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GLOBTAXGOV team and CIAT launch general anti-avoidance rule toolkit 04 July 2022
The launch of the 'Toolkit for the Design and Effective Implementation of Domestic and International General Anti-avoidance Rules' generates strong in...
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Special lecture Jan Vleggeert: 'A citizen's perspective on conflicts of interest' 30 June 2022
When Professor of Tax Law Jan Vleggeert delivered his inaugural lecture in Leiden University’s Academy Building on 30 October 2020, only 30 people wer...
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Tycho de Graaf appointed Professor of Technology and Private Law 02 June 2022
Tycho de Graaf has been appointed Professor of Technology and Private Law at Leiden University as of 1 June 2022.
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Helen Pluut in podcast De Gelukkige Thuiswerker 31 May 2022
What are the advantages of a day’s work at home? Were we happy working from home during the pandemic lockdowns? And who is actually responsible for a ...
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Leiden scholar wins first prize at insolvency law research workshop 20 May 2022
On 28 and 29 April 2022, the fourth annual PhD Workshop on European and International Insolvency Law took place, organised by the Foundation Bob Wesse...
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‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’ 13 May 2022
Last Thursday the Dutch House of Representatives held a debate on children being put into care when the childcare benefits scandal (toeslagenaffaire) ...
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on fact sheet about placement in care 10 May 2022
It is not possible for juvenile courts to properly assess whether it is necessary to place a child in care. This is evident from a fact sheet that has...
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NWO funding for just and effective energy transitions 04 April 2022
A consortium led by Eefje Cuppen, Professor Governance of Sustainability at the Institute of Public Administration, has been granted NWO funding for a...
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More parties should have a say in listed companies 31 March 2022
To get important topics such as climate and human rights higher on the agenda of listed companies, stakeholders other than shareholders and employees ...
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NWA grant for health law as part of NWA Cure4life 24 March 2022
Mirjam Sombroek, Aart Hendriks and Martine de Vries (LUMC) will work on mapping the ethical and legal aspects of gene therapy. The aim is to establish...
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Flash interview with alumna Kartica van der Zon 15 March 2022
Did you know that PhD candidates are also alumni of your alma mater? High time to put a PhD alumna and her research in the spotlight. Besides, this mo...
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Funding for Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm for health law research 10 March 2022
Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm has been awarded contract funding for research conducted for the intervention programme ‘Nu Niet Zwanger’ (Not Pregnant Now)...
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Irma Mosquera Valderrama speaks at Africa taxation webinar 21 February 2022
On 15 February 2022, Irma Mosquera Valderrama, Professor of Tax Governance, holder of the EU Jean Monnet Chair on EU Tax Governance EUTAXGOV and Princ...
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Citizens felt less heard in virtual court hearings during coronavirus crisis 18 February 2022
Quite a lot went wrong during the virtual hearings that courts held during the coronavirus crisis. Researchers from three universities, including Leid...
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Fourth PhD Workshop on European/International Insolvency Law 28 January 2022
From Thursday-Friday 28-29 April 2022 the Stichting Bob Wessels Insolvency Law Collection (BWILC) invites PhD students from Europe and beyond to parti...