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Bastiaan Rijpkema elected as a member of the KHMWAppointment 12 February 2026On 9 February 2026, Bastiaan Rijpkema, Professor of Jurisprudence, was elected as a member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KH...
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Six Leiden professors elected as members of the KHMWSociety of Sciences and Humanities 12 February 2026The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has elected six professors from Leiden as members. Sarah de Rijcke, Sense Jan van der Mole...
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Pac-Man politics: eating the rule of law bit by bit09 February 2026Our constitutional democracy is under pressure. Politicians are increasingly bending rules and institutions to their will, often in small steps. PhD c...
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Balancing freedom of expression and non-discrimination19 November 2025Can politicians say whatever they want? What is the limit and when can the Public Prosecution Service act? PhD candidate Jip Stam examined the limits ...
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Alumnus Bart Jansen: ‘It’s up to us legal philosophers to make sense of these times’Alumni interview 18 March 2025Legal philosopher Bart Jansen teaches at universities around the world. In an interview two years ago, he spoke about his professional fascination for...
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Kick off meeting RESOCIAL project18 October 2024On 20 September 2024, Leiden University colleagues Associate Professor Gianclaudio Malgieri (Main Applicant), Assistant Professor Michael Klos (Co-App...
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Minister Van Leeuwen gives guest lecture on current global developments‘We need to be equally tough – otherwise it will be difficult to defend our interests internationally.’ 09 April 2024On Monday 8 April, a high-profile guest visited Leiden Law School. Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen g...
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Alumnus, legal philosopher, and globetrotter Bart Jansen: ‘don’t focus, but scatter yourself’18 April 2023Alumnus Bart Jansen does not like to sit still. He teaches courses, for instance, in the Netherlands, Malaysia, and Curacao. He also likes to dabble i...
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Photo report Bachelor’s Open Day KOG02 March 2023On 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...
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New commentary on the Constitution presented to Prime Minister Mark Rutte01 December 2022The Netherlands has gained a third commentary on the Constitution – with Leiden as its home base. The first copy of Een nieuw commentaar op de Grondw...
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Joanne van der Leun reappointed as Dean of Leiden Law School09 November 2022Professor Joanne van der Leun has been reappointed as Dean of Leiden Law School by the Executive Board of Leiden University. She has been appointed un...
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Leiden Law School receives praise during research evaluation02 November 2022Every six years, the research conducted at all law schools in the Netherlands is evaluated during a research evaluation. On 6 and 7 October, it was Le...
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Photo Report: Bachelor's Open Day KOG26 October 2022On Saturday 22 October, the KOG filled up with prospective students looking for their next course of study. The lecture halls were packed to the brim ...
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Is it possible to ban a political party?26 October 2022Dutch right-wing political party Forum for Democracy has repeatedly demonstrated that it has no lower limit when it comes to morals. Should the courts...
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Ministry and Leiden Law School to work together more closely25 October 2022The Ministry of Justice and Security and Leiden Law School are planning to collaborate on a more structural basis. This is the outcome of a meeting th...