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Timely research sheds light on failings in Dutch administrative lawPhD research 30 June 2026How can administrative law better protect citizens against the government? A topical and pressing question, says PhD candidate Joyce Esser. On 23 June...
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Koen Lenaerts delivers annual Europa Lecture at Leiden UniversityEuropa Lecture 25 June 2026What can the EU do when a Member State tramples on European values? Can, and should, courts directly enforce principles such as equality, human dignit...
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Three Kiem Grants for interdisciplinary research at the Institute of Public LawInterdisciplinary research 22 June 2026Three lecturers from the Institute of Public Law have been awarded a €10,000 Kiem Grant for innovative interdisciplinary research projects. The grant,...
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Alumna Melita van der Mersch: ‘Health law is extremely dynamic’Alumni interview 17 June 2026Melita van der Mersch recently received a ‘Gouden Peer’ award for health law from ‘Mr. Online’. The seed for her interest in this field of law was pla...
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European ban on cigarette filters more promising than national measureResearch 17 June 2026Plastic cigarette filters are a major source of litter and microplastics pollution. Legal experts from Leiden University, commissioned by a Dutch mini...
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Plans to limit the right to protest go beyond recommendationsInterview 15 June 2026The Dutch government wants to tighten the law on the right to protest on certain points. Laura Hanrath, a PhD Candidate at the Department of Constitut...
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Leiden reaches semi-final of Helga Pedersen Moot Court CompetitionMoot Court Competition 09 June 2026Advanced LL.M. European and International Human Rights Law and LL.M. European Law students are semi-finalists in the final round of the Helga Pedersen...
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2026 European Horizons Youth Security Conference09 June 2026The European Horizons Youth Security Conference successfully took place on May 9th, 2026. More than 85 students gathered in Leiden to participate in a...
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Three Comenius Teaching Fellowships for Leiden lecturersInnovation in teaching 09 June 2026Four lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius Teaching Fellowships to innovate within their teaching, together with their project t...
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Leiden scholars critical of EU Return RegulationEU Return Regulation 08 June 2026At the annual State of the Art Conference organised by the Dutch Ministry of Asylum and Migration on 2 June, Talha Gunay and Mark Klaassen from the De...
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The ocean is changing faster than the rules that govern itInterview 08 June 20268 June is World Oceans Day, and the UN wants to ‘reimagine’ a new relationship with the ocean. But how does that work when reality changes so fast? We...
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UN vote on climate change does not change the law, but will affect the courtroomInterview 29 May 2026A clear majority in the UN confirmed that states are obliged to combat climate change. 141 countries voted in favour, 8 against, including the US, Rus...
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Whose voices count in AI risk assessment?28 May 2026The lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' concluded on 26 May 2026 at Leiden Law School with its closing lecture by Professor Natali Helber...
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Human in the loop: the difference between a great decision and a disaster?26 May 2026What does it actually mean to have a “human in the loop” when an AI system makes decisions about people’s lives? And is human oversight enough to prev...
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Who decides the course of aviation?PhD defence 22 May 2026Simple answer: the government, airlines, and shareholders. But local residents and other stakeholders also voice their views about Schiphol, even usin...