Leiden Law School

Research

Research at Leiden Law School means research at the highest level. Leiden Law School has eight broad research programmes and one specific ‘profile area’: Interaction between legal systems - which aims to understand the complex interaction between the various levels of jurisdiction and to solve the resulting problems and questions.

Research at Leiden Law School is concentrated in eight research programmes, in which researchers from different (legal) disciplines work together. This focus came about through the notion that important research questions are mostly found at the interaction between the various disciplines.

• The Legitimacy and Effectiveness of Law & Governance in a World of multilevel jurisdictions 
• The Progression of EU Law: Accommodating change and upholding values 
• Effective Protection of Fundamental Rights in a Pluralist World 
• Exploring the Frontiers in International Law 
• Criminal Justice: Legitimacy, Accountability, and Effectivity 
• Coherent Private Law 
• Reform of Social Legislation 
• Limits of Tax Jurisdiction

Research Dossiers

Combining various disciplines, Leiden University researchers work together to formulate innovative solutions for societal problems. Researchers from Leiden Law School are active in the field of law, politics and administration. Leiden Law School is responsible for the following four research dossiers:

• International Tax Law
• Public International Law
• Europe
• A fitting punishment

International co-operation

League of European Research-intensive Universities (LERU)

Journals

The Law School publishes a number of highly regarded law journals, including The Common Market Law Review, published by the Europa Institute, the oldest established legal institution of its kind, and The Leiden Journal of International Law, which has gained an eminent global reputation in the area of public international law.