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Simone van der Hof and Ton Liefaard collaborate on UNICEF Safer Internet Day symposium07 February 2024On Safer Internet Day (Tuesday 6 February), UNICEF Netherlands organised a symposium on the theme of 'Children's rights in the digital world' in colla...
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Department of Child Law to become Department of Child Law and Health Law05 February 2024The Faculty Board and the Institute of Private Law have agreed to combine the disciplines of child law, international children’s rights and health law...
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New Programme Director for master’s programmes in Law01 February 2024After more than five years, Professor Armin Cuyvers has handed over the position of Programme Director for the master’s programmes in Law to Marije Sc...
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Introducing the new Faculty Board31 January 2024On 15 February 2024, Leiden Law School's Faculty Board will enter a new phase.
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Child LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers not adequately protected17 January 2024Queer youths seeking asylum in the Netherlands are not adequately protected. The system that assesses asylum claims lacks child-specific processes and...
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Kim Schuurman wins 2023 Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award22 December 2023Each year, the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award is presented to the student who has written the best master’s thesis in the Netherlands or Bel...
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Top award for master’s programme Child Law12 December 2023The master’s programme 'Jeugdrecht' (Child Law) at Leiden Law School has been awarded the gold medal by EW Beste Studies. It is the only degree progra...
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Council of Ministers of Curaçao invites Leiden University to present children’s rights research15 November 2023On 1 November 2023, Professor Ton Liefaard presented research on the rights of undocumented children to the Council of Ministers of Curaçao.
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Interview Ilya Kokorin – ‘Hup, Holland Hup, wasn’t the right answer’14 November 2023Doing a PhD can be challenging. Moving to a foreign country can be challenging too. PhD candidate Ilya Kokorin, who was born in a small town in Siberi...
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André van der Laan appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime13 November 2023André van der Laan has been appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime at Leiden University, a chair established by t...
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Leiden law alumna appointed as Aotearoa New Zealand Chief Children’s Commissioner07 November 2023Dr Claire Achmad has taken up the role of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chief Children’s Commissioner from 1 November 2023, for a term of five years.
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The new right to repair: A bold move that leaves room for improvement19 October 2023On 22 March 2023, the European Commission adopted a proposal regarding common rules promoting the right to repair for consumers. A bold and timely mo...
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Expanding space for social sciences and humanities in discussions about global health in Africa17 October 2023The Leiden University Network for Health in Africa (LUNHA) aims to shift the focus of global health to be more about justice, fairness, and inclusion....
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Ekaterina Pannebakker wins international essay competition09 October 2023Ekaterina Pannebakker, Associate Professor of Private International Law, has won first prize in an international essay competition.
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How can we adapt our laws to new technology?29 September 2023There were no bitcoins or artificial intelligence when our civil code was compiled. This could cause problems. Professor Tycho de Graaf is researching...