News
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New MOOC on Arbitration of International Disputes open for enrolment 17 January 2018
On 29 January 2018, the new “Arbitration of International Disputes” MOOC (massive open online course), taught by Prof. Eric De Brabandere and Dr. Giu...
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Leiden Law School alumnus awarded Max van der Stoel Human Rights award 05 December 2017
Alumnus Petri Freundlich received the first prize for his LL.M. thesis in the category Master’s theses and academic articles of the Max van der Stoel ...
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Jus Post Bellum: Justice After the War 27 November 2017
On Friday, November 17, 2017, Assistant Professor Jens Iverson provided the Keynote for the annual symposium by the Minnesota Journal of International...
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From Tax Havens to Tax Justice 27 November 2017
On Friday 17 November 2017, H.E. Dr. María Fernanda Espinosa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Republic of Ecuador gave a lecture...
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Launch of new book on Protection of the Environment in the Aftermath of Conflict 14 November 2017
New volume in the Jus Post Bellum series
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Frontiers of Children’s Rights in the Caribbean Region Spring School: Open for Applications 09 November 2017
The Department of Child Law and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University are now accepting applications for the Frontie...
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Mr. Sechie Philip receives Wim Deetman Scholarship 25 October 2017
The Grotius Centre congratulates LL.M. Public International Law student Mr. Sechie Philip from Nigeria as one of the recipients of the Wim Deetman Sch...
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Eric De Brabandere delivers keynote at Boston College Law School 23 October 2017
Professor Eric De Brabandere will deliver the keynote address at the Conference ‘Reforming international investment law - Opportunities, Challenges an...
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Eric De Brabandere appointed as new Director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies 17 October 2017
Professor Eric De Brabandere has been appointed as the new Director/Head of Department of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, succeedi...
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Launch of the UN Investment Support Programme for Least Developed Countries 05 October 2017
Friday 22 September marked the launch of the “Investment Support Programme for the LDCs” at the United Nations in New York.
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Spotlight on Ioana Moraru 29 September 2017
Ioana Moraru is in charge of organising the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition in The Hague, one of the largest competitions in Inter...
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#NotATarget: The Protection of Medical Personnel and Facilities in Armed Conflict 29 September 2017
The Geneva Conventions and customary international humanitarian law clearly prohibit any attacks on medical units and establishments during armed conf...
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Honouring Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni (1937- 2017) 26 September 2017
On Monday 25 September, Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni passed away, at the age of 79. Throughout his distinguished career, Professor M. Cherif Bassiou...
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Grotius Centre to host ICTY Legacy Lecture Series 22 September 2017
After 24 years of operations, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will close its doors at the end of this year. To ma...
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Professor Frits Kalshoven passed away 12 September 2017
Professor Frits Kalshoven passed away on 6 September 2017 at the age of 93. Kalshoven was internationally renowned as an expert in the field of intern...