In the media
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Classical sovereignty is threatened by Big Tech13 May 2025Reijer Passchier, Professor of Digitalisation and the Democratic Rule of Law at the Open University and Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law in L...
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The Netherlands must speed up asylum procedures12 May 2025The CJEU says the time to process asylum applications in the Netherlands is too slow. Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen comments in ‘Trouw’ that staff...
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Tech companies breach copyright when training AI toolsIn the media 08 May 2025For some years, large tech companies have breached copyright law by using creative expressions from artists to train AI tools. Dirk Visser, Professor ...
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European Court rejects Malta’s ‘golden passport’ scheme30 April 2025The European Court of Justice has ruled that Malta must cease selling ‘golden passports’. Armin Cuyvers, Professor of European Law, says in ‘NRC’ news...
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Is Israel undermining international law with UNRWA ban?29 April 2025The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has commenced hearings on Israel’s ban on UN organisation UNRWA. Larissa van den Herik, Professor of Public I...
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Children often not reunited with parents after out-of-home placementIn the media 24 April 2025A minority of children placed in care return home. Following publication of research by Leiden University, Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Child Law, c...
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Police ordered to destroy personal data of citizensIn the media 24 April 2025The Dutch police must stop storing personal data indefinitely. This was decided by the Council of State following several publications by investigativ...
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Salvador Santino Regilme in East Asia Forum: 'The Philippines confronts Duterte’s authoritarian legacy at The Hague'22 April 2025In a newly published article in East Asia Forum (Australian National University), Salvador Santino Regilme, reflects on the global significance of for...
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Wim Voermans on departure of Pieter Omtzigt and the spring budget22 April 2025Political talk show Café Kockelmann focused on two major issues on 18 April: the departure of Pieter Omtzigt after 21 years in Dutch politics and the ...
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Eline Dekeyster in Podcast Metabolic Mind: Can ketogenic therapy help with autism and mental health?21 April 2025Could ketogenic therapy change the future of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) treatment? Bret Scher sits down with Eline Dekeyster to explore how nutrit...
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Tesla’s vast profits add little to Dutch TreasuryIn the media 16 April 2025A seemingly huge car factory in Amsterdam turns out to be a financial hub in Tesla’s global empire. Jan van de Streek, Professor of Tax Law, investiga...
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before'15 April 2025Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’...
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Daniel Schade in various media: 'Schengen is like the EU, it isn’t perfect and never can be.'15 April 2025Assistant professor Daniel Schade of Leiden University was a guest on various German-language media outlets, discussing the state of the Schengen Agre...
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Henk Schulte Nordholt on BBC News Indonesia: 'Nyepi is about giving nature a moment to rest'15 April 2025Emeritus professor Henk Schulte Nordholt of Leiden University discusses in BBC News Indonesia the unique traditions of Desa Tenganan Pegringsingan dur...
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Rogier Creemers in The Economist: 'Corruption is as much an issue as incompetence'15 April 2025Assistant professor Rogier Creemers of Leiden University discusses in The Economist the vulnerabilities in China’s handling of personal data.