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eLaw leads social science research in AI:Liner project for Europe's sewer infrastructure23 October 2025eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies has officially launched its participation in AI:Liner, a Horizon Europe project that will transform how...
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Join the Pre-PhD Programme and discover if doing PhD research is for you13 October 2025The Pre-PhD Programme offers master’s students the chance to gain research experience. ‘The programme helps you discover if doing research is somethin...
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The Dutch ‘just in time’ mentality won’t work in a war situationDutch general election 13 October 2025Modern warfare knows no boundaries. Threats are increasingly digital. PhD candidate Annelies van Vark claims that Scandinavia is better prepared to de...
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How should the next Dutch government approach national defence?National elections 07 October 2025What defence strategy should the Dutch government adopt for the next four years? Our experts advise investing in social resilience, strengthening ‘sof...
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Why the law has not eliminated race discriminationLaw 11 September 2025Despite being prohibited by law since 1971, race discrimination continues to exist in the Netherlands, making it harder for some people to find a job ...
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Participatory governance: new publication by Malgieri & Kaminski in the Yale Journal of Law & Technology04 September 2025Associate Professor Gianclaudio Malgieri (eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies) and Professor Margot E. Kaminski (University of Colorado Law...
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New publication - Desire in Code: Legal Perspectives on Sex Robots and Consent04 September 2025Carlotta Rigotti, postdoctoral researcher at eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies, has published a new article, Desire in Code: Legal Perspe...
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New book by Timo Slootweg, Tragedy in Ethics and Law: Other Voices of Dionysus04 September 2025In a world where law and morality strive for clarity, order, and control, this book challenges us to confront what has long been forgotten: the tragic...
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The danger of unregulated online communications08 July 2025Social media gives people a voice but also fuels online hate, especially against marginalised groups. PhD candidate Eva Nave: ‘While end-to-end encryp...
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Funding for research on AI Act08 July 2025Anne Meuwese and Francien Dechesne have received SSH Open Competition M funding from the Dutch Research Council for their joint project 'The Artificia...
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eLaw presents two papers on fairness and vulnerability in AI at ACM FAccT 202507 July 2025Staff from eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies contributed to the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT), hel...
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Additional funding for five experimental and innovative research projects04 July 2025Five Leiden research projects in history, law and AI have received SSH Open Competition M 2024 funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The rese...
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Academic freedom is at risk – what steps can we take to defend it?Research day 16 June 2025At the annual research day (‘toogdag’) of the research programme Effective Protection of Fundamental Rights in a Pluralist World (EPFR), researchers r...
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New publication - The regulation of sex robots: Gender and sexuality in the era of artificial intelligence16 June 2025Carlotta Rigotti, postdoctoral researcher at eLaw, has just published her new monograph, The Regulation of Sex Robots: Gender and Sexuality in the Era...
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Launch of 'Picturing Scholasticide': Preserving knowledge, culture, and livesExhibition 12 June 2025After nine months of intense collaboration between staff and students at Leiden University and universities in Gaza, the 'Picturing Scholasticide' pro...