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Launch of Spanish version of the Leiden Children’s Rights Observatory website 23 November 2021
The Leiden Children’s Rights Observatory is pleased to launch the Spanish version of the website. This new feature of the website is a result of the p...
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Invitation: award ceremony Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Award 2021 23 November 2021
The Department of Child Law of Leiden University and Defence for Children invite you to the ninth Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award ceremony, w...
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The Municipality of Leiden and Leiden University collaborate in training students at the Legal Advice Centre on tenancy law 22 November 2021
On 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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Rembrandt made a mess of his legal and financial life 16 November 2021
‘Rembrandt was a stubborn, socially inept shopaholic.’ In his lifetime the Dutch master became embroiled in over 20 legal disputes. Emeritus Professor...
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Department of Child Law welcomes back alumna Lucy Opoka 09 November 2021
In the summer of 2021, Lucy Opoka was awarded one of the coveted Meijers PhD positions. In October, she arrived back in Leiden, where she obtained her...
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Online Webinar Series: Children’s Access to Justice in Practice 12 October 2021
From Wednesday 20 October 2021 to Thursday 21 April 2022, Leiden Children’s Rights Observatory and the Centre for Constitutional Studies of the Suprem...
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The rise of the 'prosumer’ 07 October 2021
Now that selling via digital platforms is flourishing, we need to take a closer look at the rights and obligations of all the parties involved. This i...
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Maaike Lycklama keynote speaker at behavioral risk conference 27 September 2021
On Thursday 2 September, Maaike Lycklama à Nijeholt acted as keynote speaker at the behavioral risk conference in Utrecht. She did this together with ...
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Combatting violence against children: what are the lessons learnt? 16 September 2021
In the context of the 2021 Day of General Discussion of the UN Committee on Rights of the Child, this time dedicated to alternative care, Defence for ...
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Two Leiden alumni make partner at Grant Thornton – at the same time 16 September 2021
On 1 July 2021, Leiden Law alumni Linda van de Reep and Géraldine Grünberg-Otto were both named partners at auditing and consultancy firm Grant Thornt...
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Cathalijne van der Plas appointed to chair in Private International Law 16 September 2021
Cathalijne van der Plas will become Professor of Private International Law (0.4 fte) at Leiden University as of 1 October 2021. She succeeds Prof. Sie...
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Business Liability Research Network (BLRN) online jaarverslag 2019, 2020 10 September 2021
We are pleased to present the Business Liability Research Network (BLRN) online annual report 2019, 2020. In this double annual report, the BLRN repor...
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Back to university: ‘A bit apprehensive but mostly pleased’ 09 September 2021
After almost 18 months of following lectures alone in their rooms, many students are going back to face-to-face classes for the first time. And the sa...
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Master’s thesis about Children’s Rights? Win the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 2021 08 September 2021
The Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award is an annual award for the best thesis in the field of Children’s Rights granted by Defence for Children ...
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Graduation ceremony students LL.M. Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights 30 August 2021
On Monday 23 August 2021 the graduation ceremony took place in the Leiden University Academy Building’s Groot Auditorium. Graduates and staff abroad p...