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Looking back: graduation ceremony for Leiden Law School bachelor’s students12 November 2024On 7 and 8 November, we celebrated a special milestone during the graduation ceremony for the bachelor’s students in Law, Notarial Law, Tax Law and Cr...
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Flash interview with alumnus Willemijn de Best, who secured major music stars as clientsAlumni interview 12 November 2024Willemijn de Best’s career path led her to the media sector. Besides the more obvious legal professions, a degree in law actually offers many other po...
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Research: Verbal abuse and clip around the ear common in Caribbean Netherlands families11 November 2024People from the Dutch islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius say that violence (mainly verbal) is fairly common in families. This is according to...
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Passenger safety at risk due to poor labour relations for airline pilots and crew11 November 2024Due to gaps in working conditions regulations, airline pilots and crew are suffering from fatigue and inadequate protection in general. Leiden PhD stu...
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Socio-legal researchers tour Morocco to share migrants’ experiences08 November 2024How do migrants navigate key life events? Researchers from the Living on the Other Side project looked at the experiences of migrants who have settled...
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Law track launched for master's in Governance of Migration and Diversity07 November 2024The master's programme in Governance of Migration and Diversity has expanded to include a Law track (LL.M.). Law students can now enrol in this master...
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Adjudication of war crimes: Keeping sight of cultural sensitivities05 November 2024Courts that adjudicate war crimes or other crimes against humanity are increasingly taking regional norms and cultural values into consideration. PhD ...
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How to re-socialise Big Tech? A major study examines the tricks and traps of social media05 November 2024Humans are increasingly losing agency on social media. A team of legal scholars from Leiden University, computer scientists from other universities an...
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Alumnus Heidi Burrows: ‘Children are inherently vulnerable’Alumni interview 04 November 2024What is it like to study law in the Netherlands as an international? Alumnus Heidi Burrows came to the Netherlands from the UK to study International ...
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Jannemieke Ouwerkerk appointed to EC Expert Group on EU Criminal Policy04 November 2024In October 2024, Jannemieke Ouwerkerk, Professor of European Criminal Law, was appointed to the European Commission’s (EC) Expert Group on EU Criminal...
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Sophie Starrenburg elected as member of Coordinating Committee of the ESIL Interest Group on the International Law of Culture04 November 2024In October, Sophie Starrenburg was elected as a member of the Coordinating Committee of the ESIL Interest Group on the International Law of Culture. S...
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Mees Vergouwen wins Mitchell B. Carroll Prize01 November 2024Mees Vergouwen was awarded the Mitchell B. Carroll Prize by the International Fiscal Association (IFA) on 28 October 2024. The tax specialist won the ...
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New chair in Educational Theory and Law bridges the gap between research and child protection29 October 2024Dr Anouk Goemans has been appointed professor by special appointment of Youth Services and Child Protection from an Educational and Legal Perspective ...
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Age assurance needs to respect children's rights29 October 2024A variety of age verification methods are required, both in order to protect children and to ensure that they can participate online, a new study fund...
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New co-publication by Christa Tobler in the field of European tax law28 October 2024The article deals with the influence of the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons between Switzerland and the EU on the international tax separati...