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Leiden University team European runner-up in Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court competition 07 May 2024
The Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court competition was held in Vienna between 8 and 12 April 2024. This event was organised by the European Centre for...
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Gatekeepers of the internet: Why there’s no such thing as ‘free’ internet 07 May 2024
Whether you’re apping someone or scrolling through Instagram… all your online behaviour is being monitored. In fact, others decide what you actually s...
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Leiden conference seeks out emerging trends in global governance 07 May 2024
Global challenges require global governance answers. That’s why on 5 - 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Gov...
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Knowledge event on the gender pension gap 01 May 2024
On Friday 19 April, Netspar (Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement) and Network Vrouwen FNV held a knowledge event at Madurodam in The...
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The dark side of protecting cultural heritage 30 April 2024
World Heritage status comes at a cost to the local population’s human rights. PhD Candidate Sophie Starrenburg explains the drawbacks of fancy poetic ...
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Niels Blokker and Brian McGarry organise INTERPOL centenary conference 30 April 2024
Professor Niels Blokker, Schermers Chair and Professor of International Institutional Law, and Dr Brian McGarry, Assistant Professor of Public Interna...
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A successful Law, AI & Digitalisation meetup 30 April 2024
On 19 March, Leiden Law School hosted the first Law, AI & Digitalisation Meetup, a collaborative initiative organised by the departments of Public Law...
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Panel discussion - 'The 2024 European Parliament election: what’s at stake?' 29 April 2024
On Wednesday 24 April 2024, the European Integration cluster at the Institute of Political Science and the Centre for the Study of Political Parties a...
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Leiden University represents the Netherlands in 2024 Jessup International Rounds 29 April 2024
On 16 February, Leiden University participated in the Dutch National Rounds of the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the...
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Student tower opened with café, common room and spectacular views 26 April 2024
The 289 students who recently moved into the tower on Kolffpad at the Leiden Bio Science Park are sitting pretty. They have the keys to a self-contain...
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15th Leiden-Sarin International Air Law Moot Court Competition (18-20 April 2024) 25 April 2024
Leiden’s International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) was delighted to co-organise the 15th edition of the Leiden-Sarin International Air Law ...
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Carlotta Rigotti and Gianclaudio Malgieri on sexual violence and harassment in the metaverse 25 April 2024
On 24 April 2024, Carlotta Rigotti and Gianclaudio presented their new report on sexual violence and harassment in the metaverse during a webinar co-o...
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New report on age assurance by Simone van der Hof and Mohammed Raiz Shaffique 25 April 2024
Simone van der Hof, Professor of Law and Digital Technologies at eLaw, and Mohammed Raiz Shaffique, Researcher and PhD candidate at eLaw, have publish...
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PhD defence Wessel Geursen, Christa Tobler member of the reading and examining committees 25 April 2024
On 19 April 2024, Wessel Geursen, former associate at the Department of European Law of Leiden University, defended his dissertation on 'Mapping the T...
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Leiden student Lucas Pistorius wins Moot Court competition on day of Thorbecke Lecture 25 April 2024
The 2024 Thorbecke Lecture was held on Friday 19 April, with the theme of ‘The role of the Court of Justice in protecting the consumer’. Before the le...