Mojdeh Kobari is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

David Sander is a PhD candidate at the Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure.

Marcel de Groodt joined the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology as a PhD fellow on 1 September 2022.

Marije Ploum has been engaged by the Institute of Private Law as a PhD-fellow since 22 August 2022.

Danny Jol has been employed as a lecturer in criminal law and criminal procedure and as a PhD candidate by the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology of Leiden University since 2024.

Ellen Gijselaar is an Assistant Professor in criminal law and criminal procedure at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

Hanne Klapwijk is working as a PhD candidate at the Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology at Leiden University.

Julie Reynders has worked as a PhD candidate at the Institute of Private Law since 1 September 2021.

Alain Ancery joined Institute of Private Law as a Guest Staff Member on 1 February 2020.

Hetty de Rooij joined the Institute of Private Law on 1 September 2020. She works a lecturer and Academic Coordinator for the Advanced LL.M. in International Civil & Commercial Law.

Professor Henricus Joseph (Henk) Snijders is an emeritus professor of Civil Law and Civil Procedure at Leiden University. He was a full professor of Civil Law at this university from 1992 up to 2016, from 2007 both of Civil Law and of Civil Procedure.

Monique de Deugd-Dijkman joined the Institute of Private Law on 1 May 1998.

Mojan Samadi is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

Jan Crijns (1978) is Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology of Leiden University. From 15 February 2024, he holds the position of Vice Dean of Leiden Law School.

This academic year will see many changes to how examinations are organised. The Department of Education is working hard to introduce these changes as smoothly as possible. Check out the LTC Hub for all updates and what these mean for exam procedures. To explain these changes in more…

Since April 2022, Floor has been affiliated with the Institute of Private Law as a Ph.D. candidate.

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Collaboration with the fossil fuel industry is the subject of debate. Leiden University is therefore introducing a new Procedure for Collaboration with the Fossil Fuel Industry on 1 March. This standard procedure will be used to evaluate new research collaborations with the fossil fuel industry.…

Bart Krans has held the chair in Private law and Civil procedure law since August 2016.

Patrick van der Meij (1978) is professor by special appointment of Criminal Law Practice and a partner and criminal defence lawyer at law firm Cleerdin & Hamer Advocaten in Amsterdam. He studied Dutch law from 1996 to 2001 at Leiden University specialising in criminal and criminal procedural law.

Dr van Beukering-Rosmuller joined the Institute of Private Law as an Assistant Professor on 1 September 2010.

Plagiarism is a violation of someone else's intellectual property. Leiden University stands for integrity and reliability in the way our researchers conduct research, and we consider plagiarism to be a serious offence.

The annual application round for LUF project grants will now be in two stages. Researchers begin with a short pre-application and if their proposal is selected, they will be invited to submit a full application. Pre-applications for 2026 can be submitted from 1 September to 15 October. The definitive…

The Faculty of Science (FWN) will continue to use its own temporary knowledge security procedure for a longer period. The insights and experience gained will contribute to the further development of the university-wide procedure. Initially, the plan was for the faculty to transition to the university…

The Dutch asylum application centre in Ter Apel is overburdened, an issue that is currently a prominent feature in the Dutch media. In podcast De Verbranders, PhD students Neske Baerwaldt and Wiebe Ruijtenberg engage in dialogue, and use different angles to examine themes related to migration, borders…

In early 2026, the Ethics Committee aims to launch a new registration procedure that will allow researchers with a low ethical risk to be assessed more quickly. To assess this risk, the committee will be testing a list of nine screening questions in the coming months. Feedback is welcome.

In a column on Mr. Online, Dirk Visser, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, looks at what You Tube is doing or should be doing to counter copyright infringements on the platform in a credible and effective manner.

Anneke Monsma started as an external PhD candidate at the Leiden Institute of Tax Law and Economics, Department of Tax Law, in August 2024. Her supervisors are Professor Allard Lubbers and Dr Esther Huiskers-Stoop. She conducts research into alternative ways of settlement procedures by the municipal…

Bryan Verheul has been a PhD Fellow at the Institute of Private Law since 1 July 2024.

Marloes van Noorloos is a Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

Marc van der Ham (1984) is an external PhD candidate at eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University.

Professor Castermans has been a Professor of Private Law at the Institute for Private Law since 1 September 2007.

Marloes van Noorloos is appointed Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at Leiden University from 1 February 2025.

A team of auditors from the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie (NVAO) will visit us next January. Their focus will be on our quality assurance system and how our quality assurance cycles cover our educational ambition and strategy. A positive audit outcome will ensure our compliance…

If you are unable to come to work due to sickness, check out how to report sick and how the University guides its employees on sick leave. Make sure to take a look at the brochures: Sickness leave: what you need to know and do (for staff) Sickness leave: take action! (for supervisors and management…

A professor from Leiden University, together with a former employee (who is also the professor’s partner), has been guilty of long-term unacceptable and often transgressive behaviour in the form of abuse of power and manipulation. This behaviour led to a culture of fear among staff who were largely…

What does it feel like to become a citizen in a new country? For her PhD research, Hannah Bliersbach immersed herself in the world of immigration. She interviewed dozens of new citizens in Germany and Canada and found that citizenship is, above all, a transactional process.

Bart Krans, Professor of Private Law and Civil Procedure, spoke about ‘procedural agreements and ex officio application of EU law’ at an international seminar that was held at the University of Bergen in June. The results of the seminar will be published in 2023.