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Two Leiden alumni make partner at Grant Thornton – at the same time16 September 2021On 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 Law16 September 2021Cathalijne 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, 202010 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 2021After 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 202108 September 2021The 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 Rights30 August 2021On Monday 23 August 2021 the graduation ceremony took place in the Leiden University Academy Building’s Groot Auditorium. Graduates and staff abroad p...
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Ton Liefaard presents at the Francophone association of ombudspersons platform10 August 2021On 8 July 2021, The Francophone Association of Ombudspersons (L’Association des Ombudsmans et des Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF)) launched their...
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Can businesses and employers demand proof of vaccination?09 August 2021Can bars, gyms and travel providers refuse customers who have no proof of vaccination? And can an employer dismiss employees who are not vaccinated? R...
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Rights of undocumented children in Curaçao severely under threat23 June 2021Research conducted by the University of Leiden and the University of Curaçao found that the rights of undocumented children in Curaçao, mostly from Ve...
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Mirjam Sombroek asked by Minister of Health for urgent advice on vaccination of children22 June 2021Associate Professor Mirjam Sombroek has been asked for advice on account of her expertise in the area of health law and children’s rights.
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Students from Colombia win Children’s Rights Moot Court 202117 June 2021The team from Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) came out on top at the international online Moot Court organised by Leiden University and la...
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Children’s Rights Moot Court 2021: 7 to 16 June 202103 June 202148 student teams from all over the world will be taking part in the international online moot court competition. The event is organised by Leiden Univ...
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Publication of ELS Lab @Leiden member Helen Pluut et al in Recht der Werkelijkheid01 June 2021In the Netherlands, attention to empirical legal research is growing. Growing attention to ELS in legal academia goes hand in hand with attention to e...
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Publication of ELS Lab @Leiden member Niek Stohmaier et al on biases in bankers’ decision making01 June 2021A recent publication by Niek Strohmaier, Assistant Professor of Empirical Legal Studies (ELS) Lab @Leiden, together with Professor Jan Adriaanse, Prof...
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Children and young adults in contact with the law: Systemic vulnerabilities and institutional responses26 May 2021On 16 April 2021 the webinar ‘Children and young adults in contact with the law: Systemic vulnerabilities and institutional responses’ took place. In ...