539 search results for “fundamental labour rights” in the Staff website
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KNAW fund 'Science communication by scientists' awarded to Yvonne Erkens and Robert Heinsch
Two Leiden legal scholars have been awarded funding from the KNAW pilot fund 'Science communication by scientists: Appreciated!'. The fund supports scientists who have demonstrated a continued commitment to science communication.
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Charlotte Parree wins Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Award
Charlotte Parree won the Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Prize on Tuesday afternoon, 6 December, with her thesis entitled 'Suffering knows no age; active termination of life does.' The prize was awarded for the tenth time by em. prof. Jaap Doek.
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Could a QR check at work lead to ‘corona dismissal’?
The Dutch Government would like to allow QR checks at work. Legal experts expect that employees who refuse could be dismissed.
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Katie Pentney wins Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2021 with master’s thesis
The Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award is presented every two years on 10 December (Human Rights Day) in recognition of outstanding academic works in the field of international human rights.
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Leiden Law hosted the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Toogdag
The Effective Protection of Fundamental Rights Research Programme at Leiden Law School had the honor to organise the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research Annual Conference.
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Schrijver appointed Interim Chair of Netherlands Institute for Human Rights
Nico Schrijver, Professor Emeritus of Public International Law, has been appointed Interim Chair of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights. He will take up the position on 1 July 2024.
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Masja van Meeteren
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.j.van.meeteren@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Clare Fenwick
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.e.fenwick@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6054
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Olaf van Vliet
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
o.p.van.vliet@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8551
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André Leliveld
Afrika-Studiecentrum
a.h.m.leliveld@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 727
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Gerrard Boot on abuses in parcel industry
Three directors of PostNL have been arrested in Belgium, suspected of human trafficking among other things. Abuses also exist in the Dutch parcel delivery sector. Why does the Netherlands act less firmly?
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Students from Colombia win Children’s Rights Moot Court 2021
The team from Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) came out on top at the international online Moot Court organised by Leiden University and law firm Baker McKenzie.
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Launch of Spanish version of the Leiden Children’s Rights Observatory website
The Children’s Rights Observatory is pleased to launch the Spanish version of the website. This new feature of the website is a result of the partnership between Leiden Law School and the Center for Constitutional Studies of the Mexican Supreme Court (CEC-SCJN).
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Gianclaudio Malgieri at the Privacy Symposium 2024 in Venice
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law and Technology at eLaw, was invited to speak at the third edition of the prestigious 'Privacy Symposium' in Venice on 11 June 2024.
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#COVID under19: Children’s rights during the coronavirus pandemic
Children and young people feel the government is not listening to them during the coronavirus pandemic and this is a cause for concern in light of international children’s rights. This is the conclusion of a recent report by a research team from Leiden University on how children and youngsters have…
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Mariëlle Bruning: coronavirus measures and pressure on children’s rights
Children are suffering disproportionally from the coronavirus measures. They feel depressed more often compared to other age groups. But what about the legal perspective? Are children’s rights being violated?
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and beyond: Melanie Fink on the consequences of automation for the right to good governance
From 23 to 24 February 2023, the Conference ‘The Future of the European Security Architecture: The CJEU’s decision on Passenger Name Records and beyond’ took place at the KNAW in Amsterdam.
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What rights do donors have?
Collaboration is worthwhile. A joint LUMC and Leiden Law School project has received €142,500 from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This grant will advance research into the law and ethics of regenerative medicine.
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Honorary doctorate for child rights activist Graça Machel
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for her commitment to the rights of women and children in Africa and elsewhere. She will be awarded the honorary doctorate on the Dies Natalis, the University’s foundation day, on 8…
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Leiden students advise the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
On Wednesday 18 May, the students of the LL.M. Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights presented their work to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with the aim to provide recommendations on how to make its decision more accessible to children.
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Professor Ann Skelton appointed as Children’s Rights Chair at Leiden University
Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed South African Professor Ann Skelton as the new Chair of Children’s Rights in a Sustainable World as of 1 October 2022.
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Ann Skelton in Aljazeera on child rights in Syria Camps
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has accused Finland of violating the rights of Finnish children by leaving them in life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps. Ann Skelton, member of the committee, calls the situation 'inhuman'.
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Book presentation 'Phanta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid'
On 15 June 2023, the book presentation for the ‘Panta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid’ (Panta Rhei: law and sustainability) was held at the Oude Sterrenwacht in Leiden. The book provides an overview of research in the field of sustainability conducted at Leiden Law School and was compiled by Yvonne Erkens,…
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Employability enhancement
How do we prepare our students for a future labour market in which flexibility, resilience and adaptability are essential?
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The self-employed hard hit by coronavirus crisis
Self-employed workers’ hours have significantly decreased during the coronavirus crisis. Their average hours worked decreased most at the start of the crisis, by more than five hours per week. And it was difficult to return to their pre-crisis hours in the quarters that followed. This is the conclusion…
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to hold 2022/2023 Rotating Honorary Chair 'Enforcement of Children’s Rights' at Leiden University
Leiden Law School is pleased to announce that Professor Ursula Kilkelly, School of Law, University College Cork, Ireland, will visit Leiden in academic year 2022/2023 as Rotating Honorary Chair ‘Enforcement of Children’s Rights’.
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Hof writes UNICEF Essay on 'Towards better protection of children's rights as consumers of play'
Children have the right to play and relax. Games, social media and video platforms are attractive new ways to do that. However, hardly any online games are designed specifically for children, nor do they factor in children's rights.
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Posthumous doctorate Thijmen Nuninga: 'Right, duty, remedy or The promise of the rule'
On Thursday 22 September 2022, the posthumous PhD ceremony will be held of Thijmen Nuninga who passed away February this year. His doctoral thesis had already been approved at that time.
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K-pop industry violates basic human rights
Beneath the glittering surface image of K-pop idols lies the Dorian Grey-like heart of an industry that abuses and discards its trainees and stars. It is a system of absolute power, that will be unable to uphold its image of a positive global influence. According to Aleydis Nissen, researcher at Leiden…
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Simone van der Hof
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.van.der.hof@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Alumni Event Advanced LLM in European and International Human Rights Law
On March 16 students and alumni of the Advanced LLM in European and International Human Rights Law were brought together in an online Zoom event organized by our programme coordinator, Mahshid Alizadeh, and head of the LLM, Rick Lawson.
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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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Giulia Pinzauti
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
g.pinzauti@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 8009
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Wouter Hins
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
hins@wxs.nl | +31 71 527 8838
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Christopher Dugard
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.j.r.dugard@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7709
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Paul van Trigt
Faculty of Humanities
p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1349
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Jonathan Crock
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bill Schabas
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
w.a.schabas@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Misha Plagis
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.a.plagis@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eamon Aloyo
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
e.t.aloyo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9195
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Jelena Belic
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.belic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 3879
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Barend Verkerk
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
b.verkerk@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7235
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Melanie Fink
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.fink@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Gisela Hirschmann
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
g.k.hirschmann@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 5062
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Carolina Lisboa Pinto
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.lisboa.pinto@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8563
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Horst Fischer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.fischer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kees Waaldijk
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.waaldijk@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9593
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Helen Duffy
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.duffy@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9300
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Ursula Kilkelly
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
u.kilkelly@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Cecily Rose
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.e.rose@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5385