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Daniel Peat appointed as Secretary-General of ESIL24 September 2025At its recent Annual Conference in Berlin, the European Society of International Law (ESIL) appointed Daniel Peat, Assistant Professor at the Grotius ...
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Grotius Centre at 2025 European Society of International Law ConferenceConference 23 September 2025Between 11 and 13 September 2025, the ESIL Annual Conference took place in Berlin, Germany. This year's conference unfolded on the theme 'Reconstructi...
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Two members of Grotius Centre join Board of NATO Support and Procurement Agency18 September 2025Brian McGarry and Cecily Rose, both affiliated with the Grotius Centre, are members of an adjudicative body established under the auspices of the NATO...
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AIV calls for renewed cooperation with the Global South17 September 2025Countries in the Global South, including India, Indonesia, Brazil, and Nigeria, are gaining increasing influence in the world economy and in internati...
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The Vanuatu climate case goes far, but not far enough12 August 2025In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice says that states are obliged to protect the climate. Jolein Holtz, a climate and human rights...
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Advice on Legal Obligation of Third States to Prevent Genocide12 August 2025The Dutch Advisory Committee on Public International Law has, on its own initiative, provided advice to the Dutch government regarding the duty of thi...
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A staunch defence of the ‘right to relate’: Kees Waaldijk receives ovation at farewell lectureFarewell lecture 15 July 2025Kees Waaldijk has worked for many years to map the rights, or lack thereof, of the gay and lesbian community across the world. As he bids farewell to ...
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Interfaculty cooperation at the intersection of cultural heritage and climate change14 July 2025Dr Gül Aktürk Hauser (Assistant Professor, Department of Heritage and Society, Faculty of Archaeology) and Dr Sophie Starrenburg (Assistant Professor,...
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Cake to celebrate two outstanding master’s programmes03 July 2025Colleagues from three departments were treated to cake by Vice Dean Jan Crijns. This was to celebrate the ratings, excellent and above-average, awarde...
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AIV advice on hybrid threats and societal resilience10 April 2025On 2 April 2025, Anna Marhold, a member of the Peace and Security Committee of the AIV and Assistant Professor at the Grotius Centre for International...
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Farewell Niels Blokker: ‘Though the law faculty is changing, much remains the same.’13 March 2025One of our most engaged and expert scholars is bidding farewell. After forty years at Leiden Law School, first as a student and later as a professor, ...
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Leiden University wins Frits Kalshoven International Law Moot Court Competition 202511 March 2025Every year, the Netherlands Red Cross and Belgian Red Cross-Flanders organise the Frits Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competitio...
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Safeguarding the independence of international courts and tribunals while ensuring oversight over taxpayers’ money13 February 2025International courts and tribunals depend on state funding, creating a potential risk of undue state interference in judicial processes. In her doctor...
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Leiden University to represent the Netherlands in the 2025 Jessup International Rounds04 February 2025On 31 January 2025, Leiden University participated in the Dutch National Rounds of the 2025 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition,...
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Dr Cecily Rose appointed to the Advisory Committee on Public International Law07 January 2025Dr Cecily Rose, Associate Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, has been appointed by the Dutch Government to the Advisory ...