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Research on proposals for better human dimension in Dutch administrative law 11 October 2023
Currently, the bill ‘Wet versterking waarborgfunctie Awb’ (strengthening the guarantee function of the Dutch General Administrative Law Act) is in pre...
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Lobbying the Courts workshop 19 September 2023
On 14 and 15 September, the 'Lobbying the Courts' workshop took place in Paris. This was an interdisciplinary workshop in which researchers from diffe...
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Szmulewicz presenter at Conference of the European Group for Public Administration 14 September 2023
Between 5 and 8 September, PhD Candidate Esteban Szmulewicz attended the 45th annual Conference of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA)...
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Institute of Public Law’s Barentsen and Drahmann both win teaching award 13 September 2023
During the opening of the Faculty year on 5 September 2023, Barend Barentsen, Professor of Labour Law, and Annemarie Drahmann, Associate Professor of ...
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Symposium on Political Parties and Government Survival in Latin America 12 September 2023
On Monday 4 September, Professor Christopher Martinez, from the Universidad de Concepción (University of Concepción), Chile, was invited by the Depart...
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How can we improve the availability of information to the public in disputes with government authorities? 04 September 2023
The Netherlands Open Government Action Plan was recently presented to the Dutch House of Representatives. One of the action points in the plan relates...
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Esteban Szmulewicz reflects on ‘Democracy on the Front Lines’ in Salzburg 10 August 2023
Esteban Szmulewicz, a PhD candidate at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law, spoke at the annual Salzburg Global Weekend, organised...
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Esteban Szmulewicz gives presentations for Constitutional Council in Chile 17 July 2023
Szmulewicz, a PhD candidate at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University, gave two online presentations on ‘The uni...
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No social safety net for 'PGB' caregivers who care for seriously ill relatives 06 July 2023
An investigation carried out by Dutch news programme Nieuwsuur has revealed that despite a recent ruling by the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Central Appe...
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How could government prevent the next benefits scandal? ‘Be vulnerable and share your data’ 03 July 2023
Government decision-making is unfathomable and hard to check. Many decisions are not made public and their layout makes it difficult for computers to ...
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Do municipal councils meet behind closed doors too often? 27 June 2023
‘Dutch municipalities’ backroom meetings a massive breach of the law’ was the main headline of Dutch newspaper De Stentor on 24 June 2022. According t...
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Luc Verhey appointed member of the Dutch Council of State 25 May 2023
Luc Verheij, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law (Kircheiner chair) at Leiden Law School has been appointed as a member of the 'Raad va...
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What is the merit of the Constitution and what should we know about it? 15 May 2023
This theme is central to the recently published book 'Onze Constitutie' by Wim Voermans, professor of constitutional and administrative law. The colos...
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Leiden University organises Moot Court Competition Administrative Law 2023 12 May 2023
By tradition, the moot court competition of the 'Vereniging voor Bestuursrecht' (VAR, Dutch Administrative Law Association) takes place in May every y...
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Open University and Leiden University start Joint Legal Technologies Program 11 May 2023
The Open University and Leiden University will join forces to offer a (Dutch-taught) Joint Legal Technologies Program for professionals. In doing so, ...