Apollonia Bolscher joined the Institute for Private Law on 15 Augustus 2018.

More information about Apollonia Bolscher

Apollonia Bolscher (1989) studied law at Utrecht University and Rhodes University (South Africa). She completed the master’s programme in Child Law at Leiden University with her thesis on child euthanasia from a children’s rights perspective.

During her studies, Apollonia worked as a volunteer at the Family Law section of Free Law Aid Clinic in Utrecht and did an internship at UNHCR The Netherlands. She also helped organise the international conference on the theme of '25 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child' at Leiden University.

Apollonia started working since August 2015 as a junior lecturer and researcher at the Child Law Department of Leiden University.

Position

Junior Lecturer and Researcher

Studies

• LL.B. degree in Dutch Law at Utrecht University (2013)
• LL.M. degree in Children’s Rights at Leiden Law School (2015)

Expertise

Child law and children’s rights

Associated courses within the institution

Bachelor's programmes:              

• Bachelor's theses
• Legal aspects of child abuse
• Family and inheritance law 

Master's programmes:  

• Master's theses in the area of juvenile law

Languages

Dutch and English

Publications