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Problems arise when citizens request documents from public authorities with information on third parties27 March 2025
When Dutch citizens request information under the Open Government Act (Woo), third parties can ask the public authority to withhold certain informatio...
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Simona Demková joins inaugural Czech-Slovak Symposium on the Challenges of AI for administrative law19 March 2025
Simona Demková of the Europa Institute recently participated in the inaugural Czech-Slovak symposium on the challenges of artificial intelligence for ...
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Guinea-Bissau: Ecowas delegation leaves the country after threats from President Embalo19 March 2025
A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) arrived in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on 23 February for five days. 'We need to d...
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New Report from Leiden University's International Institute of Air and Space LawResearch report 19 March 2025
The International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) at Leiden University has released a report highlighting that the European Air Traffic Managem...
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Course on public procurement and the rule of law14 March 2025
Annemarie Drahmann and Gert Jan Geertjes contribute to the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee.
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Special Tribunal for The Gambia13 March 2025
At the 66th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government held in Abuja, Nigeria, on 15 December 2024, a landmark decision...
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Farewell Niels Blokker: ‘Though the law faculty is changing, much remains the same.’13 March 2025
One of our most engaged and expert scholars is bidding farewell. After forty years at Leiden Law School, first as a student and later as a professor, ...
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Students attend hearing at Aliens Division of Court of Rotterdam11 March 2025
On Thursday 6 March, students from the elective course Immigration Law attending a hearing at the Aliens Division of the Court of Rotterdam.
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Leiden University wins Frits Kalshoven International Law Moot Court Competition 202511 March 2025
Every year, the Netherlands Red Cross and Belgian Red Cross-Flanders organise the Frits Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competitio...
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Leiden and Cambridge help create a model course on EU law for Ukraine07 March 2025
Whilst resisting abhorrent Russian aggression, Ukraine has made a clear choice for a future in Europe. With an association agreement already in place,...
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Report on protection of whistleblowers sent to Dutch House of Representatives05 March 2025
SEO and Leiden University have conducted an implementation assessment of the Whistleblowers Protection Act (Wbk). The Act aims to protect those who re...
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Launch of second student edition of Mediaforum, chaired by Emma de Vries05 March 2025
On 14 February, the second student edition of Mediaforum, journal of media and communication law, was festively launched with a symposium in the Acade...
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Christa Tobler gives a public lecture at the University of Tasmania on the European human rights approach to climate change05 March 2025
For several years, the University of Tasmania has been ranked first among universities worldwide in terms of climate action. The interest in this topi...
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Emma de Vries writes annotation for EHRC-updates05 March 2025
Emma de Vries, PhD candidate in the Department of European Law at Leiden University, has written an annotation for EHRC updates on the ECHR judgment i...
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Vincent Delhomme participates at the official launch of the EU Health Union Fellowship04 March 2025
On 10 February 2025, Vincent Delhomme attended the official launch of the new EU Health Union Fellowship at the College of Europe (Bruges), where he d...