News
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Ekaterina Pannebakker wins international essay competition 09 October 2023
Ekaterina Pannebakker, Associate Professor of Private International Law, has won first prize in an international essay competition.
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How can we adapt our laws to new technology? 29 September 2023
There were no bitcoins or artificial intelligence when our civil code was compiled. This could cause problems. Professor Tycho de Graaf is researching...
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How arbitration law went from uncharted territory to a ‘sexy’ field of practice 15 September 2023
When she was looking for an internship, Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof happened to meet one of the founding fathers of arbitration law. ‘At the time, ...
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How does the government spend taxpayers’ money fairly? 08 September 2023
Public procurement is not a hot topic for the average citizen. That’s a pity, says PhD candidate Erik Plas, who did research on the fair spending of p...
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PhD candidate Anne Hendrikx: ‘I had to buy an extra bookcase for my research.’ 19 June 2023
What once began as an assignment for a master’s course and continued as a master’s thesis, has now culminated in a substantial book. Or has it finishe...
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'Writing a judgment is far easier than writing a dissertation' 15 May 2023
Doing a PhD on the side? External PhD candidates, like Joost Van der Helm, just get on and ‘do it’. Besides his hectic job as a justice at the Court o...
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Leiden Law School receives praise during research evaluation 02 November 2022
Every six years, the research conducted at all law schools in the Netherlands is evaluated during a research evaluation. On 6 and 7 October, it was Le...
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Ministry and Leiden Law School to work together more closely 25 October 2022
The Ministry of Justice and Security and Leiden Law School are planning to collaborate on a more structural basis. This is the outcome of a meeting th...
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Leiden University and LUMC and others to evaluate WMO 04 October 2022
On 28 September 2022, ZonMW commissioned a consortium made up of the Erasmus University/Erasmus MC, Leiden University/LUMC, and research agency Pro Fa...
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Bart Krans speaker at international seminar in Norway 11 July 2022
Bart Krans, Professor of Private Law and Civil Procedure, spoke about ‘procedural agreements and ex officio application of EU law’ at an international...
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Tycho de Graaf appointed Professor of Technology and Private Law 02 June 2022
Tycho de Graaf has been appointed Professor of Technology and Private Law at Leiden University as of 1 June 2022.
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The Municipality of Leiden and Leiden University collaborate in training students at the Legal Advice Centre on tenancy law 22 November 2021
On Monday 22 November 2021, the Municipality of Leiden, Leiden Law School and the Legal Advice Centre in Leiden signed a collaboration agreement. The ...
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The rise of the 'prosumer’ 07 October 2021
Now that selling via digital platforms is flourishing, we need to take a closer look at the rights and obligations of all the parties involved. This i...
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Cathalijne van der Plas appointed to chair in Private International Law 16 September 2021
Cathalijne van der Plas will become Professor of Private International Law (0.4 fte) at Leiden University as of 1 October 2021. She succeeds Prof. Sie...
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Can businesses and employers demand proof of vaccination? 09 August 2021
Can bars, gyms and travel providers refuse customers who have no proof of vaccination? And can an employer dismiss employees who are not vaccinated? R...