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Jason Rudall publishes book on responsibility for environmental damage16 April 2024Jason Rudall, Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, has published a monograph entitle...
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Sophie Starrenburg organises workshop on climate change and cultural heritage16 April 2024On 11 April 2024, Sophie Starrenburg, Assistant Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, organised a workshop on ‘Climate Chan...
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Interest organisations take legal action ‘so that most vulnerable are heard’12 April 2024Interest organisations are increasingly taking legal action and that’s a good thing for democracy, says PhD candidate Rowie Stolk. ‘It means that the ...
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Reijer Passchier discusses the risks of artificial intelligence11 April 2024Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, recently published a statement entitled 'The AI Safety Summit at Bletc...
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Blogpost by Christa Tobler on Swiss direct democracy and state old-age pensions11 April 2024On 3 March 2024, the Swiss electorate decided in a sensational referendum in favour of an increase in the state old-age pension.
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Call for Abstracts: Conference on Counterclaims in International Law11 April 2024We are pleased to invite abstracts for a conference on ‘Counterclaims in International Law’ to be held at Leiden University on 27 June 2024, in collab...
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KNAW grant awarded for ‘People-centered constitutional law’ research project09 April 2024Recently, Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security...
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Marhold and Voermans discuss legal aspects of a European war economy09 April 2024On 4 April 2024, a meeting of the standing committee of the Dutch House of Representatives was held. At this meeting, Anna Marhold, Assistant Professo...
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Daniel Peat to represent the ISDS Academic Forum at Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform Discussions03 April 2024Daniel Peat will represent the ISDS Academic Forum, a group of over 150 academics whose research focusses on investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS),...
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Flying taxis: the new kid hovering over the block28 March 2024The latest innovation in the field of urban mobility could soon be buzzing over our heads. For some, it’s a science fiction dream come true. For other...
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Postgraduate course in Labour Law to begin in September28 March 2024The new postgraduate course in Labour Law is set to be launched this September! For many years, it was a fantastic course for anyone wanting to enhanc...
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Leiden Team Wins Second Place at the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court27 March 2024Four master's students from Leiden University participated in this year’s edition of the International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court, hosted by...
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Olga Ceran speaks at SCEUS Young Scholars Workshop on EU Studies20 March 2024Olga Ceran was one of the speakers at the SCEUS Young Scholars Workshop on EU studies on 14 and 15 March 2024 in Salzburg (Austria).
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Positive developments and challenges of local democracy and inclusive governance in Chile19 March 2024On 4 March 2024, the Local Public Sector Alliance (LPSA) held a meeting of its Working Group on Local Democracy and Inclusive Governance, in which the...
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VvA meeting to focus on transnational labour law19 March 2024At the meeting of the Dutch Employment Law Association (Vereniging voor Arbeidsrecht, VvA) on 12 March 2024, which Paul van der Heijden moderated as c...