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Ghent and Leiden celebrate collaboration with annual Thorbecke LectureCollaboration 10 March 2026On 6 March, this year’s Thorbecke Lecture was held in Leiden. Christoph Van der Elst of the Faculty of Law and Criminology at Ghent University deliver...
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eLaw Summer School on the EU Digital OmnibusThe EU Digital Omnibus – Streamlining Rules, Sacrificing Standards? 07 March 2026After its highly successful first two editions in 2024 and 2025, we are delighted to announce the third Leiden eLaw Summer School from 22 to 26 June 2...
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Alumna wins KHMW Jan Brouwer Thesis Prize for Law for child rights research on peer relationshipsThesis prize 05 March 2026How important is a child’s right to meaningful peer relationships? Vaishnavi Ramalingam wrote her master’s thesis on this topic, and was recently awar...
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Leiden University wins Frits Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Competition 202605 March 2026The Frits Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Competition, organised annually by the Netherlands Red Cross and Belgian Red Cross-Flanders, provid...
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Why International Women’s Day still matters: insights from three expertsInterview 05 March 2026The Netherlands is known globally for being a champion of equality. But is it really? On 8 March, International Women's Day, three Leiden experts refl...
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Why the Netherlands should repatriate foreign terrorist fighters and their familiesPhD defence 05 March 2026Dozens of Dutch nationals are being held in detention facilities in Northeast Syria or have been transferred to Iraq, risking torture or the death pen...
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Sharp rise in women in top business positions05 March 2026The mandatory diversity quota in the Netherlands means that considerably more women are on supervisory boards of listed companies. This is evident fro...
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War in the Middle East: What are the implicationsAnalysis 03 March 2026The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domin...
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Vasiliki Kosta appointed member of the Committee of the KNAW02 March 2026Vasiliki Kosta has been appointed as a member of the Committee of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) tasked with writing an adv...
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New issue Common Market Law Review27 February 2026The February 2026 issue of the CML Rev., Vol. 63 No. 1 is now available online.
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Scholars for Scholars: a fund for at-risk academics25 February 2026Science thrives on freedom, safety, and stability. But what if these prerequisites are lacking? What if colleagues beyond our borders are threatened, ...
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The EU-Mercosur agreement: Latest developments, significance, and next steps25 February 2026
The EU has been negotiating a trade deal with Mercosur, a South American trade bloc, for over 25 years. In recent weeks, significant progress has been...
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Book presentation: Corporate Structuring24 February 2026On 11 February, during a symposium at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, the first copy of the book ‘Corporate Structuring’ was presented to the publisher...
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Grenzen stellen zonder muren bouwenOnderzoek 24 February 2026In 2025 verzocht het Ministerie van Economische Zaken SEO Economisch Onderzoek en de Universiteit Leiden (Afdeling Ondernemingsrecht en Financieel rec...
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90 years of labour law in Leiden: Evolving with the timesAnniversary 19 February 2026Labour law professors have shaped research and education in Leiden since 1936. From the rise of trade unions to the AI revolution, the field has const...