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Leiden professor petitions UN to release Guantanamo prisoner 23 August 2021
Palestinian national Abu Zubaydah was captured by the CIA in March 2002 and has remained in detention ever since, without any form of trial. Leiden pr...
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Advanced EIHRL LLM Candidates participate in international Humanitarian Law Clinic 22 July 2021
The IHL Clinic offers outstanding LLM candidates the chance to work pro bono on KGF projects and gain practical experience in humanitarian law in coop...
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New Book by Jens Iverson: ‘Jus Post Bellum: The Rediscovery, Foundations, and Future of the Law of Transforming War into Peace’ 10 June 2021
Jus post bellum, the body of laws and norms governing the transition from armed conflict to peace, has emerged as a crucial issue for international la...
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Life sentence for Mladić: mission accomplished? 08 June 2021
The court has dismissed Ratko Mladić’s appeal and upheld his life sentence for genocide and war crimes. The verdict is one of Yugoslavia tribunal’s la...
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The Grotius Centre launches The Leiden Investment Treaty Arbitration Database 03 June 2021
On the 1 June 2021, Professor Eric De Brabandere and Dr Daniel Peat of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden Law School launche...
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KNAW fund 'Science communication by scientists' awarded to Yvonne Erkens and Robert Heinsch 22 April 2021
Two Leiden legal scholars have been awarded funding from the KNAW pilot fund 'Science communication by scientists: Appreciated!'. The fund supports sc...
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Interview with Professor Dr. Carsten Stahn 23 March 2021
Professor Dr. Carsten Stahn LLM., Professor of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at the University of Leiden, completed his habilitation i...
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Round-table discussion 'International Law in Motion' 18 March 2021
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies is pleased to invite you to the round-table discussion 'International Law in Motion: Some New Insig...
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IBA ICC Moot Court Competition, organised by the Grotius Centre 18 March 2021
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies is proud to announce a fortified partnership with the International Bar Association to annually sta...
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Conference Torture by Non-State Actors: Rationale(s), Legal Frameworks and Implications 02 March 2021
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, in collaboration with the ESIL Interest Group on International Criminal Justice and the Journal of...
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Dr Mamadou Hébié appointed as Associate Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies 04 February 2021
Leiden Law School and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies are very pleased to announce that Dr Mamadou Hébié will be re-joining the Gro...
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Online Conference The Development of Normative Powers of UN Investigative Mechanisms 14 January 2021
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies in collaboration with the University of Geneva, the Chinese Journal of International Law (ChineseJI...
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Nico Schrijver member of EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement Arbitration Panel 05 January 2021
Nico Schrijver professor emeritus in Public Law and State councillor at the Council of State has been appointed by the European Union and the United K...
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Daniel Peat Wins European Society of International Law Book Prize 2020 18 September 2020
The European Society of International Law (ESIL) awarded its 2020 Book Prize to Daniel Peat, an Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the...
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Oxford University Press fast-tracks approval of commentary of the WHO regulations co-edited by Ginevra Le Moli 25 August 2020
The International Health Regulations are a set of binding rules which organise the global response to viral outbreaks and other similar transboundary ...