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Ann Skelton elected as Chair United Nations Children’s Rights Committee08 May 2023Professor Ann Skelton has been elected as Chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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Freedom: International students and staff tell us what it means to them03 May 2023On 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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First Lustrum for the PhD Workshop on European and International Insolvency Law25 April 2023On Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April 2023, the Foundation Bob Wessels Insolvency Law Collection (BWILC) organised its fifth PhD Workshop on European ...
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Bob Wessels appointed as Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau21 April 2023On 20 April 2023, during the first lustrum congress of the Conference on European Restructuring and Insolvency Law (CERIL), professor emeritus Bob Wes...
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The future belongs to the youth, but perhaps not in Netherlands13 April 2023Three professors voice their concerns about a vulnerable group in our society: children who come into contact with youth care.
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All sixteen applicants for the Leiden Law School Starter Grants awarded research funding30 March 2023Stefaan Van den Bogaert, Vice Dean of Leiden Law School was delighted to announce on 29 March 2023 that the faculty has awarded research funding to al...
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‘If you know how the system works, you can stand up for your rights’An exploratory study of the various perspectives on legal protection in the Dutch child protection system 15 March 2023Legal protection. What do those involved in youth care and child protection understand by this concept? And what needs to change to improve legal prot...
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Leiden Lawcast season 2: Meet our new hosts09 March 2023The Leiden Lawcast: the faculty podcast intended for and hosted by students. Every episode, our hosts discuss a trending topic with interesting guests...
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Photo report Bachelor’s Open Day KOG02 March 2023On 25 February, the KOG opened its doors once more to welcome a large crowd of people looking to find their perfect study programme during the Bachelo...
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Bart Joosen appointed Professor of Financial Law in Leiden09 February 2023The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Bart Joosen as Professor of Financial Law commencing on 1 July 2023. The chair is attached to t...
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Branda Katan appointed professor by special appointment in Corporate Litigation09 February 2023Branda Katan has been appointed professor by special appointment in Corporate Litigation at Leiden University from 1 March 2023. The chair has been es...
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Conference on children's rights and migration31 January 2023On 26 January 2023, a conference was held at Leiden Law School on children’s rights and migration. The conference, organised by Stichting Migratierech...
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Conference on final evaluation of Dutch Child Protection Act: 'Give children a voice’24 January 2023‘The system is failing’, ‘the goals are only being achieved to a limited extent’, ‘we’re letting children down’. These are some of the newspaper headl...
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Alumna Charlotte Vrendenbarg: ‘I get energy from students’16 January 2023Charlotte Vrendenbarg is Assistant Professor intellectual property rights (IP) at Leiden University. She was recently sworn in as deputy judge at the ...
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Presentations on Child Law master's theses to Ministry of Justice and Security12 January 2023On Tuesday 10 January 2023, former master’s students in Child Law – Fien Bouwmeester, Renee Muller, Imaani Stegeman, Demi Onclin and Rosa Passchier – ...