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Implementation of the EU Preventive Restructuring Directive Part I 29 February 2024
In 2019, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the Preventive Restructuring Directive (2019/1023), providing for minimum harmonisation of, a...
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Eduard Fosch-Villaronga on JUST-AI Jean Monnet Podcast 29 February 2024
The Justice and AI Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence is striving to become a European hub of excellence on fairness in AI. Eduard Fosch-Villaronga was ...
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Consensual sex: easier said than done 28 February 2024
Sex without mutual consent is a criminal offence. The proposed new Dutch sexual offences law aims to better protect victims of sexually transgressive ...
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Gerrard Boot moves to Central Appeals Tribunal 26 February 2024
As of 1 October 2024, Professor Gerrard Boot, Senior Justice at the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, will transfer to the Central Appeals Tribunal. He has a...
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Research grant to achieve more clarity on business valuations in the courtroom 22 February 2024
Marc Broekema from the Department of Business Studies has received a grant from the Netherlands Institute of Registered Valuators (NiRV) to conduct re...
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Worsening problems with rules on tax authorities’ information decisions 21 February 2024
Inspectors at the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration can require people to provide more information relating to their tax returns. Esther Huiskers-S...
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Schuurmans appointed Chair of Legal Aid Board’s Advisory Council 15 February 2024
Ymre Schuurmans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, has been appointed Chair of the Dutch Legal Aid Board’s Advisory Council followin...
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Myanmar military junta representative attends ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat 15 February 2024
On 29 January, the military administration in Myanmar sent a representative to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, marking the first time that a rep...
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Wars in Ukraine and Gaza could soon affect our approach to the North Pole 15 February 2024
The Houthis are attacking ships in the Red Sea. Rerouting via South Africa is expensive, whereas the Arctic route only takes a week. Once a no-go zone...
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Tirza Cramwinckel wins Stevens Award 15 February 2024
'Her publications demonstrate a strong combination of science and practice’, according to the jury. Cramwinckel received the Stevens Award on 9 Februa...
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Leiden labour law students visit Czech Labour Inspectorate in Prague 13 February 2024
During the recent study trip that Sine Labore Nihil (the labour law study association) took to Prague, Leiden’s labour law students visited the Czech ...
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Annemarie Drahmann and Joris Larik receive Senior Teaching Qualification 13 February 2024
On 22 January, 15 inspirational lecturers – including Annemarie Drahmann and Joris Larik from the Institute of Public Law – received the Senior Teachi...
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In conversation with Ben Smulders: from Leiden Law School student to top civil servant at European Commission 09 February 2024
Alumnus Ben Smulders has worked for the European Commission for the past 33 years. ‘The discipline and depth that I experienced during my student days...
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Honours College Law expansion: inclusive, personal, collaborative 09 February 2024
The Honours College Law (HC Law) is soon going to look very different. What does the HC Law currently do, and what’s going to change? Why should you a...
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Meet the professor: ‘Can my sister be prosecuted for stealing my eraser?’ 08 February 2024
On the university’s birthday, professors traditionally teach a class of 10 and 11-year-olds during Meet the Professor, and this year was no different....