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Ateneo de Manila University wins Children's Rights Moot Court 2019
The third edition of the bi-annual Children's Rights Moot Court has come to a spectacular end in the first week of April.
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Afternoon of Discoveries for children
As a prelude to the Night of Discoveries, an Afternoon of Discoveries will be held in Leiden on 21 September for children from the age of eight. Researchers will tell exciting tales and the children will get to do experiments.
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De lichtheid van literatuur: Engagement in de multiculturele samenleving
De lichtheid van literatuur: Engagement in de multiculturele samenleving (The Lightness of Literature: Engagement in the Multicultural Society) is a plea for the social relevance of literature. The book delves into an age-old debate about literature and social engagement, which has recently been reinvigorated…
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Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights October 2016 Newsletter
On early October, the Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights released its October Newsletter to its friends and partner networks.
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'Data breach at Jeugdriagg can have life-long consequences for these children'
An investigation by Dutch news site RTL Nieuws reveals that an error at the Regional Institute for Juvenile Outpatient Mental Healthcare (Jeugdriagg), has led to the files of children, many with serious psychological problems, being leaked.
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Successful international conference on Safeguarding children’s rights in immigration law
On 22 and 23 November 2018, the international conference ‘Safeguarding Children’s Rights in Immigration Law’ organized by the Institute of Immigration Law and the Department of Child Law took place at Leiden University. Currently, there exists tension between the idea that children deserve specific…
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Monitoring the development of foster children
Foster children’s behaviour is more problematic than that of their peers in ‘normal’ family situations. However, it is difficult to determine the exact cause of behavioural problems. Anouk Goemans, a researcher in clinical child and adolescent studies, calls for more screening and monitoring. PhD defence…
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The right to information for refugee children
For refugee children, the right to information is of great importance to make their voice heard. Stephanie Rap is studying the child’s right to participate in the asylum procedure. She has also studied the working method of the Dutch Council for Refugees in this context.
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Mariëlle Bruning elected Member of the Expert Group Violence Against Children of the Council of Europe (2018-2019)
Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Child Law, is elected Member of the Expert Group on Responses to violence against children (CAHENF-VAC), which is established to assist the Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child (CAHENF) of the Council of Europe.
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KiBA Testing the App
Children with a specific phobia are excessively afraid of certain objects, animals or situations. Specific phobias are common in children, but they can make the child’s life at home, school and outside quite difficult. Together with a large international team, we developed the KibA-program to help children…
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Forum on Children in Armed Conflicts
On 28 January 2015, Prof. Ton Liefaard participated in a panel discussion on
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Children compete against each other with robots
Robots, nervous looks and above all, lots of fun. On November 16, children up to 16 years old came together for the MakeX competition. With this robot contest, in which children program their own robots, children are made enthusiastic about technology and programming.
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KiBA App Development
Anxiety disorders, like specific phobias, are among the most prevalent mental health disorders that may hinder children in their development. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is considered an effective treatment for childhood anxiety. After treatment, children are encouraged to practice at home with…
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Symposium on ten years of progress for children's rights: OPIC
In a collaborative effort between the Leiden Children’s Rights Observatory, the Leiden Law Academy, UNICEF and the Petitions Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, a symposium held last week commemorated the tenth anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention…
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Case note in Leiden Children's Rights Observatory on kafala and family reunification
The case note examines the recent views adopted by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on a communication against Belgium.
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Department of Child Law hosts successful international symposium on children deprived of liberty
On Friday 13 April 2018, the Department of Child Law of Leiden University was proud to host the international symposium 'Deprivation of Liberty of Children in The Justice System – Towards A Global Research Agenda', organised by Prof. Dr. Ton Liefaard and Dr. Yannick van den Brink.
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Parents responsible for obesity in children?
‘The idea that overweight and obesity are the fault of parents and/or the child, is rubbish.' Roxanna Camfferman, who specialises in child and adolescent studies, explains her proposition. Her PhD dissertation is on the role of upbringing in child obesity.
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Knowledge centre Anxiety & Stress in Youth
Our mission is to recognise and treat stress and anxiety in children as early as possible, by connecting scientific research, clinical practice and education.
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Training children in self-control
What is the effect of training children to exercise self-control? Niko Steinbeis has been awarded a major European subsidy to find the answer to this question. The innovative aspects of this research are the target group, an individual approach to the training and examining the child brain the scann…
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Refugee children explore cosmos with Universe Awareness
In September 2016, the educational programme Universe Awareness (UNAWE) implemented a series of educational activities at Basisschool De Verrekijker, a primary school for refugee children in Katwijk, the Netherlands.
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Elizabeth (Liesbeth) de Lange
Science
ecmdelange@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6330
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Re-education of Netherlands Indies children
In the late colonial Netherlands Indies, starting from 1892, homes were set up for the re-education of children. At first by private individuals, later by the government. Much later still, privately funded institutions existed alongside government-funded ones. Annelieke Dirks’ defence on 23 June 201…
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Education for double-quick learning children
Dr. Willy de Heer defended her PhD Thesis
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Training on Human Rights and Children organised by Department of Child Law
From 9-12 April 2018, the Department of Child and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies have organised in cooperation with the Asia-Europe Foundation a training programme on Human Rights and Children.
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Multilingual Dynamics of Medieval Literature
As part of the NWO-funded research project ‘The Multilingual Dynamics of the Literary Culture of Medieval Flanders, c. 1200- c. 1500’, we invite proposals for 20 minute papers addressing any aspect of medieval literature and literary culture. We welcome proposals from scholars at all career stages—and…
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Aggression in young children often caused by nervous system defects and problems experienced by the mother during pregnancy
Young children exhibit more aggressive behaviour if their nervous system fails to respond adequately to stress situations and if they are exposed to risk factors such as smoking or psychological problems experienced by the mother during the pregnancy. This is the conclusion of PhD candidate Jill Suurland.…
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Nick Tomberge
Faculty of Humanities
n.r.tomberge@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Olga van Marion
Faculty of Humanities
o.van.marion@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2128
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Writing Novels under the New Order
On the 31 March 2022 Mr. Taufiq Hanafi successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Marieke Baldee
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.h.baldee@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marit Ruitenberg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.f.l.ruitenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sofia de Jong
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.w.m.de.jong@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Conference on final evaluation of Dutch Child Protection Act: 'Give children a voice’
‘The system is failing’, ‘the goals are only being achieved to a limited extent’, ‘we’re letting children down’. These are some of the newspaper headlines that followed the publication of a report by researchers from Leiden University in September. Commissioned by the Dutch Research and Documentation…
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'Why aren't those children at school?'
The new privacy laws make it more difficult to combat human trafficking: under-age victims are often not registered. In her lecture, Cleveringa Professor Corinne Dettmeijer called on everyone to be on the alert. 'We don't want to live in a society where people are treated as throw-away objects.'
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A Social History of Painting Inscriptions in the Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644)
Wenxin Wang defended her thesis on 26 October 2016
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Simone Dobbelaar
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.dobbelaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Evelien Broekhof
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.broekhof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Brenda De Sousa da Silva
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
b.m.de.sousa.da.silva@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Anke Klein
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.m.klein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6673
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Prof. Ton Liefaard at launch of Council of Europe’s new children’s rights strategy
On the occasion of the launch of the Council of Europe’s new children’s rights strategy 2016-2021, the Republic of Bulgaria hosted a high-level conference in Sofia on the 5th and 6th of April, 2016.
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PEERS
In this project we looked at children and their relationships with peers. We wanted to learn more about the well-being of children and how this is linked to topics such as friendships, anxiety and social skills. By looking at these topics and their interplay, we can learn more about how children are…
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Sabine Witting
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.k.witting@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’
As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that most people wouldn’t immediately connect, but Korsten can see a lot of common ground between them. ‘A fictional story can have a huge impact on law.’
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Vacancy: Assistant Professor Medieval English Literature (UU)
Utrecht University is hiring an assistant professor Medieval English Literature. Candidates are invited to apply before April 6, 2024.
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Cartoons help children decide on participation in research
Children are often able to decide for themselves whether they want to take part in medical research. In order to be able to make an informed decision, they need clear information. PhD candidate Ronella Grootens set a good example and created a cartoon story. PhD defence 6 December.
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Leiden University endorses Justice for Children Call to Action
This Justice for Children Call to Action offers a new starting point to place children at the heart of an emerging global movement for justice. It strives to ensure that, in collective efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, no child is left behind.
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Prof. Ton Liefaard speaks on children’s rights at the University of Curaçao
On Friday 12 January 2018, the University of Curaçao celebrated its 39 years of existence. Prof. Ton Liefaard , Professor of Children’s Rights and UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights addressed the audience with a lecture entitled: “20 years United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Do we…
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Leiden law alumna appointed as Aotearoa New Zealand Chief Children’s Commissioner
Dr Claire Achmad has taken up the role of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chief Children’s Commissioner from 1 November 2023, for a term of five years.
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Successful 7th edition of the Frontiers of Children’s Rights Summer School
From 24 to 28 June the 7th edition of Leiden University’s annual Frontiers of Children’s Rights Summer School took place in Leiden and The Hague.
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Council of Ministers of Curaçao invites Leiden University to present children’s rights research
On 1 November 2023, Professor Ton Liefaard presented research on the rights of undocumented children to the Council of Ministers of Curaçao.