In the media
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Participatory governance: new publication by Malgieri & Kaminski in the Yale Journal of Law & Technology04 September 2025Associate Professor Gianclaudio Malgieri (eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies) and Professor Margot E. Kaminski (University of Colorado Law...
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What does the popularity of AI mean for the legal field?In the media 01 September 2025In recent years, artificial intelligence has deeply permeated our society and the legal field is no exception. Bart Custers, Professor of Law and Data...
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Still no global plastics treaty: ‘The waste is piling up’In the media 20 August 2025At the recent UN summit in Geneva, representatives from more than 180 countries failed to reach a global plastics agreement. Esther Kentin, a lecturer...
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How long before a global plastics treaty is agreed?In the media 12 August 2025Plastic pollution is a major global problem. In Geneva, world leaders are discussing a possible plastics treaty. Lecturer Esther Kentin talked to Dutc...
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Does collecting sports images and data breach privacy laws?In de media 17 June 2025Tech company Eyeball collects images and data on young amateur football players on a large scale. But is this allowed? Bart Custers, Professor of Law ...
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Dutch doctors threaten legal action against Snapchat after sale of illegal vapesIn de media 12 June 2025Dutch doctors hold social media platform Snapchat responsible for the illegal sale of vapes, and are threatening legal action. Bart Schermer, Professo...
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Is a stricter asylum policy legally feasible?In de media 28 May 2025Geert Wilders wants a stricter asylum policy, but is this realistic? Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Mark Klaassen, assistant...
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Was the Netherlands a key player in the massive Sky ECC hack’?In the media 26 May 2025A new document casts doubt on the Dutch Public Prosecution Service’s role in the large-scale Sky ECC encryption bust, previously attributed to France....
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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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New policy needed to tackle cybercriminalsIn the media 21 March 2025The total anonymity of online servers makes it very difficult to track down cybercriminals. Femke Halsema is calling for changes. University lecturer ...
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New article: 'Assessing the (severity of) impacts on fundamental rights'11 March 2025
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, has published a new article together with Cristiana Santos, Assistant Professor at Utrecht Universi...
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Danny Mekić and X back in courtIn the media 04 March 2025Two years ago, PhD candidate Danny Mekić took social media platform X to court because his account had become untraceable without explanation. The cou...
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Conquering the bastion of freedom took small steps11 February 2025Leiden University has not always been known for being a bastion of freedom, claims Egbert Koops in his Dies Natalis lecture. Regional newspaper ‘Leids...
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Should states use Social Media to warn civilians in armed conflict?06 February 2025In a new essay for Ethics & International Affairs, Dr Henning Lahmann, Assistant Professor of International Law & Technology at eLaw, addresses the qu...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri on AI, Privacy and DeepSeek05 February 2025
In a recent interview with Maya Plentz for The Unbrief, Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law & Technology at eLaw, Leiden University, e...