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Leiden researchers present at the expert session Digital Messaging 07 October 2022
On 19 May 2022, a debate was held in the Tweede Kamer (Dutch House of Representatives), during which Prime Minister Rutte was questioned about the new...
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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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New article by Esteban Szmulewicz on the Chilean Constitutional Referendum 28 September 2022
On September 4, 2022, Chile held a referendum on a new Constitution, drafted by a directly elected Constitutional Convention. Esteban Szmulewicz, PhD ...
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Reijer Passchier to teach course in the nationwide AI course Ethics 28 September 2022
This course in ethics is a continuation of the popular Nationale AI-Cursus from 2018. In which over 300,000 people have since participated.
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Workshop and lecture on legal mobilization 28 September 2022
It appears that interest groups are increasingly finding their way to court or other ways of making use of the legal system as a means for societal ch...
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Leiden Law hosted the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Toogdag 20 September 2022
The Effective Protection of Fundamental Rights Research Programme at Leiden Law School had the honor to organise the Netherlands Network for Human Rig...
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Leiden University staff attend EPLO reunion 15 September 2022
On Friday 9 and Saturday 10 September 2022, the annual reunion of the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) took place in Legrena, Greece.
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Successful conference Kirchheiner Chair 'Government and citizens: A matter of trust' 05 September 2022
On 1 September, the conference of the Kirchheiner Chair ‘Government and citizens: A matter of trust’ took place. In a packed hall in the beautiful Old...
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Dutch Ministry would rather pay penalty than share information in due time 20 July 2022
It recently became clear that the Dutch Ministry of Health would rather pay a penalty than share information about the controversial face mask deal wi...
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Leiden University organises first Young Administrative Law Researchers Day 30 June 2022
On Friday 24 June 2022, the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of Leiden University welcomed more than forty administrative law schol...
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'Public authorities insufficiently aware of obligations arising from freedom of choice of healthcare provider’ 30 June 2022
Is the right to choose your healthcare provider protected in the Dutch Constitution? What are the consequences then for the Dutch healthcare system? P...
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Conference on topical issues in subsidy law a huge success 29 June 2022
On 10 June 2022, a conference on topical issues in Dutch subsidy law was held at the Old Observatory building of Leiden University. With almost 90 ent...
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Human rights should help fight disinformation 06 May 2022
Professor of Media Law and Information Society Tarlach McGonagle is concerned about the increase in online disinformation and hate speech. He argues t...
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Leiden Law Cast #6: Geerten Boogard on (local)elections & political upheaval 23 March 2022
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Ymre Schuurmans in debate at Rode Hoed 22 March 2022
On 21 March, the Rode Hoed in Amsterdam hosted a debate evening on the data ‘hunger’ of the distrustful government, partly in response to publications...