The Public Prosecutor’s Office Oost-Nederland, the Police in Oost-Nederland and the municipality of Steenwijkerland failed in their handling of a case involving discrimination in Giethoorn. This is the opinion of experts, including Professor Peter Rodrigues, in Dutch investigative journalism programme…

Stijn Voskamp joined the Institute pf Private Law as an Assistant Professor on 1 August 2018.

Sophie Vériter is a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), Leiden University. Her research focuses on European foreign policy-making with a specific interest in hybrid threats, strategic communication, and the EU’s eastern neighbourhood.

Federica Casano is a PhD candidate in European and International Tax Law at the Tax Law Department of Leiden Law School.

Michels joined the Institute of Private Law, Department of Notarial Law as an Associate Professor on 1 December 2024.

Melvin is since December 2020 affiliated with the Leiden Law School as external PhD candidate.

Rick Weijers has been part of the Institute of Private Law (Department of Notarial Law) since 1 September 2021, first as PhD-Fellow and since November 2025 as an Assistant Professor.

Maarja Beerkens' research focuses on governance issues, regulation, and empirical policy analysis and evaluation. Her field of interest lies in higher education and science policy in which she has published academically as well as conducted policy advising in different parts of the world (Armenia, Botswana,…