News
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The future belongs to the youth, but perhaps not in Netherlands 13 April 2023
Three professors voice their concerns about a vulnerable group in our society: children who come into contact with youth care.
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PhD Ceremony Mees Vergouwen – solutions for colliding tax regulations 06 April 2023
That the tax authorities are allowed to impose taxes is widely known. What is less well known is when the tax authorities must impose taxes. And what ...
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All sixteen applicants for the Leiden Law School Starter Grants awarded research funding 30 March 2023
Stefaan Van den Bogaert, Vice Dean of Leiden Law School was delighted to announce on 29 March 2023 that the faculty has awarded research funding to al...
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‘If you know how the system works, you can stand up for your rights’ 15 March 2023
Legal protection. What do those involved in youth care and child protection understand by this concept? And what needs to change to improve legal prot...
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Leiden Lawcast season 2: Meet our new hosts 09 March 2023
The Leiden Lawcast: the faculty podcast intended for and hosted by students. Every episode, our hosts discuss a trending topic with interesting guests...
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Bart Joosen appointed Professor of Financial Law in Leiden 09 February 2023
The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Bart Joosen as Professor of Financial Law commencing on 1 July 2023. The chair is attached to t...
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Branda Katan appointed professor by special appointment in Corporate Litigation 09 February 2023
Branda Katan has been appointed professor by special appointment in Corporate Litigation at Leiden University from 1 March 2023. The chair has been es...
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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...
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Conference on final evaluation of Dutch Child Protection Act: 'Give children a voice’ 24 January 2023
‘The system is failing’, ‘the goals are only being achieved to a limited extent’, ‘we’re letting children down’. These are some of the newspaper headl...
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Research Project on the Future of the Labour Market receives 3.4 million euros 17 January 2023
An international consortium led by Olaf van Vliet has been awarded an Horizon Europe grant of 3.4 million euros. The project investigates how global c...
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Alumna Charlotte Vrendenbarg: ‘I get energy from students’ 16 January 2023
Charlotte Vrendenbarg is Assistant Professor intellectual property rights (IP) at Leiden University. She was recently sworn in as deputy judge at the ...
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Leiden University and Unicef extend cooperation on children’s rights 19 December 2022
Leiden University and Unicef have already been working together for ten years to increase and share information on children’s rights. They are extendi...
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First Lustrum for PhD Workshop on European/International Insolvency Law 06 December 2022
From Wednesday-Thursday 19-20 April 2023 the Stichting Bob Wessels Insolvency Law Collection (BWILC) invites PhD students from Europe and beyond to pa...
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WODC research project Leiden researchers: evaluation WHOA 06 December 2022
Leiden researchers Reinout Vriesendorp, Jessie Pool, and Harold Koster from the Department Corporate Law and Jan Adriaanse and Marc Broekema from the ...
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Helen Pluut in the media about social safety 02 December 2022
Helen Pluut appears in interviews with both the Leidsch Dagblad and Intermediair on the topic of social safety at work and unacceptable behaviour.