972 search results for “tax treaties” in the Public website
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Moritz Jesse on Social Integration of Third-Country Nationals – Lecture at Turin Winter School
Moritz Jesse, associate professor European Law at the Europa Institute Leiden, delivered a lecture on the Social integration of third-country nationals.
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Should judicial review be allowed in the Netherlands?
In the aftermath of the child care benefits scandal in the Netherlands, politicians in The Hague turned to self-reflection and, as a result, the call for the introduction of a constitutional court is growing louder. Pieter Omtzigt, a popular conservative politician and leader of the new party New Social…
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Explosive rise in ICJ cases
Since its foundation in 1947, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has seen a huge rise in the number of cases brought to it. The tally currently stands at 22 cases. Last week alone, the ICJ issued three rulings in important cases. ‘It’s raining rulings, which is exceptional, ’ Eric De Brabandere,…
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IIASL present at launch of sustainability initiative Net Zero Space
On Friday 12 November 2021, the Net Zero Space initiative was launched at the Paris Peace Forum. The International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) of Leiden University is one of the first supporters to the initiative.
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Ann Skelton elected as Chair United Nations Children’s Rights Committee
Professor Ann Skelton has been elected as Chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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Vanessa Newby in 'ASPI The Strategist' about hospital ships during pandemics and climate change
If the recent bushfire crisis and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that Australia has an opportunity to evaluate its coordination on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR).
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Leiden University hosts 2024 Telders International Law Moot Court Competition
Leiden University hosted the 47th Telders International Law Moot Court Competition, which took place between 30 May and 1 June 2024.
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2018 Hall of Fame
Over the past year, many of our staff and students have won prizes, been awarded a substantial grant or been appointed to an academic association or a position in public life. All of these are good reasons to include them in our 2018 Hall of Fame. We are proud of them all.
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Renewable Energy
The transition to new and renewable energy sources should be completed by 2050. Researchers in various disciplines at Leiden University are conducting unique research that will help us make this transition and reduce CO2 emissions.
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The developing brain and behaviour
The more opportunities a child has to learn and develop, the stronger his or her future position in society. Leiden University investigates how the brain picks up information, and how learning processes can be influenced positively.
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Governance and society
Governance is a complex puzzle of organisations, people and divergent interests. Academic research in this field furthers our knowledge of the role of public administrators, of different organisational structures, of the people who work at such organisations and of how these organisations implement…
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Securing the integrity of financial markets in times of crisis
The Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law research programme for 2020-2023 centres around the integrity of financial markets during times of crisis and possible regulation to secure it.
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PhD candidate - biodiversity & society: the Dutch home as a multispecies space
Social and Behavioural Sciences
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A fitting punishment
A punishment that fits the crime is the cornerstone of the rechtsstaat or constitutional state. But opinions differ greatly on what constitutes a just and effective punishment. Research by Leiden University provides politicians, legislators, law enforcers and the public with new information and insights…
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Assistant Professor (1.0 FTE)
Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs
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Probing complex problems
Issues such as climate change, the depletion of natural resources or social inequality are too complex to be addressed from a single scientific discipline or by a single country. Leiden University has the expertise to bring the resolution of these enormous problems a small step closer.
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Indigenous Peoples preserved
Indigenous Peoples possess rich worldviews and unique knowledge that form part of our global heritage. Oppressing these peoples and violating their natural environment is leading to the destruction of this knowledge. Leiden researchers aim to counter this through collaborating with Indigenous Peoples…
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Postdoc History International Ageing Policies
Humanities, Institute for History
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Imperial Legacies in Early-Modern South India. Dynastic Politics in the Vijayanagara Successor States
This research deals with the royal houses of the Vijayanagara Empire and four of its successor states: Ikkeri, Tanjavur (under both the Nayaka and Bhonsle rulers), Madurai, and Ramnad. This study is thus concerned with dynastic politics and imperial legacies in south India between the 14th and 18th…
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Postdoc Computational Modeling for Drug Safety Prediction
Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)
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Hall of Fame 2023
In 2023, many of our students and staff won great prizes and secured important research grants.
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Cancer pathogenesis and therapy
With cancer, a person’s body cells grow uncontrollably. Putting together a detailed picture of how this comes about makes it possible to develop efficient therapies. Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and Leiden University are working together to gain a better understanding…
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Welfare receipt, labor participation and crime
Recent welfare reforms in the Netherlands show a trend of reducing welfare accessibility and increasing obligations. Although the effects thereof on directly-targeted economic outcomes, such as welfare dependency and labor participation, are often assessed, potential spillovers to other economic and…
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Immunity, Infection and Tolerance
Our immune system protects us against disease, but every now and then, something goes wrong: an enemy invades our bodies or our immune system attacks our own cells and we become ill. Doctors and researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) want to be able to manipulate the immune system…
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The quantum computer
The worldwide race to the quantum computer is in full swing. This computer can take on computing tasks that we can only dream of today, such as finding proteins that can be used as medicines in seconds flat. Leiden physicists have discovered how the Majorana particle can be used as a building block…
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2 PhD Candidates, Reinforcement Learning for Sustainable Energy
Science, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
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Postdoctoral researcher in: Evidence Synthesis (1.0 FTE)
Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs
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A PostDoc (1fte) related to the EU Horizon project RESOURCE on simulating and analyzing the up-takin
Science, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)
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University Lecturer early modern/modern history with special expertise in digital history/AI (0,8 fte)
Humanities, Institute for History
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PhD Candidate in Economics (0.8-1.0 fte)
Law
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Assistant Professor EU Law, EU Migration and/or Asylum Law Specialization
Law
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Assistant Professor in Protein Design
Science, Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC)
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PhD Candidate in Social Norms and Gender Inequalities in the Labour Market (0.8-1.0 fte)
Law
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Assistant professor in Theoretical Quantum Matter, tenure track (1.0 fte)
Science, Leiden Institute of Physics (LION)
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PhD Candidate, Detailed Video Understanding
Science, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
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PhD in Formal Methods for Quantum Compilation (1.0 FTE)
Science, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
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PhD candidate: HiTaL: High Throughput Anisotropic Lithography
Science, Leiden Institute of Physics (LION)
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Exploring the Universe
Astronomers want to understand the Universe, from the Big Bang to the present day, and what the future will hold. In Leiden they focus on two key questions: ‘How did stars and planets originate’ and ‘How were galaxies and black holes formed in the young Universe?’ A new generation of telescopes – just…
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Postdoc - Translational Pharmacology in antibiotic regimen development
Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)
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PhD Position in Law & Finance (1.0 fte)
Law, Institute of Private Law, Financial Law
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Postdoc Pharmacometrics for anti-infective pharmacology and pandemic preparedness
Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)
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PhD candidate in Industrial Ecology
Science, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)
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Call for Papers Interdisciplinary Conference 'EU Criminal Justice Policy and Practice - Reflections and Prospects'
This interdisciplinary conference, to be held on 26-27 June 2017, will bring together lawyers interested in EU law and criminal law, criminologists, political scientists, and philosophers to jointly reflect on the development of the EU's criminal policy.
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Flash interview with alumnus and new Faculty Advisory Council member Yousef Yousef
Yousef Yousef is a 'self-made man'. But he first obtained his bachelor's degree in tax law in Leiden. 'A CEO needs to have a basic understanding of the principles of law', he says.
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Discrimination and inequality in the criminal justice system are still major issues
‘Criminal law is still an inequality machine’, argues Folkert Jensma in his fortnightly column for Dutch newspaper NRC. After attending the conference ‘Ongelijkheid en de Strafrechtpleging’ ('Inequality and the criminal justice system'), he concludes that ‘nothing has changed’ since his time as a st…
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New Summer School |The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance
The Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ is open to Master-level and PhD students. It is supported by the European Union’s Jean Monnet program.
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A DANS KDP grant for ‘Mapping historical Leiden’-phase 2
Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam, together with Heritage Leiden and Region, are developing a map application of historical Leiden.
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EU Commissioner Oettinger visits the Public Administration Institute
The heavy storm on Thursday 18 January did not prevent EU Commissioner Günther Oettinger from visiting the Hague. In addition to a visit to Prime Minister Rutte, the Dutch parliament and the Dutch Minister for Finance Hoekstra, he also visited Leiden University in The Hague. There he gave a Masterclass…
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Johan Christensen: 'The Power of Economists within the State'
This month Johan Christensen, assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration, published his new book: ‘The Power of Economists within the State’. The book explores four countries, Denmark, Ireland, Norway and New Zealand and analyses why these similarly sized and wealthy countries have…