News
-
Safety of journalists most important theme of 2022 Press Freedom Index 04 May 2023
On 3 May, World Press Freedom Day was held and the Dutch 2022 'Persvrijheidsmonitor' was presented. The safety of journalists in 2022 was the most imp...
-
Richard de Mos acquitted – and now? 01 May 2023
The acquittal of Richard de Mos and his fellow party member has caused quite a stir in the Netherlands. Can De Mos simply return to local politics now...
-
Conference 25 years of Dutch subsidy law in practice: time for innovations in public financing? 24 April 2023
How can governments reach their policy goals in the most effective way? Which manner of financing is the most suitable? Does the spirit of our times c...
-
Esteban Szmulewicz publishes an article on intergovernmental relations 24 April 2023
Szmulewicz, a PhD candidate at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law, has written an article on intergovernmental relations (IGR) fr...
-
To what extent is ChatGPT capable of drafting legislation? 18 April 2023
All sorts of predictions have already been made about the AI system ChatGPT: the programme is going to turn education on its head, make search engines...
-
Annemarie Drahmann speaker at debate on closed government 17 April 2023
On 12 April, Annemarie Drahmann, Associate Professor at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of Leiden Law School, was one of the s...
-
Esteban Szmulewicz on political fragmentation and governance deficit in Chile 17 April 2023
Esteban Szmulewicz, PhD candidate at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of Leiden University and expert on decentralisation issue...
-
Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law well represented at Global Summit on Constitutionalism 03 April 2023
The Global Summit on Constitutionalism took place from 16 to 18 March. Wim Voermans, Gert Jan Geertjes and Rowie Stolk, from the Department of Constit...
-
Michiel Tjepkema appointed professor at Open University 13 March 2023
From 1 March 2023, Michiel Tjepkema has been appointed professor of government liability and mining damage at the Open University in the Netherlands. ...
-
Wim Voermans launches new book 'Onze constitutie' 06 March 2023
The Netherlands has one of the oldest constitutions in the world and a stable system of government lasting more than two centuries. The system’s ‘grou...
-
Photo report Bachelor’s Open Day KOG 02 March 2023
On 25 February, the KOG opened its doors once more to welcome a large crowd of people looking to find their perfect study programme during the Bachelo...
-
Demy Jongkind holds webinar on grant tables 21 February 2023
On Thursday 16 February, Demi Jongkind, PhD candidate at the Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law, held a webinar discussing her resear...
-
Fatma Çapkurt appointed member of State Committee on Rule of Law 06 February 2023
On Friday 3 February, Minister Bruins Slot of the Interior and Kingdom Relations appointed Fatma Çapkurt, of the Department of Constitutional and Admi...
-
Conference on children's rights and migration 31 January 2023
On 26 January 2023, a conference was held at Leiden Law School on children’s rights and migration. The conference, organised by Stichting Migratierech...
-
Reijer Passchier speaks about digital transition at SER 31 January 2023
What does digitalisation mean for the labour market, the business sector and society in general? Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor Leiden Law Scho...