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Is sexuality a private matter? Not for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers27 June 2024Imagine: you’re seeking asylum in the Netherlands due to your sexual orientation or gender identity. The immigration authorities might question you ab...
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Launch of Report on Deprivation of Liberty of Children in Conflict Situations in Africa26 June 2024Last Friday, on 20 June 2024, the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) launched its report ‘Deprived of Liberty, Denied Justice: Double Jeopardy for Chil...
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The environment: victim and initiator of armed conflict12 June 2024The Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding is set to take place between 19 and 21 June at the Wijnhaven building in The Hague. ...
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New online platform launched to support global children's rights legislative reform05 June 2024In collaboration with UNICEF and University College Cork, Leiden University is delighted to launch a new online platform aimed to provide essential gu...
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African Child Policy Forum and Leiden's Child Law department join forces to advance children’s rights in Africa31 May 2024Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Leiden, Netherlands – Leiden Law School's Child Law department has formally entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) w...
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‘Put payment transactions for private clients under one new state-owned bank’21 May 2024From receiving our salary to doing our shopping: we are completely dependent on commercial banks for all our payment transactions. But what happens i...
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Vanessa Mak and Herman Paul new KNAW members16 May 2024The KNAW has appointed 17 new members, including Leiden University's Vanessa Mak, Professor of Private Law, and Herman Paul, Professor of History. The...
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‘Children’s healthcare rights deserve more attention’19 April 2024‘Children’s rights are somewhat of a poor relation’, says Professor of Law and Health Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm. In her inaugural lecture, she will em...
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Symposium on ten years of progress for children's rights: OPIC18 April 2024In a collaborative effort between the Leiden Children’s Rights Observatory, the Leiden Law Academy, UNICEF and the Petitions Section of the Office of ...
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MOU Signed Between the Child Friendly Justice European Network and Leiden Law School - Child Law Department09 April 2024The Child Friendly Justice European Network (CFJ-EN) and the Leiden Law School’s Department of Child Law are pleased to announce the signing of a sign...
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Child rights expert sounds the alarm: ‘Global crises are hitting children hardest’08 April 2024Wars, climate change and the effects of covid have caused a global decline in children’s well-being. In her inaugural lecture Ann Skelton, Professor o...
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‘The battle for sustainability won’t be won in the civil courts’18 March 2024Fossil Free against KLM on greenwashing, municipalities against Chemours on PFAS discharge, climate cases against Shell and ING Bank… There are many e...
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New special chair in Educational Theory and Law05 March 2024Following a special donation, the Stichting Pro Juventute foundation is facilitating a new special chair in Educational Theory and Law. Through the ch...
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Simone van der Hof and Ton Liefaard collaborate on UNICEF Safer Internet Day symposium07 February 2024On Safer Internet Day (Tuesday 6 February), UNICEF Netherlands organised a symposium on the theme of 'Children's rights in the digital world' in colla...
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Department of Child Law to become Department of Child Law and Health Law05 February 2024The Faculty Board and the Institute of Private Law have agreed to combine the disciplines of child law, international children’s rights and health law...