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Aleydis Nissen wins the European Public Law Organization Thesis Prize22 September 2020The postdoc received the 2020 Thesis Prize for her PhD research on the role of the EU Member States in regulating and remedying corporate human rights...
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Daniel Peat Wins European Society of International Law Book Prize 202018 September 2020The European Society of International Law (ESIL) awarded its 2020 Book Prize to Daniel Peat, an Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the...
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EP Member Samira Rafaela speaks at opening lecture Master European Law14 September 2020Europe is going to invest billions in those areas where COVID-19 has hit hardest, Ms Rafaela said. ‘And only if we truly show the people that this is ...
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PAO 2019 teaching prizes presented online during Leiden Revisited31 August 2020True to tradition, Professor Joanne van der Leun, Dean of Leiden Law School, presented the PAO 2019 teaching prizes to the best in-house and external ...
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Paul van der Heijden appointed on arbitration panel USMCA in the United States02 July 2020USMCA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is the successor to NAFTA – a free trade zone covering Canada, the United States and Mexico. This Agreeme...
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Best Memorials and European runner-up at the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court17 June 2020The Leiden student team representing the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) won the Best Memorials Award and took second place in th...
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PhD Defence Sabine Witting08 June 2020Sabine Witting, PhD student at Child Law and eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies, will defend her thesis on Thursday, June 11.
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Jorrit Rijpma appointed Professor of European Law08 June 2020From 1 June 2020, Jorrit Rijpma will hold the chair in European Law, specialisation Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.
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Tarlach McGonagle awarded prestigious Comenius Teaching Fellow grant29 May 202025 May 2020 On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (NRO) is providing Comeni...
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Royal Distinction for archaeologist Maarten Jansen24 April 2020On 24 April it was announced that, following his farewell, archaeologist Professor Maarten Jansen was appointed Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion....
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Leiden Law School climbs World Rankings06 March 2020Leiden Law School has climbed two places on the QS World University Rankings by Subject and is now listed 24th. Our faculty retains the highest rankin...
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Law alumnus Vincent Peeters wins Leiden University Thesis Prize 202019 February 2020On Saturday 15 February 2020, the Leiden University Thesis Prizes were presented during the Dies celebration day for alumni. Joint first prize went to...
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Simone van der Hof appointed member of commitee of Weizenbaum Institute18 February 2020Simone van der Hof is appointed as member of the evaluation committee of the Weizenbaum Institute, founded in Berlin in 2017.
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Legal Business Game nominated for 'Gouden Zandloper'14 February 2020A project in which students get to learn about professional practice in company law by competing in teams, has been nominated for a prestigious legal ...
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Stephanie Rap receives KNAW Young Career Award05 February 2020On Tuesday 4 February, Stephanie Rap, lecturer in children’s rights, was presented with the KNAW Early Career Award 2019. She receives the award for h...