In the media
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Give priority in youth care to children with a child protection order' 18 October 2022
‘I need the municipalities to solve the problems in youth protection’, said Franc Weerwind, Minister of Legal Protection, recently in the Dutch House ...
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Ann Skelton in Aljazeera on child rights in Syria Camps 17 October 2022
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has accused Finland of violating the rights of Finnish children by leaving them in life-...
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'Court ruling is balancing act between legal review of rules and feasibility of reception of asylum applicants' 13 October 2022
According to a recent court ruling, the reception of asylum applicants in the Netherlands is not in line with European requirements. The Dutch Governm...
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Study programmes Leiden Law School awarded ‘best study’ medals 10 October 2022
Five study programmes at Leiden Law School have received a medal for ‘best study programme’. This was the result of research conducted by Dutch EW Mag...
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Mark Klaassen and Olaf van Vliet discuss European labour migrants in FD 04 October 2022
The Netherlands cannot stop European labour migrants coming here. Nor does The Hague have much influence on the influx of asylum seekers. But experts ...
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Jan Vleggeert on Irish meat company that used the Netherlands to evade taxes 29 September 2022
The Irish meat magnate Larry Goodman is under scrutiny: he is thought to have evaded taxes by using a Dutch company, among other things.
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Michael Klos on Dutch Radio Weetlust on freedom of speech on the internet 22 September 2022
On 15 September, Democracy Day, Michael Klos, researcher/teacher at the Department of Jurisprudence of Leiden Law School appeared as a guest on Radio ...
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Esther van Ginneken in NRC: 'Stop further austerity at prisons' 20 September 2022
Cuts in the prison system threaten to be at the expense of security, including that of society, writes university lecturer Esther van Ginneken in an o...
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Mariëlle Bruning in Trouw about extra money for youth protection 16 September 2022
The Dutch cabinet will allocate a total of 40 million euros extra for institutions providing youth protection and youth rehabilitation over the next f...
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Olaf van Vliet and Eduard Suari Andreu in NRC about research on migrants and social security 13 September 2022
EU migrants receive less frequent and lower benefits and allowances than Dutch citizens. This is according to research by Leiden economists Olaf van V...
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eLaw publishes article in Computer Law & Security Review 12 September 2022
In healthcare, gender and sex considerations are crucial because they affect individuals' health and disease differences. Yet, most algorithms deploye...
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Jorrit Rijpma: Sending back asylum seekers is 'wishful thinking' 05 September 2022
In the asylum plan presented last week, the Dutch cabinet announced that it would focus more on the departure of ‘Dublin claimants’. In doing so, the ...
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Mark Klaassen: 'Cabinet acting contrary to Directive on family reunification' 30 August 2022
On Friday 26 August 2022, the Dutch cabinet presented its new asylum agreement. According to Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen, the new agreement is b...
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Bart Custers on BBC News about Uber’s Greyballing 29 August 2022
In just over a decade, Uber has revolutionised how we move around our cities. The ride-hailing app was a game-changer: you just tapped your phone and ...
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Bart Custers in Trouw about new European digital identity 29 August 2022
Europe is working full steam towards a digital identity for every EU citizen. And although it might be really useful to be able to hire a car everywhe...