186 search results for “legal overhand” in the Student website
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Georgios-Evgenios DouliakasFaculty of Humanities
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Ellen van Beukering-RosmullerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hendrik Jacob Roelof KapteinFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Martijn LemmenFaculty of Humanities
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Geerten BoogaardFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Niek StrohmaierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Santy KouwagamFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Legal Tech Challenge: Students harness technology to improve access to justice
On 20 March, the final of the Legal Tech Challenge 2025 took place at Leiden University. After weeks of collaboration, brainstorming sessions and workshops on legal accessibility, five student teams presented their innovative legal apps to a jury.
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Legal Tech Challenge: ‘With a clear idea, what first felt daunting became surprisingly feasible’
The Legal Tech Challenge 2026 kicks off on 5 February. Ishana Bhadai, Lizzy Streng and Jonathan Scholten van den Belt were last year’s winners. Here, they share their experiences stepping up to the challenge.
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Government publishes legal document on MSC Zoe disaster at LAPP's insistence
The cargo lost at sea as a result of the MSC Zoe disaster should be considered environmental pollution and information about it should be made public. This was the case made by Leiden Law School’s Leiden Advocacy Project on Plastic (LAPP). Following their investigation, the government has finally decided…
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Alumnus Jeroen Zwemmer: ‘The legal component is the core of my work’
Jeroen Zwemmer’s student days in Leiden ended in 2023, after completing two bachelor’s degrees, a master’s, a student board year, and an exchange semester. Now, he’s a legal policy advisor at a Dutch government ministry.
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Alumnus Bart Jansen: ‘It’s up to us legal philosophers to make sense of these times’
Legal philosopher Bart Jansen teaches at universities around the world. In an interview two years ago, he spoke about his professional fascination for dictators and wars. Since then, the world has undergone major changes. High time for a follow-up interview.
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From Zuidas intern to legal-aid lawyer | Leiden Lawcast S02E03
Nicolette Heijkant is our guest on the latest episode of Leiden Lawcast. Heijkant is an experienced lawyer who won her spurs working in the legal profession in Amsterdam’s business district, the Zuidas, and is now working for a legal-aid practice in Brabant. In this episode, we speak to her about her…
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Legal professionals do not have a better understanding of the constitution
Do people actually understand the constitution? This is what Jelle But, PhD candidate at Constitutional and administrative law, wondered. To find out, he conducted a survey among 1333 respondents. His research shows that lawyers and other legal professionals actually do not have a better understanding…
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Jessie PoolFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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No legal career but a food truck on Bonaire instead
If you study law, you won’t necessarily end up striding round a law firm in tailor-made suits. Alumnus Harrie Schoffelen certainly hasn’t: he made the conscious decision to follow another path in life. Together with his fiancée he runs a successful food truck on the tropical island of Bonaire. ‘Return…
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Mid-term review: An open discussion about strategy for the legal programmes
On Wednesday 19 January 2022, the online mid-term review of the legal programmes took place on the platform Let’s Get Digital. It was an interactive afternoon in which 130 participants openly and critically discussed the educational strategy for the legal programmes and the faculty.
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Advice to EU on looted art claims: ‘An agency could bring order to the legal chaos’
What practical steps can we take to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and prevent illicit trafficking in cultural goods? That's what the European Parliament asked Leiden legal scholar Evelien Campfens. Her advice: develop a registration system, issue art with a ‘passport’ and set up a European…
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appointed as Associate Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies
Leiden Law School and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies are very pleased to announce that Dr. Mamadou Hébié will be re-joining the Grotius Centre on the 1st of May 2021.
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Ruhama Yilma AbebeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Katrien KlepFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Camille LefebvreFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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René DekkersFaculty of Science
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Leiden and Leiden University to collaborate in training students at the Legal Advice Centre on tenancy law
On Monday 22 November 2021, the Municipality of Leiden, Leiden Law School and the Legal Advice Centre in Leiden signed a collaboration agreement. The parties agreed that at the request of the Municipality, the Law School will help train students to better equip them in their work on the Rental Team…
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‘Just make a start’: how Timothy Metz launched a Legal Tech startup during his bachelor's degree
Not many students can say they launched a business that has multiple employees while studying for their bachelor’s degree. But Timothy Metz can. He’s almost finished his bachelor’s in Tax Law and Law and has already established LawDisk, a Legal Tech startup.
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Helen PluutFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Christine MertensFaculty of Humanities
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Maryla KlajnFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
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Legal expert Reijer Passchier on the law, Big Tech and Big Brother
Is the child benefits scandal an omen for the future and will people’s lives soon be fully dominated by algorithms? Assistant Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law Reijer Passchier warns that the encroaching digitalisation is giving the executive branch even more power, leaving parliament…
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‘People are equal but not the same’: diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective
What is written in law and what equality, inclusion and diversity mean in practice is not always the same. This was the focus of this year’s D&I symposium on 13 January. The plenary sessions were watched by hundreds of participants and there was a wide range of workshops covering different aspects of…
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Alette JansenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Legal Tech Challenge: Final
- Legal Tech Challenge: Businesscase
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Joni ReefFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dóri KosarasFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Catie HuynhFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Wendy van DelftAdministration and Central Services
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Maria AddensFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sil DoumaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tim LubbersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kick-off Legal Tech Challenge 2026
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- Legal Tech Challenge: Workshop Design Thinking
- Legal Tech Challenge: Kick-off
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Jinoos RabbaniFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jordi den OudenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lucinda Truijers-JansenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thieu MoorenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid