654 search results for “rights of indigenous people” in the Student website
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Rethinking the Wereldmuseum Leiden through Indigeneity and Contemporary Art
Course
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Nina van CapelleveenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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Children’s Rights Moot Court 2021: 7 to 16 June 2021
48 student teams from all over the world will be taking part in the international online moot court competition. The event is organised by Leiden University in partnership with Baker McKenzie.
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
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Professor Ann Skelton appointed as Children’s Rights Chair at Leiden University
Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed South African Professor Ann Skelton as the new Chair of Children’s Rights in a Sustainable World as of 1 October 2022.
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Children's Rights Moot Court 2023
Winners of Children's Rights Moot Court 2023
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Hans-Martien ten NapelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Li-Ru HsuFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rehana DoleFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Peter RodriguesFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jet LieskerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans FrankenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Katrien KlepFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2025/2026
Kirsten Sandberg appointed as Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2025/2026
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Simone van der HofFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Archaeologist Martin Berger explores Latin American collections with an ERC grant
All over Europe you will find ethnographic museums with large collections of indigenous objects from Latin America. These collections shaped the image of native populations in the European mind. An ERC Starting Grant allows Dr Martin Berger to look at the bigger picture, contextualizing individual collections…
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Master’s thesis on Children’s Rights? Win the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 2025
Education
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Master’s thesis about Children’s Rights? Win the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 2021
The Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award is an annual award for the best thesis in the field of Children’s Rights granted by Defence for Children and the Department of Child Law of Leiden Law School.
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Bernardo Ribeiro de AlmeidaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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A decade devoted to shaping the future of children’s rights
The Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights (LL.M.) was launched in 2015 to equip a generation of professionals to protect the rights of children worldwide. As the programme celebrates its 10th anniversary, we reflect on its impact.
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with batteries: exploring the role of social robots in care for older people
From toy cats that purr to robot dogs that bark: what do such technologies mean for older people, healthcare providers and family members? A Dutch Research Council (NWO) Veni grant is enabling anthropologist Tanja Ahlin to investigate how animal-shaped robots can contribute to care for older people…
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Lianne BaarsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Suzy DuivenvoordeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ann SkeltonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Wouter HinsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Matheus Mendes wins Jaap Doek Thesis Prize 2024 for his research on the right to read
Matheus Mendes was awarded the 12th Jaap Doek Thesis Prize at a ceremony on 13 December 2024 for his thesis on the right to read. The prize honours outstanding master’s theses in children’s rights.
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Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2024/2025
Jonathan Todres appointed as Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2024/2025
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Leiden Law hosted the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Toogdag
The Effective Protection of Fundamental Rights Research Programme at Leiden Law School had the honor to organise the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research Annual Conference.
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Alumna wins KHMW Jan Brouwer Thesis Prize for Law for child rights research on peer relationships
How important is a child’s right to meaningful peer relationships? Vaishnavi Ramalingam wrote her master’s thesis on this topic, and was recently awarded the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) Jan Brouwer Thesis Prize 2026.
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Lies’l Goossens wins Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award for thesis on detention collateral
The winner of this year’s Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award wants to raise more awareness for children who have a parent in detention: ‘It’s time we stop looking the other way and actually think about the impact.’
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Andrew ShieldFaculty of Humanities
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Criminal Justice Public Lecture: Maarten Kunst on victim rights
On 1 June 2022, Maarten Kunst, Professor of Criminology at Leiden Law School, gave a lecture on his research into the effects of the right to be heard on both the defendant and the victim. Victims have certain rights in the Dutch criminal process, including the right to be heard in criminal proceedings.…
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Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg answers your climate change questions in the KlimaatHelpdesk
Find out how indigenous knowledge contributes to climate solutions. Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg explains in the KlimaatHelpdesk why local insights are essential for effective climate adaptation and how equal collaboration between science and indigenous communities can be achieved.
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daniel Thomas
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Child rights activist Graça Machel speaks in Leiden on justice between generations
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel speaks October 27 at Leiden University about her work.
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Kees WaaldijkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eva BaudichauFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Lenneke AlinkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anna SmuldersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Charlotte Parree wins Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Award
Charlotte Parree won the Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Prize on Tuesday afternoon, 6 December, with her thesis entitled 'Suffering knows no age; active termination of life does.' The prize was awarded for the tenth time by em. prof. Jaap Doek.
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Shared Histories, Different Memories: Dutch East India Company (VOC) histories entwined with Australian aboriginal narratives
Conference
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Katie Pentney wins Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2021 with master’s thesis
The Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award is presented every two years on 10 December (Human Rights Day) in recognition of outstanding academic works in the field of international human rights.
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Lucy OpokaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid