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Department of Child Law welcomes back alumna Lucy Opoka 09 November 2021
In the summer of 2021, Lucy Opoka was awarded one of the coveted Meijers PhD positions. In October, she arrived back in Leiden, where she obtained her...
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Irma Mosquera appointed as Professor of Tax Governance 02 November 2021
In her teaching and research, Mosquera primarily seeks the connection between tax law and other disciplines. Her appointment is effective as of 1 Nove...
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Sharp rise in purchasing power since 1977, inequality stable in recent years 18 October 2021
In the period 1977–2020, the purchasing power of the Dutch population increased by 58 percent. The sharpest rise occurred from 1999–2009 (22 percent)....
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Online Webinar Series: Children’s Access to Justice in Practice 12 October 2021
From Wednesday 20 October 2021 to Thursday 21 April 2022, Leiden Children’s Rights Observatory and the Centre for Constitutional Studies of the Suprem...
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The rise of the 'prosumer’ 07 October 2021
Now that selling via digital platforms is flourishing, we need to take a closer look at the rights and obligations of all the parties involved. This i...
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Maaike Lycklama keynote speaker at behavioral risk conference 27 September 2021
On Thursday 2 September, Maaike Lycklama à Nijeholt acted as keynote speaker at the behavioral risk conference in Utrecht. She did this together with ...
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Combatting violence against children: what are the lessons learnt? 16 September 2021
In the context of the 2021 Day of General Discussion of the UN Committee on Rights of the Child, this time dedicated to alternative care, Defence for ...
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Cathalijne van der Plas appointed to chair in Private International Law 16 September 2021
Cathalijne van der Plas will become Professor of Private International Law (0.4 fte) at Leiden University as of 1 October 2021. She succeeds Prof. Sie...
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Business Liability Research Network (BLRN) online jaarverslag 2019, 2020 10 September 2021
We are pleased to present the Business Liability Research Network (BLRN) online annual report 2019, 2020. In this double annual report, the BLRN repor...
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Master’s thesis about Children’s Rights? Win the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 2021 08 September 2021
The Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award is an annual award for the best thesis in the field of Children’s Rights granted by Defence for Children ...
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Ton Liefaard presents at the Francophone association of ombudspersons platform 10 August 2021
On 8 July 2021, The Francophone Association of Ombudspersons (L’Association des Ombudsmans et des Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF)) launched their...
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Rights of undocumented children in Curaçao severely under threat 23 June 2021
Research conducted by the University of Leiden and the University of Curaçao found that the rights of undocumented children in Curaçao, mostly from Ve...
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Children’s Rights Moot Court 2021: 7 to 16 June 2021 03 June 2021
48 student teams from all over the world will be taking part in the international online moot court competition. The event is organised by Leiden Univ...
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Separate and holistic solutions to the problems of cross-border death and gift taxation 27 May 2021
The response of international organizations to the problems of cross-border death and gift taxation needs to be revisited, according to PhD candidate ...
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Children and young adults in contact with the law: Systemic vulnerabilities and institutional responses 26 May 2021
On 16 April 2021 the webinar ‘Children and young adults in contact with the law: Systemic vulnerabilities and institutional responses’ took place. In ...