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All sixteen applicants for the Leiden Law School Starter Grants awarded research funding 30 March 2023
Stefaan Van den Bogaert, Vice Dean of Leiden Law School was delighted to announce on 29 March 2023 that the faculty has awarded research funding to al...
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Vasiliki Kosta moderates a book launch at the University of Oxford 30 March 2023
Vasiliki Kosta moderated the launch of the book ‘Judicial authority in EU Internal Market Law: Implications for the balance of competences and powers’...
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Vincent Delhomme discusses upcoming EU food labelling reforms 30 March 2023
Front-of-pack nutrition labelling, origin labelling, regulation of voluntary green claims made by food business operators: the EU is currently looking...
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Algorithms and the Rule of Law in the Justice System: Melanie Fink on the Future of Justice in Estonia and Beyond 28 March 2023
On 24 March 2023, the University of Tartu, Estonia hosted a Workshop on ‘'Algorithms, Rule of Law, and the Future of Justice: Implications in the Esto...
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Researchers Tax Law in Trouw on potential tax avoidance Cargill 28 March 2023
Dutch newspaper Trouw investigated the tax position of multinational Cargill. Their conclusion? Cargill appears not to pay taxes over their profits. T...
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One history, different memories. Does this always lead to conflict? 28 March 2023
Different groups can have different memories of the same historical event. This can lead to conflict but does not have to. How is this, and how can co...
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Leiden wins two prizes in Day of Crisis Competition 2023 27 March 2023
Leiden University's team participated in the 2023 edition of the Day of Crisis Competition and emerged as Second Runners Up to the Best Team Award and...
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eLaw presented the Horizon Europe BIAS project during the 'Algorithms for Her?' conference 24 March 2023
Carlotta Rigotti and Dr Eduard Fosch-Villaronga from Leiden University presented the Horizon Europe BIAS project and its preliminary findings on fairn...
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Meet Rosa: pleading (successfully!) in an LGBTQIA+ case 24 March 2023
Meet Rosa: pleading (successfully!) in an LGBTQIA+ case before the CJEU as an early-career lawyer
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Conference on the gap between government and citizens 21 March 2023
It’s often said that citizens have lost trust in their governments. But who exactly are these ‘citizens’? And which aspects of people’s contact with ...
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Leiden students reach finals of International and European Tax Moot Court Competition 21 March 2023
A team of three Leiden tax law students have reached the finals of the most prestigious worldwide moot court competition in the field of international...
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Asscher and Smulders present their research at the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights 16 March 2023
On 3 and 4 March, the 2nd Doctoral Seminar on International Criminal Law, International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law was held a...
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Leiden wins best role-play award in the Frits Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Competition 2023 15 March 2023
Every year, the Netherlands Red Cross and Belgian Red Cross-Flanders organise the Frits Kalshoven IHL Competition. This competition aims to provide st...
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‘If you know how the system works, you can stand up for your rights’ 15 March 2023
Legal protection. What do those involved in youth care and child protection understand by this concept? And what needs to change to improve legal prot...
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Media attention for research into Dutch financial health 13 March 2023
Research conducted by Deloitte, with advice from Leiden University and Nibud (National Institute for Family Finance Information), shows that six out o...