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‘The historical pedigree of New Wars and New Terrorism’: meet LUCIR scholar Isabelle Duyvesteyn 17 November 2021
Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Professor of International Studies and Global History at the Institute of History and member of the advisory board of Leiden Univ...
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IIASL present at launch of sustainability initiative Net Zero Space 12 November 2021
On Friday 12 November 2021, the Net Zero Space initiative was launched at the Paris Peace Forum. The International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIA...
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Jorrit Rijpma legal expert on Schengen for the European Economic and Social Committee 10 November 2021
On 20 October 2021 the plenary of the European Economic and Social Committee adopted its opinion on the proposed EU strategy for the Schengen area.
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Government will continue to intervene to make aviation sector more sustainable 09 November 2021
Is aviation on a one-way journey or a round trip? That is the question Steven Truxal will answer in his inaugural lecture From Disruption to Innovatio...
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Daniëlla Dam-de Jong appointed to Advisory Committee on Public International Law 08 November 2021
The Advisory Committee on Public International Law (Dutch abbreviation CAVV) is an independent body which provides the government and parliament of th...
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Hendriks: Spanish euthanasia law important, but with teething problems 04 November 2021
Earlier this year, Spain passed a law that legalises euthanasia and assisted suicide. Spain is now the fourth country in Europe with such a law. Its i...
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LLX roundtable titled “Next Generation EU 2.0 – first steps towards a fiscally more integrated Eurozone?” 02 November 2021
On Thursday 21 October 2021, the Europa Institute held a hybrid roundtable on the legal feasibility of financing future EU policies – such as EU Green...
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Christa Tobler speaks about "ombuds offices in Europe: a success story" 02 November 2021
On 28 October 2021, the ombuds office of the city of Zurich - incidentally the very first communal ombuds office in Europe - celebrated its 50th anniv...
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Dr Vasiliki Kosta speaks at the Global Forum on Democratizing Work on 6 October 2021 27 October 2021
Dr. Kosta presented at the Global Forum on Democratizing Work.
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Wewerinke-Singh leads legal team supporting Vanuatu’s pursuit of advisory opinion on climate change 27 October 2021
Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific, announced last month that it will seek an opinion from the International Court of Justice to clarify t...
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Armin Cuyvers on RTLZ News and BNR Radio on the rejection of EU primacy by Polish Court. 25 October 2021
On 8 October, Armin Cuyvers was interviewed by RTLZ News and BNR News Radio on the shocking ruling by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal of 7 October ...
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Christa Tobler presents at the conference of the EFTA Court 20 October 2021
On 15 October 2021, the EFTA Court held its annual conference in Luxembourg, this year under the title 'People in the EEA'. The EFTA Court is in charg...
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‘A Europe without borders requires political courage’ 18 October 2021
In recent years, freedom of movement within Europe has come under increasing pressure as a result of transboundary crisis situations. In his inaugural...
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'EU integration is an opportunity to protect our national constitutional values jointly' 15 October 2021
The euro crisis of 2010 has shown that the Eurozone lacks economic cohesion and that EU fiscal integration is needed for a stable euro. But can this i...
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Human Rights and Climate Change: Call for Abstracts 14 October 2021
On 27-28 January 2022, Leiden University’s interdisciplinary seed grant programme ‘Beyond Anthropocentric Interests and Values? Human Rights and Clima...