In the media
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Daniel Peat in El País on the International Court of Justice and the war in Ukraine 07 March 2022President Zelensky of Ukraine has asked the UN International Court of Justice to issue an urgent order to stop Russian military activity in his countr...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on the consequences of the war in Ukraine for space travel 07 March 2022Around the world, many partnerships with Russia are being ended due to the war in Ukraine. What about space travel, in which the Russians also have a ...
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'Ministry withholding information on safety at Schiphol is serious business' 22 February 2022The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is refusing to release documents on the safety of Schiphol Airport, despite a court ruling t...
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Miranda Boone on problems with virtual court hearings during coronavirus crisis 21 February 2022The coronavirus crisis had a major impact on the judicial system in the Netherlands: courts closed at the start of the pandemic and instead held virtu...
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Citizens felt less heard in virtual court hearings during coronavirus crisis 18 February 2022Quite a lot went wrong during the virtual hearings that courts held during the coronavirus crisis. Researchers from three universities, including Leid...
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Aleydis Nissen and Co-Author on K-pop in The Diplomat 17 February 2022Brandon Valeriano (Cato Institute) and Aleydis Nissen (Leiden University) publish an article on the soft power of K-pop in The Diplomat.
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Space race between US and China requires international agreements' 15 February 2022
Various countries are planning new missions to the Moon. Not just for prestige and science, but also to extract raw materials.
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Mariëlle Bruning and colleagues on cry for help concerning secure residential youth care 08 February 2022Practice and science show that secure residential youth care in the Netherlands should no longer be used as a catch-all solution. This is the conclusi...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: Climate agreement for space not realistic 07 February 2022
During a working visit to a company that cleans up space debris, the British Prince Charles suggested that a climate agreement specifically for space ...
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Peter Rodrigues on discrimination case Giethoorn: 'Incorrect assessment by police' 03 February 2022The Public Prosecutor’s Office Oost-Nederland, the Police in Oost-Nederland and the municipality of Steenwijkerland failed in their handling of a case...
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Conference abstract submission deadline extended - Courts as an Arena for Societal Change 01 February 2022
On July 8 - 9, 2022, Leiden University will be hosting a two-day, international conference on the theme of Courts as an Arena for Societal Change. The...
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Martijn Nouwen on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in safari enterprise that escaped taxation in Africa 01 February 2022The Pandora Papers turned the spotlight on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in an African safari company via a tax haven. Apparently, there was no tax evas...
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Is the Netherlands a tax haven or not? 31 January 2022No, the Netherlands is not a tax haven, the new State Secretary for Tax Affairs Marnix van Rij said shortly after his introductory meeting with Dutch ...
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Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski about the Polish government and the Holocaust 31 January 2022Grabowski spoke in various media on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January 2022.
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Martijn Nouwen in EU Scream podcast about mass deletion of European Commission emails 21 January 2022
In the podcast EU Scream, a non-for-profit organisation based in Brussels, Martijn Nouwen tells about his research into communications on European tax...