649 search results for “war law” in the Staff website
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University interpretation on war Ukraine
Lecture
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Support the Ukrainian and Russian students in Leiden and The Hague
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also had dramatic consequences for Ukrainian students at Leiden University. Besides their intense concern about the fate of family and friends, they also face major financial problems. This also applies to Russian students who can no longer access their bank accounts.…
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EUniWell Open lectures series | War, Peace and Overcoming Helplessness: The Role of Universities
Lecture, Lecture part of a series
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Strong need to talk together about Ukraine
Everyone has been watching the attack on Ukraine, a war on the European continent, with a sense of foreboding. It will bring devastation, loss, suffering and worry and it raises questions. With these words, Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl opened the meeting on the war in Ukraine at Wijnhaven on Thursday…
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Lecture and roundtable discussion with Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski
On 21 April 2022, Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski visited Leiden. The theme of his visit was the role of law and historiography in shaping collective memories.
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Leiden University during the Second World War
Event
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Zelensky addresses students: 'Live your own life, but do so together with others'
A standing ovation. A wave and a smile from the president. A final selfie. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed students in the Netherlands for the first time on Tuesday morning via a livestream in The Hague. He did so in front of two packed lecture halls at both Leiden University and The…
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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EUniWell welcomes Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU), a leading Ukrainian university, is now a member of the EUniWell Alliance. KNU and the EUniWell partners will use their combined strengths to improve the well-being of individuals, communities and societies in Europe and beyond, through international…
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’
As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that most people wouldn’t immediately connect, but Korsten can see a lot of common ground between them. ‘A fictional story can have a huge impact on law.’
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One history, different memories. Does this always lead to conflict?
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?
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Interim Board Faculty of Law appointed w.e.f. 1 July
Organisation
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Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Katarzyna Cwiertka
Faculty of Humanities
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Innovative research on impact of violent conflicts on food security in Chad
Violent conflicts and civil wars in Chad impede most rural households' access to food security, agricultural activities and access to essential services such as health care. In her dissertation, Nakar Djindil Syntyche denounces this issue. She obtained her PhD on 24 November.
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“Book Diplomacy” in the Cultural Cold War: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Conference
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Dutch knowledge institutions suspend partnerships with Russia and Belarus
The Russian military assault on Ukraine has profoundly shocked knowledge institutions in the Netherlands, as represented by Universities of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Dutch Research Council,…
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A World Ablaze: Making Sense of Wars Today
Lecture
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Covering the War in Israel / Palestine: Journalist Perspectives
Panel
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The Israel-Hamas War in Islamist Discourses
Discussion
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Wouter Hins
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daniel Peat
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Léon Buskens
Faculty of Humanities
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Ann Skelton
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mariëlle Bruning
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Wim Voermans
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Renetta Bos
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mies Grijns
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Helen Duffy
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Johan Jol
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eline Verhage
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Els Kindt
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Martijn Mos
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lucy Opoka
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jaap van den Herik
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tarlach McGonagle
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nick Huls
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Karishma Chafekar
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Carsten Stahn
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nina Eggens
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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Leiden researchers on king’s apology for the Netherlands historical role in slavery
In a speech on Keti Koti the Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, apologised on behalf of the royal family for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery. What is the significance of this?
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The Laboring Refugee: Profiting from the Displaced during Hot and Cold War
Lecture, China Seminar Series event
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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories
Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the University and our researchers are working on solutions. The nitrogen crisis, problems with young people’s services and an increasingly urgent climate crisis:…
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Violence and Transformation: The Political Economy of Russia’s War against Ukraine
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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John Rhoden and African-American Writers and Artists as Cold War Diplomats
Lecture
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The Revival of World War II in China: Multiple Histories, Malleable Memories
Lecture
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
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India: Omissions and Exceptions, Incarceration camps of the Pacific War
Guest Lecture | SSEALS