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Frontex and Human Rights
Melanie Fink, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Europa Institute of Leiden University, has published her book Frontex and Human Rights, Responsibility in 'Multi-Actor Situations' under the ECHR and EU Public Liability Law. This work is based on her doctoral dissertation, which she defended in December…
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Finding Nemo: Locating Financial Losses after Kolassa/Barclays Bank and Profit
A publication on the location of financial losses and the validity of jurisdiction clauses after the CJEU’s Kolassa v Barclays Bank and Profit Investment v Ossi judgments.
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Governing Polarized Societies (GPS): new research programme to be launched
Researchers from the Institute of Public Administration and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at FGGA are launching a new research programme: Governing Polarized Societies (GPS). The programme will focus on the way in which governments are dealing with the increasing polarisation in society.…
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Successful Summer Course on the Europeanisation of administrative law in the Member States
From 26-30 June 2017 the first edition of the summer course on the Europeanisation of administrative law in the EU Member States took place in The Hague.
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Leiden University wins three awards at Telders International Law Moot Court Competition
Leiden University won the awards for Best Oral Argumentation for both the Applicant and the Respondent and Best Oralist. In addition, Leiden University ranked second overall in the competition.
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Government pledges millions for economic growth
The government is investing 646 million euros and has set aside a further 3.5 billion to drive economic growth in the Netherlands. Much of the National Growth Fund will be used for scientific innovations. Leiden University is involved in three of the projects.
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Robots at the School of Law?
At the end of November, eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University, welcomed leading international scholars with interdisciplinary backgrounds addressing how humans interact with robots and AI-driven technologies. The seminar entitled “Interacting with Robots and AI” built a…
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Melanie Fink on the EU and the law on international responsibility
On 14 May 2021, Melanie Fink spoke at the conference ‘EU Responsibility in the International System: Setting the agenda’, organised by the University of Thessaloniki
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Five years of Leiden Law Blog
The Leiden Law Blog is celebrating its first anniversary. The blog attracts many visitors and scores well in Google. Tips for bloggers: link to previous blogs, post them on social media and respond to comments.
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Integration measures, integration exams, and immigration control: P and S and K and A
Intensive public debates have erupted about integration of immigrants in Europe. The influx of refugees from the middle east during the summer and autumn of 2015, the increasing visibility of immigrants throughout European societies, but also the widely publicized occurrences on New Year’s eve in Cologne…
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LAPP publishes on Leiden Law Blog
Esther Kentin wrote a blog for the Leiden Law Blog about the EU Plastics Strategy: ‘Recycling as panacea for plastic pollution: the EU Plastics Strategy.’
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From Modern Marvel to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa
At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.
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For long, government support for veterans was lacking
For long, the government showed little empathy for military veterans with physical or psychological scars. This is what PhD research by Theo van den Doel has revealed. The Ministry of Defence looked at each case through a legal lens. Veteran support has improved enormously since, but the policy does…
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Leiden Governance Programme to start offering their first modules
The Institute of Public Administration is launching the Leiden Governance Programme: an exclusive educational programme for experienced practitioners with an eye out for the public interest. The programme will start in April with two unique modules (in Dutch) that focus on collaborating successfully…
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Srebrenica and the Search for Justice
National and international actors have attempted to provide accountability for the events at Srebrenica in July 1995. This research project aims to draw lessons learned from those multiple efforts in assessing whether securing a measure of ‘justice’ for the victims has been successful and how national…
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Performance Requirement Prohibitions in International Investment Law
Alexandre Genest will defend his PhD dissertation ‘Performance Requirement Prohibitions in International Investment Law’ as part of a double PhD programme at the Universities of Leiden and Ottawa.
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Conference on the gap between government and citizens
It’s often said that citizens have lost trust in their governments. But who exactly are these ‘citizens’? And which aspects of people’s contact with government agencies work better than others? These questions will be discussed at the Crafting Resilience conference (working language is English) on…
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Seminar: Trans-Local Collaboration for Good Governance
A delegation of The Mayor’s Club in Ukraine made a three-day visit to the Netherlands, 24-26 April, where one of their priorities was to explore questions of good governance and how it can be advanced through ‘Local-to-Local Co-Creation’ between interested municipalities in Ukraine and the Netherlands. With…
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Gambling companies have a big say in draft of new advertising rules
Research from Dutch news organisation NOS shows that gambling companies, including Holland Casino and the Dutch Lottery, have more influence on the creation of new rules on gambling adverts than addiction experts.
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Shifting the compass
Shifting the Compass: Pluricontinental Connections in Dutch Colonial and Postcolonial Literature
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Museums, Heritage and Material Culture
Research on the global field of museums, heritage, commemoration, consumption and material culture
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Is het voorzorgsbeginsel voldoende verankerd in de Omgevingswet?
Op dinsdag 15 oktober 2024 nam Rogier Kegge, universitair docent Staats- en bestuursrecht, deel aan de zogenoemde technische briefing van de vaste commissie voor Infrastructuur en Waterstaat over het voorzorgsbeginsel.
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Why is the formation process in Belgium so complex?
The Belgian elections are over. Now it is up to the formateur to form a cabinet, but that is difficult. Fauke Deceuninck, program leader of Politics and Governance at the Center for Professional Learning, explains to Speechmakers why that is.
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Paul Abels on the ‘dragnet law’
There was a lot of fuss last week about the ‘dragnet law’, in which intelligence services are now authorised to conduct large-scale tapping of cable communications. The public image here is that the privacy of innocent citizens will almost certainly be violated. Paul Abels, professor of governance of…
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Conference on Governance of International Courts and Tribunals
On September 20 and 21, a conference on the governance of international courts and tribunals took place at Leiden Law School.
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Vasiliki Kosta, Assistant Professor of European Law received a Vidi grant
The Vidi grant is for experienced researchers who have already spent several years doing postdoctoral research.
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Book on Immigrant Integration: “The Civic Citizens of Europe” by Moritz Jesse
Moritz Jesse, Associate Professor of EU Law at the Europa Institute, has published his book, “The Civic Citizens of Europe: The Legal Potential for Immigrant Integration in the EU, Belgium, Germany, and the United Kingdom”.
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Sophie Starrenburg organises workshop on climate change and cultural heritage
On 11 April 2024, Sophie Starrenburg, Assistant Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, organised a workshop on ‘Climate Change and Cultural Heritage: Moving from Heritage Loss to Reparation’ at Tilburg Law School.
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Steering Group
Strategic direction of the GTGC initiative lies with a Steering Group, composed of seven members from four Leiden University faculties. Chaired by Leiden's Professor of Global Transformations and Governance Challenges, the Steering Group addresses questions such as overall vision, staffing, communications,…
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blog: Alternative demonstrations in Leiden and The Hague against government cuts
Alternative demonstrations were held in Leiden and The Hague on Thursday 14 November after the national protest in Utrecht was cancelled. Leiden University supports these protests, which were organised by WOinActie. Read our live blog of the demonstrations.
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Nada Heddane
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans Franken
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tim Verdoes
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Hilde Wermink
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Joni Van Laeken
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Luuk van Middelaar
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Eva Schmidt
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Nadia Sonneveld
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Anna Smulders
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Rehana Dole
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Amber Lauwers
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.r.lauwers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Miranda Boone
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.m.boone@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4907
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Matthijs Appelman
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m.d.appelman@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7840
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Marieke Baldee
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m.h.baldee@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nick Campuzano
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n.a.campuzano@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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André van der Laan
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a.m.van.der.laan@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eva Polman
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e.l.t.polman@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6360
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Arie-Jan Kwak
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a.j.kwak@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8950
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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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Maria-Lucia Rebrean
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.l.rebrean@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727