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Book launch: Legal Pluralism in European Contract Law
The Institute of Private Law at Leiden University kindly invites you to an online book launch of the book Legal Pluralism in European Contract Law. The author will introduce the theme and summarise the main conclusions of the book, followed by comments from two panelists. Afterwards, there will be a…
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Horace Walpole and his correspondents; Social network analysis in a historical context
The current study focuses on Walpole’s social network and the language as contained in the letters of the network members.
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European Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: An Introductory Analysis (Fourth Edition)
This book, written by two representatives of Leiden Law School, describes the framework of the European Insolvency Regulation (recast) (‘EIR Recast’), in force since June 2017.
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Towards a feminist playology: social sport studies and the limits of critique
The making of sacrifices seems part and parcel of any elite sportsperson’s life. Remarkably, the insights that we find in the current literature in social sport studies are not able to make sense of the references to sacrifice in the data that emerged in the context of this study on the social significance…
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Conspiracy thinking and social media use are associated with ability to detect deepfakes
Deepfakes are videos that have been manipulated to replace one person’s likeness with that of another. They can be difficult to distinguish from authentic videos. In our study, we found that people who score high on conspiracy thinking and people who use social media more are better at distinguishing…
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Social Feedback and Emotion Regulation in Borderline Personality Disorder: An fMRI study
What is the role of emotion regulation in coping with interpersonal feedback?
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The link between hearing loss, language, and social functioning in childhood
The aim of this thesis was to study the link between hearing loss, language skills, and social functioning in deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children. Sufficient language skills are an essential prerequisite to develop appropriate communication skills, in order to join in conversations with others.…
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Effects of the early social environment on song and preference learning in zebra finches
Songbirds as vocal learners learn their songs and song preference from social tutors. Tutor choice for both song and preference learning are important to characterize for understanding individual learning performance and cultural transmission of song.
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ECSL Summer Course on Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law
One of ECSL’s most successful activities is the ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, which is open to students of all levels of study, as well as a few young professionals already working in the space or space-related sectors. The course is now in its 31st year and boasts a large family of alumni…
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Visualizing the classics: Reading surimono and kyōka books as social and cultural history
D.P. Kok defended his thesis on 10 October 2017
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Eyetracking and psychophysiology indicators of social cognition and emotion in adults with Klinefelter syndrome
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Information Diffusion Analysis in Online Social Networks based on Deep Representation Learning
With the emergence of online social networks (OSNs), the way people create and share information has changed, which becomes faster and broader than traditional social media.
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Participating in a European Workshop on Blockchain and the Law
Iris Wuisman and Morshed Mannan of the Company Law department attended a European workshop on blockchain and the law at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence on 30 November 2017- 1 December 2017.
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Best Advocate General in the European Law Moot Court Competition – Another Victory for Leiden Law School
On 15 April 2016, the All-European Final of the ELMC took place at the European Court of Justice in Luxemburg. Emma Gheorghiu, a student on the Advanced LL.M. in European and International Business Law at Leiden Law School, took home the trophy for the prestigious award for best Advocate General.
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Anne-Laura van Harmelen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.van.harmelen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6186
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Another Great Year for Leiden Law School in the European Law Moot Court Competition
Leiden University has seen another successful season of the European Law Moot Court Competition come to an end.
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‘In transformation’: trust, participation, and new socialities around collective food procurement networks in Gdańsk
PhD defence
- PhD Drinks – for PhDs from Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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The new settlement for the UK within the EU and its effects on the debate on migration in Switzerland
In February 2014, the Swiss voting population accepted a constitutional initiative that aims at limiting migration through quota and, in the field of employment, national preference.
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Language, law and loanwords in early medieval Gaul: language contact and studies in Gallo-Romance phonology
On October 9th, Peter Alexander Kerkhof succesfully defended his doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Peter Alexander on this great result.
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Working on Labor. Essays in Honor of Jan Lucassen | Studies in Global Social History, Volume: 9
This collection of seventeen essays takes its inspiration from the scholarly achievements of the Dutch historian Jan Lucassen. They reflect a central theme in his research: the history of labor.
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in World History. Multidisciplinary Approaches | Studies in Global Social History, Volume: 3
Migration is the talk of the town. On the whole, however, the current situation is seen as resulting from unique political upheavals. Such a-historical interpretations ignore the fact that migration is a fundamental phenomenon in human societies from the beginning and plays a crucial role in the cultural,…
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The Social Ties that Bind: Unraveling the Role of Trust in International Intelligence Cooperation
Together with Pepijn Tuinier and Thijs Brocades Zaalberg, Sebastiaan Rietjens researched the role of trust in an international intelligence cooperation.
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Collaboration and contestation in words: Dialogues and disputes in African social realities
In African societies today, growing inequality and continued exclusion due to ethnicity, gender, religion, disability or sexual orientation give rise to both contestation and cooperation for social change. How does the written or spoken word lead to collaboration and contestation in areas of social…
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Yemen’s history of slavery and its lasting impact on social and racial hierarchies
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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INFORM Day on EU Data Protection Law
On Friday November 2nd 2018, eLaw, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University, will host a one-day conference on the new EU Data Protection Law that came into force earlier this year.
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Jannemieke Ouwerkerk appointed Full Professor of European Criminal Law
As from 1 August 2016 Jannemieke Ouwerkerk will be appointed to the position of Full Professor of European Criminal Law at the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology of Leiden University. It concerns a full-time position. She will deliver her inaugural lecture on 7 April 2017 at 16.00.
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Tycho de Graaf appointed Professor of Technology and Private Law
Tycho de Graaf has been appointed Professor of Technology and Private Law at Leiden University as of 1 June 2022.
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Meloni’s migration plan contrary to international law
Italy recently struck a deal with Albania to accommodate thousands of boat migrants in two reception centres in Albania. Is this not contrary to asylum law? Mark Klaassen, Assistant Professor in immigration law comments in a Dutch RTL news article.
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Islamic burials in the Netherlands and Belgium. Legal, religious and social aspects
Khadija Kadrouch-Outmany defended her thesis on 16 September 2014.
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Social Science Matters: Wokeism
Minister of Justice Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius recently warned against
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Heritage Education — Memories of the Past in the Present Caribbean Social Studies Curriculum
As part of Nexus 1492 Subproject 4: A Future for Diverse Caribbean Heritages, which seeks to shed light on how local communities interpret and engage with heritage in the present day, this doctoral study aims to gain insight into how indigenous heritage is represented in the school curriculum for social…
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Two Leiden Law School Alumni Awarded Second Prize of Wells-HeinOnline-Frontiers of Law in China Paper Competition
Dr. Jingshu Zhu, a former PhD student at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, and Ms. Qiaozi Guanglin, alumna from Leiden Law School’s LL.M. in Public International Law have both received the second prize of Wells- HeinOnline-Frontiers of Law in China Paper Competition.
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Geriatrics and Ageing in the Soviet Union: Medical, Political and Social Contexts
This open access book brings together an eclectic cast of scholars in related disciplines to examine ageing in the Soviet Union, covering the practice of geriatrics, the science of gerontology, and the experience of growing old. Chapters in the book focus on concepts and themes that analyse Soviet ageing…
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Rick Lawson advises State Commission on Rule of Law
In November 2022, at the request of the House of Representatives, the Dutch Government established the State Commission on the Rule of Law.
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Yvonne Erkens appointed as Global Law professor in Leuven
Yvonne Erkens, Associate Professor of Labour Law, has been appointed as a Global Law professor at the Catholic University of Leuven.
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Online Course International Law in Action: A Guide to the International Courts and Tribunals in The Hague
This course explains the functions of each international court and tribunal in The Hague. On the basis of cases and interviews with judges and lawyers, this course explores the role of these courts and tribunals and their potential to contribute to global justice.
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Achieve Full Compensation for Violations of European Union Competition Law
On 23 juni 2019, Zygimantas Juska defended his thesis 'The Role of Collective Redress Actions to Achieve Full Compensation for Violations of European Union Competition Law'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. dr. T.R Ottervanger.
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Postponement of the Congress on the Social Benefits of Higher Education to the autumn
The organising committee of the congress 'Social Benefits of Higher Education' has decided to postpone the congress.
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International Humanitarian Law Clinic Exchange Conference 2016
The Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on International Humanitarian Law and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies hosted the second annual “International Humanitarian Law Clinic Exchange Conference”, from 8 to 14 December 2016, in The Hague. The idea to organize the conference stems from a collaboration…
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Conference and summer course: Europeanisation of national administrative law
On 2 September 2019, the Constitutional and Administrative Law Department of Leiden Law School and Review of European Administrative Law REALaw are organising a Conference on the Europeanisation of national administrative law through general principles of law: from resistance to voluntary adoption. Subsequently,…
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Rehanna Nurmohamed
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.a.nurmohamed.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5200
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Anna-Alexandra Marhold
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.a.marhold@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3350
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Rowie Stolk visiting researcher at UCLA School of Law
Rowie Stolk, PhD candidate at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law has been admitted as a visiting researcher to UCLA School of Law (University of California, Los Angeles) where she will stay during the first semester 2019 – 2020.
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Markets, Ethics and Agency: Changing Land Utilization and Social Transformation in the Uplands of Northeast India
This project explores the decline of shifting cultivation in Northeast India. What is the impact on society of people’s deepening engagement with markets and the state?
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Eric De Brabandere delivers keynote at Boston College Law School
Professor Eric De Brabandere will deliver the keynote address at the Conference ‘Reforming international investment law - Opportunities, Challenges and Paradigms’.
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Tax Law researchers write report for the World Economic Forum
Researchers from the Department of Tax Law were lead authors of a report on corporate taxation and digitalization for the World Economic Forum.
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Ymre Schuurmans Academic Director Institute of Public Law
The Faculty Board has appointed Professor Ymre Schuurmans as Academic Director of the Institute of Public Law. Schuurmans is Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law and was Head of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law for the past six years.
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Special Issue: Missions, Powers and Arabization in Social Sciences and Missions
This is a Special Issue of the peer-reviewed journal 'Social Sciences and Missions', which provides a forum for exploration of the social and political influence of Christian missions worldwide.