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Leiden Law Cast #1: Child benefits scandal & compassion with Professor A.G. Castermans
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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UNESCO Recognizes Manuscripts First Voyage Around the Globe and Hikayat Aceh as World Heritage
UNESCO has recognized an international set of fifteen manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat Aceh manuscripts as World Heritage. The manuscripts are inscribed in the global UNESCO Memory of the World Register. This list contains documentary heritage…
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Irma Mosquera appointed as Professor of Tax Governance
In her teaching and research, Mosquera primarily seeks the connection between tax law and other disciplines. Her appointment is effective as of 1 November 2021.
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A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time
The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he combines his love for the University and poetry with autobiographical reflections. ‘With my magnifying glass I discovered yet more new details in the pr…
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eLaw launches call for workshop papers on fairness and AI in the labour market
Carlotta Rigotti and Eduard Fosch-Villaronga launch a call for workshop papers on fairness and AI in the labour market at the 16th JSAI International Symposia on AI as part of the Horizon Europe BIAS project.
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Donation of personal archive and collection of Leiden Sinologist Robert van Gulik
The family of the famous diplomat, sinologist and writer Robert van Gulik has donated his personal archive and part of his collection to Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The collection and archive provide insight into the life and work of Robert van Gulik, who became known to the general public for…
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A first year as ombuds officer: ‘If we don’t talk about feeling unsafe, things will only fester’
For over a year now, ombuds officer Marjan van Dasselaar has been devoting her efforts to a safer work environment at the university. What are her first impressions of this period? ‘People should feel free to call me sooner and more often, also for seemingly trivial situations.’
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Prisoner reentry programmes do not work as they should
For a successful return to society, incarcerated individuals must work on their reentry during their sentence. Not all such individuals receive good reentry support. This is according to a report by Leiden criminologists.
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Heated debate about combatting bankruptcy fraud: should the trustee have the final say?
Bankruptcy fraud is not being combatted effectively. When the trustee finds irregularities, the fraudster is not always punished. Politicians and the court case involving fashion chain Miss Etam’s ‘rescuer’ have rekindled the debate on bankruptcy fraud.
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…
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Exhibition Imagine Intuition
Exhibition
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Cultural continuities and discontinuities: the Neolithic ornament assemblages from Franchthi (Greece)
Lecture
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International Women's Day: the visibility of women in archaeology
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. For years, the role of women in the past has been nearly invisible. Four archaeologists reflect on this inequality of focus, from hunter-gatherers in the palaeolithic to…
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"I Now Declare You…”: Marital Status as Legal Technology in South Africa, Past and Present
Commission on Legal Pluralism - Keynote Lecture
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New archaeological perspectives on an Arabian oasis in Islamic periods
Lecture
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Worlds to Discover: 16th Century Shiraz Manuscripts
Lecture, Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Scales of Luminosity
Lecture, Walks and Talks
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#HumanRightsWeek: Mr. Michael O'Flaherty - What future for human rights?
Lecture
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Jan Kleijssen, Hans Franken-lecture 2023
Lecture
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Pedagogische Wetenschappen en Jeugdrecht zetten succesvolle interdisciplinaire samenwerking voort
Onderzoekers van het Instituut Pedagogische Wetenschappen en de afdeling Jeugdrecht gaan samenwerken in 2 nieuwe onderzoeken: onderzoek naar het terugplaatsingen van kinderen na uithuisplaatsing en draagmoederschappen in Nederland.
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Allocation of the work areas of the Humanities Campus: Who goes where?
It was announced in December that a new draft urban development plan for the Humanities Campus is now ready. In drawing up this plan for the various buildings, outdoor space and traffic routes on campus, the facilities and layout of the buildings themselves were, of course, also considered. Discussions…
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In memoriam Harold V.J. Linnartz 1965 – 2023: Unlocking the Chemistry of the Heavens
With great sadness we share the news that Prof. Harold Linnartz passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday 31 December 2023. We are all in shock, and our thoughts are with his wife and children, other family, and friends. Harold was at the heart of our institute, as a researcher, as a supervisor,…
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Interview Anneke Koning: PhD research on transnational sexual exploitation of children
Sexual exploitation of children abroad: the Dutch government calls on its citizens to not look away from 'suspicious situations’ while turning a blind eye to the root causes of the problem themselves. Koning, who recently obtained her PhD on transnational sexual exploitation of children from Leiden…
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Looted art returned to Sri Lanka: ‘It was a job tracing what came from where'
A cannon, a sabre, guns: these Sri Lankan objects had been in the Rijksmuseum for centuries. In early December, they were returned to Sri Lanka. Associate Professor of Colonial History Alicia Schrikker led the research that formed the basis for the restitution and published a volume on the findings…
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Israel's Gaza war. What caused it? What are the consequences?
Lecture
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Roundtable: Accountability in the Digital Age
Roundtable discussion
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Art exhibit Jeanne Viet
Arts and culture
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Image - Infrastructure. A visual ethnography of the Port of Suape (Brazil)
Lecture
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Opening academic year
University ceremony
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BOOK TALK: Offshore Attachments Oil and Intimacy in the Caribbean
Lecture, LIMS seminar | Book Talk
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Circulation as Relational History
Lecture, Annual Leiden Terra Incognita Lecture
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Preventing Future Ukraines: Conflict Prevention in Europe
Debate
- The Anthropocene is a prospective epoch/series, not a geological event
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Word as Image: Waka Inscription on the Folding Screen at the Turn of the 17th Century in Japan
Lecture
- International Mother Language Day 2024
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Research Workshop on the Legal Responses to the Disinformation Crisis
Conference
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Live Event: China’s Digital Future
Debate
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Filling an Accountability Gap? How a Standing UN Investigative Mechanism Would Further International Criminal Justice
Conference
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards
Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence. Historians have now shown how this could happen. ‘It was scandal management rather than prevention,’ says Leiden historian and research leader Gert…
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Black hole one year later: proof of a persistent shadow
The brightness peak of the ring around M87's supermassive black hole has shifted 30 degrees counterclockwise in a year. This is shown by new images released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium.
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Introducing: Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali & Felipe Colla de Amorim
Yusra Abdullahi, Maha Ali and Felipe Colla de Amorim recently joined the Institute for History as PhD candidates. Together they work an an integrated, collective project. Learn more about them below!
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New Year’s reception 2021: a memorable online event
The Faculty’s traditional New Year’s reception, like everything else these days, was transformed into an online event this year. Dean Paul Wouters as the host led us through the programme filled with the Casimir Teaching Award, the Pieter de la Court Medals, the Master’s Thesis Prizes, and a short lecture…
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Changing Approaches Towards Restitution and Return of Colonial Heritage: Tracing Experiences and Identifying Shared Decolonial Practices
INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM
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The Processes of Conversion to Islam in Contemporary Spain: From the Betrayal of Spain to Community Insertion
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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The 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Working together to fulfil the promise of peace
Conference
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Queer Subjects in Modern Japanese Literature: A Reminiscence
Lecture
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Protecting the Peace Process in Post-Brexit Northern Ireland
Lecture
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Johan Van Manen’s Tibetan and Himalayan Collection: The Challenges of Multi-media Research
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Van de Waallezing 2023: Maarten van Heemskerck, Rome and classical mythology
Alumni event, Lezing
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The Concept of Living Customary Law Revisited
VVI Research Meetings 2022-2023