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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...
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New report: Understanding tenure security in rural Mozambique19 February 2026Carolien Jacobs and Bernardo Almeida have recently published a new study for RVO examining how rural communities in central Mozambique experience land...
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Professor Madalina Busuioc on AI as a ‘go-to’ solution: The institutional costs of uncritical adoption17 February 2026The lecture series 'Humanity in the Automated State' continued on 12 February 2026 at Leiden Law School with Professor Madalina Busuioc of VU Amsterda...
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Addressing femicide is a clear human rights obligationHonours College Law 17 February 2026On Thursday 22 January, the Honours College Law New Year's event addressed the urgent issue of femicide. Experience-based expert Anne-Marije van den B...