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Passenger safety at risk due to poor labour relations for airline pilots and crew11 November 2024Due to gaps in working conditions regulations, airline pilots and crew are suffering from fatigue and inadequate protection in general. Leiden PhD stu...
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Law track launched for master's in Governance of Migration and Diversity07 November 2024The master's programme in Governance of Migration and Diversity has expanded to include a Law track (LL.M.). Law students can now enrol in this master...
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Adjudication of war crimes: Keeping sight of cultural sensitivities05 November 2024Courts that adjudicate war crimes or other crimes against humanity are increasingly taking regional norms and cultural values into consideration. PhD ...
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Sophie Starrenburg elected as member of Coordinating Committee of the ESIL Interest Group on the International Law of Culture04 November 2024In October, Sophie Starrenburg was elected as a member of the Coordinating Committee of the ESIL Interest Group on the International Law of Culture. S...
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New co-publication by Christa Tobler in the field of European tax law28 October 2024The article deals with the influence of the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons between Switzerland and the EU on the international tax separati...
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Farewell lecture by Guus Heerma van Voss: ‘Labour rights have fallen from grace’22 October 2024Guus Heerma van Voss, professor emeritus of labour law, delivered his farewell lecture on 18 October and held a mirror up to his colleagues and himsel...
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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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Larissa van den Herik sworn in as Deputy Judge16 October 2024Larissa van den Herik, Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, was sworn in as a Deputy Judge at ...
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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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Simona Demková speaks at 2024 Lawtomation conference in Madrid01 October 2024On 26 and 27 September, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for Law and Automation at IE Law School in Madrid hosted the third edition of the Lawtoma...
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Grotius-Asser Event with Dr Letizia Lo Giacco (Grotius Centre), Judge Hilary Charlesworth (ICJ) and Kiki Brölmann (UvA)29 September 2024On 19 September 2024, Dr Letizia Lo Giacco gave a lecture on "Seeking change through international courts: Rethinking what judicial decisions do in in...
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Successful ‘landmark decisions’ panel discussion at ISLSSL World Congress in Rome25 September 2024Yvonne Erkens and Fieke Weber, both from the Department of Labour Law and Social Security, recently organised a panel discussion on behalf of the Inte...
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The long-awaited UN Summit of the Future has ended − what are the results?24 September 2024Many saw the UN Summit of the Future as the moment of truth for the United Nations and its plans for the world. Joris Larik, Assistant Professor of Co...
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Letizia Lo Giacco winner of the 2024 Rosalyn Higgins Prize for best article24 September 2024Dr Letizia Lo Giacco is the recipient of the 2024 Rosalyn Higgins Prize for her article titled 'When a Dispute Exists: The Emerging Evidentiary Practi...
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European Law LL.M. opening lecture by Bartjan Wegter, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator23 September 2024On 12 September 2024, the official ceremony opening the academic year 2024-2025 for students of the European Law master’s programme took place at Leid...