In the media
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Fact check: Any country that wants to join the EU must go through standard procedure – no exceptions 26 April 2022Ukrainian President Zelensky has indicated on several occasions that he wants to be part of the European Union. According to Caroline van der Plas, Du...
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Prevent children becoming victims of a data-driven world 21 April 2022It is becoming increasingly common to collect data from children and young people through digital means. The impact of this so-called ‘dataveillance’ ...
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'GDPR is no excuse for not tracing children placed in care' 21 April 2022The GDPR privacy legislation is no impediment to handing out sanctions to Russian oligarchs or reuniting children placed in care with their parents, s...
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Larissa van den Herik: The term genocide in political usage is problematic 14 April 2022After Zelensky and Putin, President Biden has also used the word ‘genocide’. We should not use the term genocide too loosely, says Professor of Public...
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Bart Custers in De Jurist on UBO register and privacy legislation 08 April 2022Ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) of companies should have registered their information in the Dutch UBO register before 27 March 2022. The Dutch Mini...
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Wim Voermans on position of Dutch minister De Jonge in face mask deal 07 April 2022Hugo de Jonge, currently Minister of Housing, has chosen to appear before the Dutch House of Representatives to talk about his time as ‘Covid Minister...
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Peter Rodrigues in NRC on treatment of Ukrainian and other refugees 07 April 2022Ukrainian refugees are being allowed to work in the Netherlands straight away. So Why do other refugees sometimes have to wait years before they can w...
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Gerrard Boot on abuses in parcel industry 06 April 2022Three directors of PostNL have been arrested in Belgium, suspected of human trafficking among other things. Abuses also exist in the Dutch parcel deli...
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Ymre Schuurmans on racial profiling at Dutch tax office 30 March 2022It was already clear that the Dutch tax office had been working with black lists for years, containing the names of people who, according to the autho...
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Leiden Law Cast #6: Geerten Boogard on (local)elections & political upheaval 23 March 2022Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Luuk van Middelaar in European newspapers on Europe’s response to war in Ukraine 15 March 2022In an essay published in three prominent European newspapers, Professor Luuk van Middelaar takes a close look at Europe’s role in the Russian invasion...
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Maartje van der Woude included in Leiden Top50 08 March 2022Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, has been included in the Leiden Top50 of 2022. The list includes women who stand out because they...
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Eric De Brabandere: 'Both Ukraine and Russia have an interest in a ceasefire' 07 March 2022Last week Russia and Ukraine met for the first time since the outbreak of the war. The talks took place in Belarus.
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Daniel Peat in El País on the International Court of Justice and the war in Ukraine 07 March 2022President Zelensky of Ukraine has asked the UN International Court of Justice to issue an urgent order to stop Russian military activity in his countr...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on the consequences of the war in Ukraine for space travel 07 March 2022Around the world, many partnerships with Russia are being ended due to the war in Ukraine. What about space travel, in which the Russians also have a ...