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Problems arise when citizens request documents from public authorities with information on third parties27 March 2025When 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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Course on public procurement and the rule of law14 March 2025Annemarie Drahmann and Gert Jan Geertjes contribute to the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme of the Netherlands Helsinki Committee.
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Successful Leiden edition of Constitutional Law Conference04 March 2025Since 1973, scholars of constitutional law have gathered for the annual Constitutional Law Conference. This conference is organised alternately at a l...
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Reflections on the implementation of the Dutch Open Government Act17 February 2025Wim Voermans and Annemarie Drahmann attended a parliamentary standing committee which reflected on the implementation of the Open Government Act in th...
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More control over digital implementation of legislation13 February 2025Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law in Leiden and Professor of Digitalisation and the Democratic Constitutional State at the O...
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Advice for administrative authorities and courts: ‘Open your files on citizens’29 November 2024Clear language and better rules on confidentiality. These are just a couple of recommendations by Leiden researchers to improve access to information...
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Help create a safe haven for scholars at risk27 November 2024Persecution, conflicts and crises are threatening academic institutions and researchers worldwide. This has major implications for science. Leiden Uni...
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Is the precautionary principle adequately embedded in the Dutch Environment and Planning Act?16 October 2024Rogier Kegge, Assistant Professor at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law, contributed to the technical brief on the precautionary ...
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Inspiring book review: The Story of Constitutions10 October 2024On 8 October, an inspiring session was held at the KOG Building. The session focused on the award-winning book entitled 'The Story of Constitutions' b...
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'A Changing Europe in a Changing World' conference17 September 2024The annual meeting of the European Group of Public Law (EGPL) took place on 13 and 14 September 2024 in Legrena, Greece.
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High attendance at Kirchheiner Conference on ‘The Ombudsman & the Rule of Law’10 September 2024On Thursday 29 August 2024, Leiden University hosted the conference on theme of ‘The Ombudsman & the Rule of Law’. More than 100 participants from pro...
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Wim Voermans wins 2023 Book of the Year at University of Texas School of Law26 August 2024Wim Voermans' recent book ‘The Story of Constitutions’ takes an interdisciplinary approach in attempting to understand how constitutions come about an...
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Wim Voermans appointed Distinguished Professor19 August 2024The Executive Board has appointed Wim Voermans to the position of distinguished professor. This is a unique role that allows professors to take the le...
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Hans-Martien ten Napel publishes volume on democracy as a cultural phenomenon17 July 2024
Hans-Martien ten Napel recently published a volume entitled 'Culture, Secularization and Democracy: Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville', co-edited wit...
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CUPL delegation welcomed to Leiden Law School08 July 2024On Friday 28 June 2024, Leiden Law School's Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law welcomed a delegation of administrative law scholars f...