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‘We all support equal opportunities, but disagree on how to achieve them’Widespread prosperity 02 December 2025Rotterdam is an extreme example of inequality in the Netherlands. There are huge health and life expectancy differences between neighbourhoods. Good a...
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Another successful year of the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme02 December 2025In the second year of the implementation of the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme, Leiden University hosted a group of 30 civil servants from pre-a...
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eLaw hosts second BIAS capacity-building session on AI in the workplace01 December 2025On 20 November 2025, eLaw hosted the second capacity-building session of the BIAS project, coinciding with the city’s first snowfall of the year. The ...
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Vidi grants for research on sexual intimacy using robots and the life-course impact of criminal sanctions27 November 2025Two colleagues have each received a prestigious Vidi grant. We spoke to criminologist and Associate Professor Hilde Wermink, and Eduard Fosch Villaron...
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Alumnus Fradinta Laksmita: ‘Finance affects almost every part of life’Alumni interview 27 November 2025Fradinta Laksmita came to Leiden in 2023 for the Advanced Master Law & Finance during her sabbatical. She has since returned to Jakarta and now works ...
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The Digital Omnibus is a risk for our digital rights26 November 2025Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law & Technology at eLaw, was interviewed by EUobserver and Al Jazeera English on the European Commission...
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Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’Cleveringa Lecture 25 November 2025Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa ...
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Lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' launches with opening by Professor Christine Moser24 November 2025The lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' held its inaugural session on 20 November 2025, at Leiden Law School, featuring Professor Christi...
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Conference A legal assessment of EU integration in the Western Balkans20 November 2025Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dramatically changed the geopolitical situation in the European continent. Former EU High Representative for Foreign Affa...
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Balancing freedom of expression and non-discrimination19 November 2025Can politicians say whatever they want? What is the limit and when can the Public Prosecution Service act? PhD candidate Jip Stam examined the limits ...
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Nikki Frantzen winnares Moot Court wisselbeker18 November 2025The Moot Court trophy has been awarded for the sixteenth time! This time, it went to the best pleader in the spring of the 2024-2025 academic year.
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Bachelor’s students Law and Criminology take centre stage at graduation ceremonyGraduation 17 November 2025On 7 November, we marked an important milestone for our Law and Criminology bachelor's students who celebrated at their graduation ceremony.
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Working past 60 while staying healthy: grant awarded for Leiden research13 November 2025Many people work less after turning 60 which is not helping the economy. Egbert Jongen, Professor of Economics, will explore with his team how employe...
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Risks of radical changes to some of the GDPR pillars12 November 2025EUobserver has published an article on the European Commission’s leaked 'Digital Omnibus' draft, featuring comments by Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate...
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Vulnerability, Data and Dating Apps: Malgieri on human risks and empathy strategies10 November 2025
In a new episode of The Digital Period podcast, Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, discusses vulnerability and data protection. He exp...