If you are a non-EU/EEA national already living in the Netherlands, upload copies of both sides of your Dutch residence permit.

You can apply for admission before receiving the results of your English language test. However, a sufficient result will then be a condition of your eventual admission. Of course, if you already have your English language test result, you can upload it right away.

• Please upload your academic records of all previous secondary and higher education (completed and uncompleted).
• Digital copies of diplomas and transcripts are initially required. Once you have been admitted, we will inform you how to submit certified copies so we can verify your documents.
• The documents must be in the original language. If they are not in English, Dutch, German or French, they must be accompanied by official translations into one of these languages.
• If you have not yet completed your current programme, state your expected graduation date and submit copies of all transcripts obtained to date plus a list of subjects still to be completed.
• For students with a refugee background who do not have verifiable documentation of their previous education, Leiden University offers an alternative assessment procedure. If this applies to you, make sure to upload a detailed CV containing an explanation of which documents you have and detailed information on all education attended.
• Language proficiency (if applicable)

An academic essay in English of 800-1000 words (excluding references, which are expected). The essay expands on a topic or theme within the Law and Society domain, that is to say a topic or theme located at the intersection of law and society. In the essay, a relevant question is identified, discussed from different angles and subsequently answered. The essay is written by the applicant solely, it is not co-authored.

Applicants have to submit a letter of motivation in which they explain their interest in this programme and elaborate on the plans for the future and the part the programme would play in these plans.

Applicants have to submit a full transcript of the results obtained during the bachelor's programme; this transcript should contain the following information about all courses of the bachelor's programme: name, number of credits, grade, date the course was passed and, if applicable, information about earlier, unsuccessful attempts to pass this course.