426 search results for “freedom of expressie” in the Staff website
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Michael Klos on Dutch Radio Weetlust on freedom of speech on the internet
On 15 September, Democracy Day, Michael Klos, researcher/teacher at the Department of Jurisprudence of Leiden Law School appeared as a guest on Radio Weetlust.
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Academic freedom Core Team
The academic freedom core team was established by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl in the summer of 2022. It comprises five professors from five different faculties: Martine de Vries (LUMC), Frits van der Meer (FGGA), Sense Jan van der Molen (Science), Jannemieke Ouwerkerk (Law) and Herman Paul (Humanities).…
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Hans Franken
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.franken@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Bastiaan Rijpkema
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
b.r.rijpkema@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7229
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Academic freedom report
What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its final report on 17 June.
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Update 21 February: response to freedom of information request by The Rights Forum
Organisation
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EIHRL LLM Candidates draft report For the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
Prof. Mark Leiser and a team of thirteen law students from Leiden University’s Advanced LLM programmes in European and International Human Rights Law as well as in Law and Digital Technologies together drafted a report for the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom…
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'Public authorities insufficiently aware of obligations arising from freedom of choice of healthcare provider’
Is the right to choose your healthcare provider protected in the Dutch Constitution? What are the consequences then for the Dutch healthcare system? PhD defence on 5 July 2022.
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Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
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Blog: Freedom is important, commitment too
Professor Jan Willem Erisman is happy with the freedom at our University. But frameworks are needed, he believes. That is why he makes a proposal for such a framework from the perspective of his own profession. In fact, he makes a proposal for a wonderful ambition for Leiden University.
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Wouter Hins
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
hins@wxs.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Eva Nave
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
e.v.r.nave@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Tarlach McGonagle
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
t.e.mcgonagle@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marloes van Noorloos
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.a.van.noorloos@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1992
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Gelijn Molier
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
g.molier@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7592
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Alan Sears
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.m.sears@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8154
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The Price of Freedom. Manumission in Eighteenth-Century Galle, Sri Lanka
Lecture, Histories Connected: Work-in-Progress
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Jip Stam
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.stam@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276360
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Stefaan Van den Bogaert
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.c.g.van.den.bogaert@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7373
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Michael Klos in Nieuwsuur over Elon Musk en de Twitterfiles
In Nieuwsuur ging Michael Klos, docent/onderzoeker bij de Universiteit Leiden, ging bij Nieuwsuur in op ‘de Twitterfiles’.
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Executive Board column: Academic freedom under pressure
Academic freedom is something to be cherished. The freedom to conduct research, design courses and publish research findings as we see fit is crucial to our work.
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Freedom of Additional Signals on Genes
PhD defence
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FvD politican Gideon van Meijeren in court for inciting violence
The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has demanded that Gideon van Meijeren, Dutch Member of Parliament in the Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, be handed 200 hours of community service for inciting violence. Marloes van Noorloos, Associate Professor of Criminal Law, discusses when a comment turns…
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Paul Cliteur
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.b.cliteur@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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democracy? Leiden political scientist collaborates on international freedom report
Wouter Veenendaal, a political scientist at Leiden University, is an analyst for the Freedom House report. Freedom House is an American non-profit organisation dedicated to democracy, political freedom and human rights. In short, the report describes the degree of freedom and the state of democracy…
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Hans-Martien ten Napel
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.m.t.d.tennapel@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7710
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‘You get the impression that Elon Musk is acting based on personal motivations’
It increasingly seems that Elon Musk has taken it upon himself to decide what can and cannot be said on Twitter. He bought the platform with the message that there would be room to say whatever you desired, but he himself is casting doubts on that principle.
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Wouter Hins: Intimidating journalists undermines democracy based on the rule of law
Angry politicians, angry journalists: the initiative of Forum for Democracy politician Gideon van Meijeren during which he secretly filmed a reporter portraying them as a ‘sewer rat’, caused a lot of anger. Where does all this commotion come from? Wouter Hins: ‘Calling a journalist a "sewer rat" is…
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Daniel Schade in The Washington Post: 'Schengen hasn't been fully functioning as intended since 2015'
More European countries are introducing border controls, clashing with the ideal of free movement within Europe. Daniel Schade, Assistant Professor of EU Studies at Leiden University, analyses this development in The Washington Post.
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Five questions on why we are talking about academic freedom
On 14 February, we will discuss the role of academics in the public debate and how this relates to academic freedom. All students and staff of the university are cordially invited. Are you curious about this dialogue on issues such as Israel-Palestine, caps and gowns on the A12 and academic titles on…
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Executive Board column: How can we deal with hate speech?
I was disgusted by the recent Ongehoord Nederland broadcast on 15 September. The racist and hateful comments made by alumna Raisa Blommesteijn were, as far as I am concerned, way over the line and in my opinion also violate Article 1 of the Constitution of the Netherlands.
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Lecture Antoaneta Dimitrova in Prague: Freedom is Precious
Antoaneta Dimitrova, Professor Comparative Governance, presented the Cleveringa Lecture at the Vaclav Havel Library in Prague last week. We spoke to her about her experience.
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Defaming the Freedom of Religion or Belief: A Historical and Conceptual Analysis of the United Nations
PhD defence
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‘Give farmers more freedom in how they reduce nitrogen’
In his inaugural lecture Professor of Environmental Sustainability Jan Willem Erisman calls for local solutions that give people more freedom in how they meet environmental, nature and climate goals. This would allow farmers to come up with their own solutions to the nitrogen problem. The idea ties…
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Social media
Social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. It is an excellent way to tell people about what you are doing and to hear what they are up to too. But social media also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse…
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'Only when you give students freedom, exceptional results are possible'
It doesn't happen every day that the research project of a first-year bachelor’s student results in a scientific publication. And not only that, but as first author and on the cover of a leading physics journal. ‘We have given our lab education a thorough overhaul and it is paying off.’
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Cleveringa professor Gert Oostindie: ‘We stood up for our own freedom but ignored that of others’
Now that war is once again raging in Europe, the question of when you need to stand up against injustice has become more relevant than ever. In his Cleveringa lecture on 24 November historian Gert Oostindie will discuss why colonial domination was not regarded as an issue in Leiden for a long time.
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regulation of internet intermediary service provider liability and freedom of expression
PhD defence
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Bastiaan Rijpkema in Trouw over partijverbod
Het voorstel van D66 om een wetsartikel zo te veranderen dat een politieke partij kan worden verboden, is onverstandig, zegt rechtsfilosoof Bastiaan Rijpkema. Hij spreekt er uitgebreid over tijdens een interview met de Volkskrant. ‘Het is overduidelijk bedoeld om één specifieke partij aan te pakken:…
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Academics in the public debate: come discuss academic freedom at our dialogue session
Research
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Bart Schermer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
b.w.schermer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Dies Natalis
University ceremony
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Online hate speech undermines society
International Day of Education 2024 is dedicated to the role of education in countering hate speech. Assistant Professor Michael Klos says, 'When people are constantly derided online and that goes unpunished, they may start to withdraw from public discourse.'
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Academic freedom, protests and a safe campus: where are we and how are we going to move forward?
Leiden University has had a turbulent week. There have been protests inside and outside our buildings that have evoked reactions, and students and staff have felt unsafe. We want with this message to look back at the past week and look forward to the future. What happened and how do we now want to move…
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Jorrit Rijpma
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.j.rijpma@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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If You Encounter Strife, Return to Yemen
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Intimate Legal Interactions meeting- Maggie Nelson on freedom
Debate
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Debate on courage, threats and an ounce of Cleveringa
‘If we all possessed just an ounce of Cleveringa, then all would be well in the world,’ said Professor Leo Lucassen. In the Cleveringa debate on the line between free speech and threatening speech he called for ‘more guts’. He is not the only one who thinks this is badly needed if the debate at the…
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From Slavery to Freedom
Conference, Webinar
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Sincerely Believing in Freedom
PhD defence