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Philippe van Gruisen receives KNAW grant for interdisciplinary research on (labour) migration from a broad perspective on societal wellbeing 04 May 2023
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has awarded a KNAW Early Career Partnership 2023 to Philippe van Gruisen for interdisciplina...
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Helen Duffy about Abu Zubaydah who remains unlawfully detained in Guantánamo Bay 04 May 2023
In two moving articles, Dutch newspaper Trouw has reported on the lengthy detention of Abu Zubaydah in Guantánamo Bay. Zubaydah was tortured over a pe...
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Safety of journalists most important theme of 2022 Press Freedom Index 04 May 2023
On 3 May, World Press Freedom Day was held and the Dutch 2022 'Persvrijheidsmonitor' was presented. The safety of journalists in 2022 was the most imp...
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Tirza Cramwinckel wins 2023 Research Prize 04 May 2023
Tirza Cramwinckel, Assistant Professor in tax law, has won one of the 2023 Research Prizes awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation.
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Freedom: International students and staff tell us what it means to them 03 May 2023
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that cannot be taken for granted in many countries. We asked international students and staff what ...
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1963-1993: Common Market Law Review and the maturation of EU Law Academia 03 May 2023
As part of her doctoral studies at the University of Copenhagen, Dr Rebekka Byberg explored the history of the Common Market Law Review from 1963 to 1...
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Simona Demková discusses the EU’s human-centred approach to regulating artificial intelligence 02 May 2023
On 27 and 28 April, Simona Demková participated as a panelist at the conference 'A "Brussels Effect" for EU Digital Governance? Legal, Political and E...
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ECSL Summer Course on Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law 01 May 2023
One of ECSL’s most successful activities is the ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, which is open to students of all levels of study, as well ...
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Academics call for more powers for international organisations 01 May 2023
Organisations like the UN and the EU should be given more powers to combat transboundary problems. This is the message of a report published by the Sw...
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LLX Roundtable on Irish Supreme Court’s Costello ruling 01 May 2023
On Monday 24 April 2023, the Europa Institute held a hybrid Leiden Law Exchange (LLX) Roundtable to discuss the Irish Supreme Court’s Costello ruling ...
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From Zuidas intern to legal-aid lawyer | Leiden Lawcast S02E03 01 May 2023
Nicolette Heijkant is our guest on the latest episode of Leiden Lawcast. Heijkant is an experienced lawyer who won her spurs working in the legal prof...
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Leiden receives honourable mention for best Memorandum for Respondent at 30th Vis Moot in Vienna 01 May 2023
A team from Leiden University Law School participated at the 30th edition of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court competi...
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Richard de Mos acquitted – and now? 01 May 2023
The acquittal of Richard de Mos and his fellow party member has caused quite a stir in the Netherlands. Can De Mos simply return to local politics now...
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Grotian Law and Modernity at the Dawn of a New Age - International Conference 25 April 2023
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the first publication of De jure belli ac pacis by Hugo Grotius in 1625, an international conference will ...
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Is the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity too broad? 25 April 2023
To discuss this question, chairmen, members, and secretaries of the Research Integrity Committees (Commissies Wetenschappelijke Integriteit, CWI) of a...