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Interdisciplinary book symposium: ‘Confronting Colonial Objects’ 24 April 2024OpinioJuris, one of the world’s leading international law blogs, has hosted an interdisciplinary online symposium on Professor Carsten Stahn’s new boo...
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Christa Tobler speaks about ‘CJEU case law on gender diversity and discrimination’ 17 April 2024On 16 April 2024, ERA (Europäische Rechtsakademie / European Law Academy) organised an online conference on the subject of 'Legal Aspects of Gender Id...
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Jason Rudall publishes book on responsibility for environmental damage 16 April 2024Jason Rudall, Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, has published a monograph entitle...
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Sophie Starrenburg organises workshop on climate change and cultural heritage 16 April 2024On 11 April 2024, Sophie Starrenburg, Assistant Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, organised a workshop on ‘Climate Chan...
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Interest organisations take legal action ‘so that most vulnerable are heard’ 12 April 2024Interest organisations are increasingly taking legal action and that’s a good thing for democracy, says PhD candidate Rowie Stolk. ‘It means that the ...
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Reijer Passchier discusses the risks of artificial intelligence 11 April 2024Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, recently published a statement entitled 'The AI Safety Summit at Bletc...
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Blogpost by Christa Tobler on Swiss direct democracy and state old-age pensions 11 April 2024
On 3 March 2024, the Swiss electorate decided in a sensational referendum in favour of an increase in the state old-age pension.
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Call for Abstracts: Conference on Counterclaims in International Law 11 April 2024We are pleased to invite abstracts for a conference on ‘Counterclaims in International Law’ to be held at Leiden University on 27 June 2024, in collab...
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KNAW grant awarded for ‘People-centered constitutional law’ research project 09 April 2024Recently, Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security...
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Marhold and Voermans discuss legal aspects of a European war economy 09 April 2024On 4 April 2024, a meeting of the standing committee of the Dutch House of Representatives was held. At this meeting, Anna Marhold, Assistant Professo...
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Daniel Peat to represent the ISDS Academic Forum at Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform Discussions 03 April 2024Daniel Peat will represent the ISDS Academic Forum, a group of over 150 academics whose research focusses on investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS),...
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Flying taxis: the new kid hovering over the block 28 March 2024The latest innovation in the field of urban mobility could soon be buzzing over our heads. For some, it’s a science fiction dream come true. For other...
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Postgraduate course in Labour Law to begin in September 28 March 2024The new postgraduate course in Labour Law is set to be launched this September! For many years, it was a fantastic course for anyone wanting to enhanc...
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Leiden Team Wins Second Place at the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court 27 March 2024Four master's students from Leiden University participated in this year’s edition of the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court, hosted by...
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Olga Ceran speaks at SCEUS Young Scholars Workshop on EU Studies 20 March 2024Olga Ceran was one of the speakers at the SCEUS Young Scholars Workshop on EU studies on 14 and 15 March 2024 in Salzburg (Austria).