In the media
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Painful restraint measures in youth care violate human rightsIn the media 14 July 2025Staff in Dutch youth care institutions use pain to control children. The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture says this violates the Europ...
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Big tech plays an active role in Trump’s deportation policyIn de media 14 July 2025Boundaries in the collaboration between private and public interests are more blurred in the US than Europe, says Reijer Passchier, Professor of Digit...
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Simone Dobbelaar in BBC on developing friendships in children14 July 2025Friendships play a crucial role in our lives. For children, these relationships really start to blossom during middle school, when they begin to under...
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Benoit Pols on European Lawblog: ‘The EU is reluctant to link trade to migration enforcement’10 July 2025Why doesn’t the EU use market power to enforce migration readmission? Student Benoit Pols explains on the European Lawblog why trade sanctions remain ...
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Sarah Wolff on BBC: ‘Denmark is reshaping migration policy in Europe’10 July 2025Denmark’s left-leaning government is taking a hardline stance on migration. Professor Sarah Wolff comments on BBC how politicisation is pushing libera...
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Is Geert Wilders guilty of incitement?In the media 10 July 2025Geert Wilders is fiercely opposing asylum seekers' centres during his election campaign. Marloes van Noorloos, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal ...
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European Court holds Russia responsible for MH17 disasterIn the media 10 July 2025The ECtHR has ruled unanimously that Russia is responsible for downing flight MH17. Eric De Brabandere, Professor of International Dispute Settlement ...
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125,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘fat factory’ discovered in Germany10 July 2025The Neumark-Nord 2 site in central Germany, dates back to 125,000 years ago. During an interglacial period with temperatures similar to those today, N...
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Loophole in legislation on standards for remuneration09 July 2025A loophole in legislation on maximum pay for senior executives in public and semi-public sectors in the Netherlands has been uncovered by RTL News. Ba...
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Dutch city wants to ban fatbikesIn the media 09 July 2025To guarantee road safety and combat nuisance, Enschede wants to be the first city in the Netherlands to ban fatbikes. On RTL news site, Geerten Boogaa...
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Will helping illegal immigrants soon be a crime?In the media 08 July 2025The Dutch PVV party has proposed a legislative amendment that would make helping illegal immigrants a criminal offence. Joanne van der Leun, Professor...
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Colleagues on The Conversation03 July 2025Over the past year, twelve articles by Leiden humanities scholars have been published on The Conversation, an English-language platform that translate...
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Is the future of the UN under threat?in de media 02 July 2025Does the United Nations still have enough clout in a changing world order and what direction should it take in the future? Niels Blokker, professor em...
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Santino Regilme in Public Seminar: 'Naked Oligarchy: How Billionaires Captured Power and Hollowed Out Democracy'01 July 2025In a recent article for the magazine Public Seminar, Santino Regilme argues that democracy across continents is being quietly usurped by a transnation...
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Largest youth protection agency in the Netherlands is failingIn the media 25 June 2025Inspectors say the William Schrikker Foundation, a leading Dutch youth protection agency, is failing in its duties. Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Chi...