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Colonial Bureaucrats, the Metropole and the making of the 1875 East Indies’ Land Alienation Prohibition20 December 2021On Thursday 9 December, Dr Upik Djalins presented an online lecture, entitled 'The Colonial Bureaucratic Network versus the Metropole: The Origin Stor...
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Hall of fame 2021: Our students and staff in the spotlight14 December 20212021 saw many prizes awarded to staff and students of Leiden Law School. Grants for new research projects were also awarded and our staff were invited...
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Katie Pentney wins Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2021 with master’s thesis13 December 2021The Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award is presented every two years on 10 December (Human Rights Day) in recognition of outstanding academic works i...
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Theory in Practice: researching race in the Dutch legal archive01 December 2021On Thursday 23 November, Professor Betty de Hart delivered the lecture ‘Exploring the Legal Archive on Race: Methodological Challenges’ as part of the...
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Students Ruşen and Rana fight for diversity in higher education29 November 2021Two Leiden students stand a chance of winning the ECHO Award for Higher Education. Deniz Rana Kuseyri (Rana for short) and Ruşen Koç are two of the si...
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Olaf van Vliet appointed Professor of Economics25 November 2021The Executive Board has appointed Olaf van Vliet as Professor of Economics at Leiden University, specialising in social security and labour market pol...
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The Municipality of Leiden and Leiden University collaborate in training students at the Legal Advice Centre on tenancy law22 November 2021On Monday 22 November 2021, the Municipality of Leiden, Leiden Law School and the Legal Advice Centre in Leiden signed a collaboration agreement. The ...
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Law graduate Jiska Ogier speaks from experience: ‘The Netherlands should be much more accessible for people with disabilities’18 November 2021Jiska Ogier studied notarial law, which wasn’t always easy because she went to lectures in a wheelchair. As a student she pushed to make society acces...
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Wimar Bolhuis chief economist at research-based consultancy firm Ecorys11 November 2021As chief economist, Bolhuis will conduct research on topical economic issues. Besides this position, he will remain active as a lecturer at the Depart...
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Irma Mosquera appointed as Professor of Tax Governance02 November 2021In her teaching and research, Mosquera primarily seeks the connection between tax law and other disciplines. Her appointment is effective as of 1 Nove...
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Bart Schermer appointed as Professor of Privacy and Cybercrime02 November 2021As of 1 November 2021, Bart Willem Schermer has been appointed as Professor of Privacy and Cybercrime at eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies.
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Soulmates in Empire? Van Vollenhoven and the Colonial Contradictions of Grotius20 October 2021On Thursday 14 October, Dr Martine van Ittersum gave the first lecture of the Van Vollenhoven Institute’s year-long workshop 'Reconsidering the Socio-...
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Radboud University and Leiden University research ethnic profiling19 October 2021A research team from Radboud University and Leiden University, led by senior researchers Prof. Masja van Meeteren (RU/UL), Dr Paul Mutsaers (RU) and P...
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De Verbranders, a podcast on Europe's borders and resistance to them, is online12 October 2021De Verbranders, a Dutch podcast produced by PhD candidates Neske Baerwaldt (Leiden Law School/VVI) and Wiebe Ruijtenberg (FSW/CAOS), is online. You ca...
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Lecture series 'Reconsidering the Socio-Legal Gaze'30 September 2021
The Van Vollenhoven Institute is organising a year-long public lecture series entitled 'Reconsidering the Socio-Legal Gaze'. The lecture series aims t...