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Luuk van Middelaar launches his new book in London at LSE and UCL
This week, Prof. Luuk van Middelaar (Europa Institute) publishes Alarums & Excursions: improvising Politics on the Europen Stage – a revised update of his 2017 book on the decade of EU crises.
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Things Change: Black Material Culture and the Development of a Consumer Society in South Africa, 1800-2020
This book is the first systematic analysis of the changes in the use of goods and services by households of Black South Africans since the early nineteenth century.
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Transformation Classic: A Chinese text on Medicine and Self-Cultivation in Its Cultural Contexts
How such did the traditional text of the Sinews Transformation Classic remain interesting to a changing readership?
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Restatement of Labour Law in Europe by Guus Heerma van Voss
Guus Heerma van Voss, professor of Labour Law recently published: Restatement of Labour Law in Europe in coöperation with Bernd Waas professor of Labour Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Frankfurt.
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Mark Leiser appointed International Research Fellow
Dr Mark Leiser, Assistant Professor in Law and Digital technologies at eLaw, has been appointed an International Research fellow at the Coordinated Research Center in Information Society and Law of the University of Milan in Italy. The aim of the Center is to conduct research on issues related to the…
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The Europa Institute organizes online case law dinner on the German PSPP-judgment
Earlier this month, the Europa Institute organized an internal discussion on the German PSPP-judgment. For the first time, the German Constitutional Court declared acts of EU institutions as manifestly excessive and thus as ultra vires acts under German constitutional law. During an online debate, various…
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Jelle Plesman
Faculty of Humanities
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Budinská speaks on judicial review of national law applied by the ECB in banking supervision
On 8 July, the Young Researchers Group of the European Banking Institute organised the 11th edition of the EBI YRG Virtual Workshop Session. Barbora Budinská presented her research on judicial review of national law applied by the ECB in banking supervision
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and Summer Course on the Europeanisation of national administrative law a great success!
From 2 to 4 September 2019 the Conference and Summer Course on the Europeanisation of administrative law took place in Leiden. The central theme of the Conference and Summer Course was the Europeanisation of national administrative law through general principles of law: from resistance to voluntary…
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speech on academic and scientific freedom and commercialisation in EU law
On 12 October 2023, Kosta delivered a keynote speech on academic freedom at the 30th anniversay conference of the (European) Education Law and Policy Association. The conference was entitled ‘Shaping Education Law for the Future’ and took place at Lisbon University, faculty of law (Universidade de Lisboa,…
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MUS writes biography of The Hague resistance heroine
Professor Wim Willems of the Centre for Modern Urban Studies (MUS), together with Anne van Mourik, is researching the life of Ru Paré, the woman who saved 52 Jewish children during World War II.
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Steven Truxal appointed Professor of Air and Space Law in Leiden
Steven Truxal joins Leiden University as Professor of Air and Space Law on 1 December 2020. Truxal holds a BA in International Affairs with concentrations in international law and economics from The George Washington University, Washington, DC (USA), an LLM in International Commercial Law with focus…
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Leiden Law Cast #1: Child benefits scandal & compassion with Professor A.G. Castermans
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Archaeologist argues for circular economy during Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations
Maikel Kuijpers was invited to join a session on material rights, resource use, and craftsmanship during the Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations held in The Hague’s Peace Palace in September. Organised by Major Alliance the session brought together a diverse panel to discuss “The Universal Declaration…
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Leiden Lawcast S02E02: Developments in Space Law with Tanja Masson-Zwwan
During the second episode of this Leiden Law podcast, hosts Juli Wentholt and Ishana Badhai will talk with Tanja Masson-Zwaan about the latest developments in Space Law.
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Seminar Rule of Law and the European Arrest Warrant at Örebro Universitet 25 March 2021
On 25 March 2021 this online seminar will be held from 10.15-12.00 at Örebro Universitet in Sweden. Jannemieke Ouwerkerk, Professor of European Criminal law at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden University, will be one of the speakers at this seminar. Information about registration…
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Gerlov van Engelenhoven
Faculty of Humanities
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Vestert Borger speaks at expert meeting of the Advisory Council on International Affairs
On 6 July 2023, the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs organized an expert meeting on European solidarity.
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Evaluation Modern Migration Policy Act awarded to Institute of Immigration Law
The Scientific Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) has commissioned the Institute of Immigration Law to evaluate the Modern Migration Policy Act. The purpose of this law was to develop a modern, selective and innovative admission policy for legal migration, which is welcoming for economically desirable…
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De Volkskrant on professors of tax law and the commercial sector
The majority of professors of tax law in the Netherlands have links to accounting and law firms, writes Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant.
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Yannick van den Brink appointed Assistant Professor at the Child Law Department
Y.N. (Yannick) van den Brink (LL.M, MA) will be appointed Assistant Professor at the Child Law Department of the Leiden Law School as of 1 August 2016.
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Changes at Common Market Law Review: New Managing Editor, Anna Krisztian
After more than seven years as Managing Editor of Common Market Law Review, preceded by 22 years as Associate Editor and three years as Secretary to the Editors, Alison McDonnell will be retiring in December 2022.
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First five-yearly anniversary master’s programme Child Law celebrated
On the evening of 11 September 2017, the first five-yearly anniversary of the master’s programme Child Law (Jeugdrecht) was celebrated.
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Maarten Aalbers participated at the Polish Academic Fora on Competition Law
On 10 October 2018 Maarten Aalbers presented his PhD chapter on the application of state aid law to the professional sports sector at the 8th International PhD Students' Conference on Competition Law at the University of Bialystok.
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Christa Tobler speaks at a workshop on EU law teaching in the UK post-Brexit
On 12 July, a workshop was held in hybrid format (on site and online) at the University of Reading in the UK on the subject of 'EU law teaching in the UK post-Brexit: Learning from EU law colleagues based in other non-EU states and seeking UK solutions'.
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Jan Vleggeert and Jan van de Streek on ethics and tax law
If we want tax evasion to become a thing of the past then there has to be more balance in how tax advisers are educated, according to tax professors Jan Vleggeert and Jan van de Streek.
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New MOOC on Arbitration of International Disputes open for enrolment
On 29 January 2018, the new “Arbitration of International Disputes” MOOC (massive open online course), taught by Prof. Eric De Brabandere and Dr. Giulia Pinzauti, will start on Coursera.
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Afshin Ellian
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Adriaan Bedner
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Willemien den Ouden
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ellen van Beukering-Rosmuller
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leiden University part of the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme II
The Faculty of Law of Leiden University, together with the Netherlands Helsinki Committee and the Hague Academy for Local Governance, have started their cooperation on the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme II.
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International Justice (BA Major of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges)
Home to the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, The Hague is the perfect backdrop to explore conceptions of justice in our global society. Questions of human rights, peace, security and the environment present legal and policy challenges for governmental and non-governmental…
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Beryl ter Haar participates in guest lecture at Kutafin State Law University Moscow
On Tuesday 22 January 2019, Beryl ter Haar participated in a comparative law lecture featuring labour law cases of the constitutional court of South Africa at the Kutafin State Law University Moscow, Russia. Topics discussed included short term employment contracts, the right to strike and the right…
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'Punishment of international cartels by competition authorities needs to be better coordinated'
When an international cartel is exposed, the parties involved often face punishment by more than one authority for the same behaviour. There is very little international coordination in the actions of these authorities. Pieter Huizing claims that this can, and must, change. PhD defence on 10 March 2…
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Rompuy comments on victory in the EU antitrust case against the International Skating Union
On 8 December 2017, the European Commission decided that the International Skating Union (ISU)’s eligibility rules, which impose severe penalties on athletes participating in speed skating competitions that are not approved by the ISU, are in breach of EU competition law.
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Leiden students winner and nominee BUREN Thesis Prize for Insolvency Law
The BUREN Thesis Prize for Insolvency Law was awarded for the third time on 19 November 2020. Ilse van Vloten and Gijs de Koning, two Leiden students from the master’s programme Ondernemingsrecht, presented their research at the online award ceremony and were rewarded as winner and nominee respectiv…
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Christa Tobler teaches at the Law & Legal Skills Summer School 2022 in the Czech Giant Mountains
Organised by the Common Law Society of Charles University, Prague, the summer school takes place during two weeks in July at the University’s mountain house 'Patejdlova bouda'.
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Leiden staff make their mark at Labour Law Conference in Stockholm
On 19 and 20 May an international labour law conference is taking place in Stockholm. The theme is ‘New Foundations of Labour Law in the Globalised Market Economy’.
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anthropologist in a big company ‘it’s interesting to look at the internal culture of a business'’
With her background in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leonie Siepmans brings a unique perspective to the corporate world. Find out what an anthropologist does in a big company.
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Cultural Anthropologist Peter Pels part of research team into colonial collections
Peter Pels, affiliated with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology of Leiden University, is one of the researchers. Together with Birgit Meyer (UU), he will lead the work package 'Heritage and the Question of Conversion'.
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How can we adapt our laws to new technology?
There were no bitcoins or artificial intelligence when our civil code was compiled. This could cause problems.
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Successful participation in 2024 European Law Moot Court Competition
Four teams of students from the master's in European Law and the advanced master's in European and International Business Law (EIBL) programmes recently took part in this year's edition of the European Law Moot Court (ELMC). In the end, two teams qualified for the regional finals of the competition…
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ERC Creative Europe Culture grant for Alexandria: (re)activating common urban imaginaries
From 2020 to 2023, Professor Miguel John Versluys and his research group will participate in an international consortium co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union in the framework of the international project “Alexandria: (Re)activating Common Urban Imaginaries”. This ERC project…
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Expert Roundtable on ‘The Future of EU Public Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence’
On 19-20 October 2023, Europa Institute’s Simona Demkova and Melanie Fink, together with Giulia Gentile (Essex Law School), co-hosted an Expert Roundtable on the topic of ‘The Future of EU Public Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,’ in the context of the Digital Constitutionalism (The DigiCon…
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International courts in an era of smartphones and social media – improving human rights accountability?
Videos shared on social media have become important evidence to hold perpetrators of human rights violations accountable. What does this increased use of digital open source evidence mean for the quality of international human rights accountability? Through an innovative experimental design, this project…
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Maria Fraskou presents a paper at the International Conference "Europe as a Global Actor"
The Centro de Estudos Internacionais at Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) will host the
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Parallel Enforcement of International Cartels and Its Impact on the Proportionality of Overall Punishment
On 10 March 2021, Pieter Huizing defended his thesis 'Parallel Enforcement of International Cartels and Its Impact on the Proportionality of Overall Punishment'. The doctoral thesis was supervised by Prof. T.R. Ottervanger.
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Maria Pichou selected as Judge for the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition
Maria Pichou is selected to act as a judge for the 2019 International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (ICCMCC). Dr. Maria Pichou is Assistant Professor at Leiden University College The Hague.