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Guilt and sentencing in the Netherlands: the impact of mental health reports 07 November 2023
In one in four criminal cases in the Netherlands, the court receives a report on the state of the defendant’s mental health. How is that information u...
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Leiden law alumna appointed as Aotearoa New Zealand Chief Children’s Commissioner 07 November 2023
Dr Claire Achmad has taken up the role of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chief Children’s Commissioner from 1 November 2023, for a term of five years.
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa 06 November 2023
Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African cont...
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Jonathan Hak on the paramount importance of the truth – and why we shouldn’t always take images at face value 03 November 2023
Hak, lawyer, international imagery law lecturer, and adjunct associate professor, talks about his PhD research on the use of images in international c...
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COI PhD Day 2023 03 November 2023
On 13 October 2023, the third PhD day organised within the context of the research theme Institutions for Conflict Resolution (COI) took place in Leid...
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Jean Monnet Chair for Moritz Jesse: Migration, Integration, and Non-discrimination in Europe 02 November 2023
Dr Moritz Jesse, European Institute at Leiden Law School, has been awarded a Jean Monnet Professorship. From November 2023, Moritz will teach bachelo...
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Dr Graça Machel in Leiden: human rights, the crucial role of academia and the importance of intergenerational dialogue 01 November 2023
Almost three years after receiving her honorary doctorate, Dr Graça Machel returned to Leiden University. Over the course of two days she spoke with s...
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Hadassah Drukarch receives prestigious 2023 Brinkhof Internet Thesis Award 31 October 2023
We are proud to share that Hadassah Drukarch, a graduate of our Advanced LL.M. in Law and Digital Technologies (class of 2022-2023), has been honored ...
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Freya Baetens delivers inaugural lecture: “The EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI): lawful international countermeasures or violation of the WTO regime?” 31 October 2023
Following her appointment to the Chair in EU External Economic Law earlier this year, Prof. dr. Freya Baetens addressed the academic community of Leid...
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Vincent Delhomme speaks at ICON-S BENELUX Chapter Inaugural Conference in Maastricht 30 October 2023
On 26 October 2023, Vincent Delhomme spoke at the inaugural conference of the newly founded ICON-S Benelux Chapter, hosted by Maastricht University. T...
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Partnership agreement with Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada ratified during visit 30 October 2023
From student exchanges and a joint laboratory to heritage research and a knowledge consortium, the Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is in vari...
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How accessible is information from Dutch public authorities to journalists? 30 October 2023
Journalists in the Netherlands are unhappy about the handling of their requests under the Dutch Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo). They say...
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Olga Ceran speaks at the ICON-S BENELUX Chapter Inaugural Conference in Maastricht 27 October 2023
On 26 October 2023, Olga Ceran spoke at the inaugural conference of the newly founded ICON-S Benelux Chapter, hosted by Maastricht University, Faculty...
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Simona Demkova on the transnational challenges of EU large-scale databases 27 October 2023
On 23-24 October, 2023, Simona Demkova spoke at the meeting of Transnational Administrative Law Network on the transnational challenges of the EU larg...
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New publication ERC StG Safe & Sound: Safety and Exoskeletons 26 October 2023
We are pleased to announce a groundbreaking research study delving into crucial aspects of safety and responsibility in the domain of personal care ro...