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How does the government spend taxpayers’ money fairly?08 September 2023Public procurement is not a hot topic for the average citizen. That’s a pity, says PhD candidate Erik Plas, who did research on the fair spending of p...
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Graduation ceremony of the LL.M. Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights 2022-202304 September 2023On Wednesday, 30 August 2023, the graduation ceremony took place in Leiden University’s Academy Building. The ceremony was a momentous occasion, atten...
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Leiden University appoints Mikiko Otani as Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children's Rights31 August 2023Leiden University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Mikiko Otani as the Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children's Rights 2023/20...
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VanMoof bankruptcy: 'Filing charges won't help affected customers'19 July 2023Amsterdam-based bicycle company VanMoof was declared bankrupt in court this week. The company had been struggling with financial problems for some tim...
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Leiden Law School Professor Ann Skelton awarded Honorary Doctorate from the University of Strathclyde13 July 2023Leiden Law School takes great pride in announcing that the University of Strathclyde has bestowed an honorary doctorate on Professor Ann Skelton, Prof...
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Recipients Meijers Grants 202306 July 2023At least six people are off to a good start of the summer, because they are the recipients of a Meijers grant. For the next few years, these researche...
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Book presentation 'Phanta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid'05 July 2023On 15 June 2023, the book presentation for the ‘Panta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid’ (Panta Rhei: law and sustainability) was held at the Oude Sterrenwa...
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Students from South Africa win Children’s Rights Moot Court 202330 June 2023The team from University of Pretoria won the international Children’s Rights Moot Court organised by Leiden University in partnership with Baker McKen...
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PhD candidate Anne Hendrikx: ‘I had to buy an extra bookcase for my research.’19 June 2023What once began as an assignment for a master’s course and continued as a master’s thesis, has now culminated in a substantial book. Or has it finishe...
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Leiden Insolvency Thesis receives Bronze Prize From International Insolvency Institute12 June 2023On 11 June 2023, the International Insolvency Institute (III) announced its 2023 prizes in International Insolvency Studies during its 23rd Annual Con...
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Inaugural lecture Wannes Vandenbussche accepting TPR rotating professorship30 May 2023On 24 May 2023, Professor Wannes VandenBussche of Ghent University delivered his inaugural lecture to accept the TPR rotating professorship in the Lei...
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'Writing a judgment is far easier than writing a dissertation'15 May 2023Doing a PhD on the side? External PhD candidates, like Joost Van der Helm, just get on and ‘do it’. Besides his hectic job as a justice at the Court o...
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CERIL Lustrum Conference on Harmonisation of EU Insolvency Law09 May 2023To celebrate its 5th anniversary as an independent non-profit think tank, the Conference on European Restructuring and Insolvency Law (CERIL) held its...
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Ann Skelton elected as Chair United Nations Children’s Rights Committee08 May 2023Professor Ann Skelton has been elected as Chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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Freedom: International students and staff tell us what it means to them03 May 2023On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that cannot be taken for granted in many countries. We asked international students and staff what ...