In the media
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Who are behind bars in our prisons?18 February 2025Compared to other countries, Dutch prisons have relatively few inmates. But who are behind bars in our prisons? Professor of Criminology and Comparati...
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Cell sharing is not the solution for shortage of prison cells14 February 2025Prison staff are working under high pressure. The current proposal for cell sharing is the final straw. Associate Professor Esther van Ginneken appear...
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Ensure European tech companies adhere to democratic and rule of law values12 February 2025Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor in Constitutional Law, warns against copying the destructive tech-giant model that exists in the US and China. I...
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Children often not reunited with parents after out-of-home placement12 February 2025Few children placed in care return home. Following publication of research by Leiden University, Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Child Law, commented: ...
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Will Dutch cabinet disregard the advice of the Council of State?12 February 2025Proposals of the Dutch asylum minister are causing commotion. The Council of State has given the proposals thumbs down. Wim Voermans, Professor of Con...
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Conquering the bastion of freedom took small steps11 February 2025Leiden University has not always been known for being a bastion of freedom, claims Egbert Koops in his Dies Natalis lecture. Regional newspaper ‘Leids...
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‘Far-reaching culture change’ needed at women’s prisons07 February 2025There are structural problems with safety in social situations at women's prisons, according to research by Leiden researchers Esther van Ginneken and...
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Should states use Social Media to warn civilians in armed conflict?06 February 2025In a new essay for Ethics & International Affairs, Dr Henning Lahmann, Assistant Professor of International Law & Technology at eLaw, addresses the qu...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri on AI, Privacy and DeepSeek05 February 2025In a recent interview with Maya Plentz for The Unbrief, Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law & Technology at eLaw, Leiden University, e...
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Improving support for citizens’ initiatives05 February 2025Citizens' initiatives are often hindered by legislation. Dr Esmee Driessen, a guest lecturer in constitutional and administrative law and an expert in...
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Trump promises generous severance pay for federal workers03 February 2025Some two million federal workers in the US recently received an email offering an enticing severance pay deal if they voluntarily resigned. The questi...
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Can an alderman share confidential information with a group of residents?03 February 2025A complex discussion is currently taking place in the Municipality of The Hague. An alderman shared confidential information about a future reception ...
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Do prison sentences actually work?03 February 2025Locking people up in prison for years is ineffective and expensive, experts say. Miranda Boone, Professor of Criminology and Comparative Penology, cla...
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‘Extreme human failure’ by Dutch youth care agencies in case of abused foster child31 January 2025Youth care agencies in the Netherlands failed completely to help an abused foster child according to a new investigation report. Mariëlle Bruning, Pro...
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Calls for transparency and accountability at Dutch Ministry of Defence29 January 2025A Commission of inquiry report about a 2015 Dutch airstrike in Hawija, Irak, shows that the Ministry of Defence is not open about its mistakes. In Dut...