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Leiden Law Cast: reverend Ruben Van Zwieten26 May 2022Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on fact sheet about placement in care10 May 2022It is not possible for juvenile courts to properly assess whether it is necessary to place a child in care. This is evident from a fact sheet that has...
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Leiden Law Cast #6: Geerten Boogard on (local)elections & political upheaval23 March 2022Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Maartje van der Woude included in Leiden Top5008 March 2022Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, has been included in the Leiden Top50 of 2022. The list includes women who stand out because they...
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Miranda Boone on problems with virtual court hearings during coronavirus crisis21 February 2022The coronavirus crisis had a major impact on the judicial system in the Netherlands: courts closed at the start of the pandemic and instead held virtu...
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Citizens felt less heard in virtual court hearings during coronavirus crisis18 February 2022
Quite a lot went wrong during the virtual hearings that courts held during the coronavirus crisis. Researchers from three universities, including Leid...
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Conference abstract submission deadline extended - Courts as an Arena for Societal Change01 February 2022
On July 8 - 9, 2022, Leiden University will be hosting a two-day, international conference on the theme of Courts as an Arena for Societal Change. The...
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Lorentz Center kicks off lustrum with TEDx talk27 January 2022The Lorentz Center is 25 years old. A good reason for them to contribute to a series of TEDx lectures for Leiden City of Science. Arjen Doelman, direc...
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Century-old electrochemistry law gets update19 January 2022The Gouy-Chapman theory describes what happens near an electrode when it is in contact with a salt solution, but this description does not match real...
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Images of the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949 - Online Exhibition18 January 2022Starting January 18, the online exhibition Images of the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949 can be viewed via the UBL website. The exhibition i...
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The launch of a new era: Leiden and the James Webb telescope (part II)23 December 2021After 25 years, December will finally see the launch of the long-awaited James Webb space telescope. Leiden astronomers are watching with great excite...
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Andrew Littlejohn in podcast Talking Humanitarianism20 December 2021In the episode 'Intersecting vulnerabilities of humanitarian disasters' of the 'Talking Humanitarianism' podcast, Andrew Littlejohn talks with host Ek...
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Leiden Law Cast #1: Child benefits scandal & compassion with Professor A.G. Castermans17 December 2021Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Neanderthals changed ecosystems 125,000 years ago15 December 2021Hunter-gatherers caused ecosystems to change 125,000 years ago. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study by archaeologists from Leiden Uni...
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Aart Hendriks: Compulsory vaccination is in the interest of public health06 December 2021Yesterday, the House of Representatives in the Netherlands rejected a motion that would completely rule out an obligation to get vaccinated. Compulsor...