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Academic values in times of conflict

Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones Responsible collaboration
On 27 May 2025, the Executive Board decided to establish a Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones.

Valerie de Koeijer Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and International Organization
Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

A platform for a complex conflict: ‘Friction is good’ News - 17 February 2026
Yousef Sweid was called a ‘stinking Arab’ in the sandpit at his Jewish kindergarten in Haifa. In a packed lecture hall, the Palestinian-Israeli actor performed a powerful excerpt from his show ‘Between the River and the Sea’.

Call on Institutions for Conflict Resolution to Publish Intersectional Data News - 13 June 2022
The Research Network of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRANET) commissioned Aleydis Nissen and Rik Raedschelders to write the 2022 report on Racism, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Belgium.

PhD Ceremony Mees Vergouwen – solutions for conflicting tax regulations News - 6 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 to do when one set of regulations requires the tax authorities to impose taxes while other regulations prevent them from doing exactly that? Vergouwen’s…

One history, different memories. Does this always lead to conflict? News - 28 March 2023
Different groups can have different memories of the same historical event. This can lead to conflict but does not have to. How is this, and how can countries and people reconcile with the past?

Should states use Social Media to warn civilians in armed conflict? News - 6 February 2025
In a new essay for Ethics & International Affairs, Dr Henning Lahmann, Assistant Professor of International Law & Technology at eLaw, addresses the question whether states should resort to social media to warn a civilian population ahead of military operations.

Special lecture Jan Vleggeert: 'A citizen's perspective on conflicts of interest' News - 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 were allowed to attend due to coronavirus measures. On 10 June 2022, Vleggeert was therefore given the opportunity to deliver a lecture to a much larger…

EPFR toogdag 2023: Conflict-related sexual violence and criminal justice News - 7 June 2023
On Wednesday 7 June, the EPFR research program had its annual research day (toogdag). The venue we had for this year was the Gravensteen, a beautiful historic building right by Pieterskerk.

Overarching PhD lab on Leiden PhD projects regarding Institutions for Conflict Resolution News - 2 July 2021
On 21 June 2021 a meeting took place during which PhD candidates within the research theme 'Institutions for Conflict Resolution' at Leiden University presented the current state of their doctoral research.

Iran deserves our attention: ‘We must share our knowledge about this conflict’ News - 26 February 2026
‘Don’t forget us. Don’t stop talking about Iran.’ In a packed lecture hall at the new Spui Campus in The Hague, a panel discussion was held this Tuesday on recent developments, tensions and the wave of state violence in Iran.

Violations of law during armed conflicts should be investigated – also by Russia News - 12 May 2022
The chance that it will do so is about zero, but Russia is legally obliged to investigate violations of law during the war in Ukraine. States that enter into an armed conflict often deny liability, but under international humanitarian law and human rights they are obliged to investigate their military…

Brechtje Paijmans appointed as endowed professor at Leiden University News - 25 October 2022
Stichting Onderwijsgeschillen (Foundation for Educational Disputes) is pleased to announce that it has established an endowed chair ‘Conflictoplossing en rechtsbescherming in het onderwijs' (conflict resolution and legal protection in education) at Leiden University.