: Seminar & Inauguration of Photo Exhibition
Conference
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Debate: Human Rights and the World Cup Qatar
Debate
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Christa Tobler on BBC Radio about vote for women in Switzerland
On 7 February 2021, Christa Tobler appeared on the BBC Wales radio programme 'Sunday Supplement' (a political and current affairs programme), entitled 'Covid, homelessness and votes for women'. The 50th anniversary of Swiss women's suffrage at the federal level, is commemorated on 7 February 2021.
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Book Discussion 'Ethics or the right thing?' by Sylvia Tidey
Debate, Book Discussion
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Debate on World Cup Qatar: Boycott it or seize opportunity for attention?
The FIFA World Cup will get underway in Qatar this November – an event that has attracted much discussion in recent years. This discussion is not only centred on sport. Human rights are in the spotlights in Qatar. On Friday 30 September, Leiden University organised a debate in which experts from various…
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Graduation Ceremony Advanced LLM International Children’s Rights
Graduation Ceremony
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On the nature of the right to resist
PhD defence
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Relations of Duty in an Age of Rights
PhD defence
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A feminist approach to the right to self-determination
VVI Research Meetings 2022-2023
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LGBTIQ rights in Europe: the role of the European Parliament
Lecture, Seminar
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While doing research on victimhood, Criminology student Sara suffered a serious injury and became a victim herself
In the middle of doing research for her master’s thesis, Sara Kalf (24) was hit by a car and got seriously injured. After a long period of rehabilitation and hard work, this week she can finally add her signature to the wall of the Academy Building’s ‘Sweat Room’.
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Leiden Law School and the Mexican Supreme Court strengthen collaboration
Leiden Law School and the Center for Constitutional Studies of the Mexican Supreme Court (CEC-SCJN) have signed a memorandum of understanding, to carry out joint activities in the field of constitutional law and children's rights.
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The Importance of International Women’s Day: ‘Gender equality worldwide is nowhere to be found’
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. This day has been celebrated in the Netherlands since 1912, usually centring around a specific theme. This year’s theme: solidarity, the power for change.
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Leiden student team in the final of Helga Pederson Moot Court Competition
A team of four Leiden master's students has qualified for the final of the prestigious Helga Pederson Moot Court Competition 2022. This final will take place in May at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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Simone van der Hof delivers 2022 Mulock Houwer Lecture
On 24 November 2022, Simone van der Hof delivered the annual Mulock Houwer Lecture. The title of the lecture was ‘Niet om de knikkers maar om het spel – Over de digitale versie van een vergeten kinderrecht’.
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Roeland Böcker: 'Problems of multilateralism are a never-ending debate'
On 8 December, in honour of Human Rights Week, Roeland Böcker gave a public lecture about his experiences as ambassador to the Council of Europe. Between 2017 and 2021, Roeland Böcker was the representative of the Netherlands in the Council of Europe.
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Simone van der Hof awarded EU funding for research on age verification and consent mechanisms
As part of the euCONSENT consortium, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw) has been awarded European Commission funding to create a child rights’ centred cross-border system for online age verification and parental consent.
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‘Comprehensive handbook victims’ – Interview with Janne van Doorn
What do scholars, the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service, the police, the National Rapporteur Human Trafficking, Victim Support Netherlands, and the Violent Offences Compensation Fund have in common? They all work with victims, each from their own expertise. High time to combine that knowledge,…
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Presentation Leiden research The Database of Business Ethics in Oxford
On Wednesday 7 June 2023, Dr Yvonne Erkens, Kate Verhoeff, Emma Snel, and Fleur Walravens of the Department of Labour Law in Leiden, gave a presentation on The Database of Business Ethics for the Oxford Business and Human Rights Network (OxBHR) at the University of Oxford.
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Online Webinar Series: Children’s Access to Justice in Practice
From Wednesday 20 October 2021 to Thursday 21 April 2022, Leiden Children’s Rights Observatory and the Centre for Constitutional Studies of the Supreme Court of Mexico organize an Online Webinar Series on Children’s Access to Justice and the Optional Protocol on a Communications Procedure (OP3)
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EUniWell Open lectures series | European standards of Human Rights protection of displaced persons fleeing armed conflicts
Lecture, Part of a series
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Combatting violence against children: what are the lessons learnt?
In the context of the 2021 Day of General Discussion of the UN Committee on Rights of the Child, this time dedicated to alternative care, Defence for Children in collaboration with Leiden University has contributed with a paper on the 2019 Dutch Inquiry Committee on Historical Child Abuse in Alternative…
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Intergenerational Justice and Human Rights in a time of Planetary Crises in Africa
Conference
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Social and Economic Human Rights, The United Nations and the Intimacies of International Law: A History
Lecture, INVISIHIST event
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justice through the courts: Will courts prevent (and redress) human rights harm from climate change?
Lecture
- Aleydis Nissen - ‘The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights’
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Paul CliteurFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.b.cliteur@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mohit KhubchandaniFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.khubchandani@law.leidenuniv.nl | 33 765644484
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Christina Pasvanti GkiokaFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.pasvanti.gkioka@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Connect & Share: Licenses and Access Rights – How to Set the Appropriate Conditions for your Dataset
Network meeting
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Graduation ceremony: European and International Human Rights Law (Advanced LL.M.)
Graduation ceremony
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International children’s rights in polycrisis: Interconnected pathways to social justice and a sustainable future
Inaugural lecture