News
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Introducing the new Faculty Board 31 January 2024
On 15 February 2024, Leiden Law School's Faculty Board will enter a new phase.
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Rising inequality slows as more women in lower-income groups join the labour force 18 January 2024
Behind the relatively stable income inequality in the Netherlands, big changes have been happening. Income inequality has increased over the past 40 y...
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Compelling unemployed people to widen their job search is often counterproductive 17 January 2024
Unemployed people often need not only a financial safety net but also a stimulus to look for work. PhD candidate Heike Vethaak researched the effects ...
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Child LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers not adequately protected 17 January 2024
Queer youths seeking asylum in the Netherlands are not adequately protected. The system that assesses asylum claims lacks child-specific processes and...
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Kim Schuurman wins 2023 Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 22 December 2023
Each year, the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award is presented to the student who has written the best master’s thesis in the Netherlands or Bel...
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Top award for master’s programme Child Law 12 December 2023
The master’s programme 'Jeugdrecht' (Child Law) at Leiden Law School has been awarded the gold medal by EW Beste Studies. It is the only degree progra...
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Council of Ministers of Curaçao invites Leiden University to present children’s rights research 15 November 2023
On 1 November 2023, Professor Ton Liefaard presented research on the rights of undocumented children to the Council of Ministers of Curaçao.
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Interview Ilya Kokorin – ‘Hup, Holland Hup, wasn’t the right answer’ 14 November 2023
Doing a PhD can be challenging. Moving to a foreign country can be challenging too. PhD candidate Ilya Kokorin, who was born in a small town in Siberi...
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André van der Laan appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime 13 November 2023
André van der Laan has been appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime at Leiden University, a chair established by t...
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Leiden law alumna appointed as Aotearoa New Zealand Chief Children’s Commissioner 07 November 2023
Dr Claire Achmad has taken up the role of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chief Children’s Commissioner from 1 November 2023, for a term of five years.
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The new right to repair: A bold move that leaves room for improvement 19 October 2023
On 22 March 2023, the European Commission adopted a proposal regarding common rules promoting the right to repair for consumers. A bold and timely mo...
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How can we adapt our laws to new technology? 29 September 2023
There were no bitcoins or artificial intelligence when our civil code was compiled. This could cause problems. Professor Tycho de Graaf is researching...
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Leiden University joins the Just Transitions for AMR Working Group 21 September 2023
Leiden University joins the Just Transitions for AMR Working Group, an interdisciplinary team of social science and humanities researchers who are exp...
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A trademark for those who pay their taxes fairly? 18 September 2023
Rewarding good behaviour, instead of punishing it – a proven pedagogical method. Would it also work in tackling tax avoidance? This question sparked t...
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How arbitration law went from uncharted territory to a ‘sexy’ field of practice 15 September 2023
When she was looking for an internship, Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof happened to meet one of the founding fathers of arbitration law. ‘At the time, ...