496 search results for “child protection” in the Student website
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‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’
Last Thursday the Dutch House of Representatives held a debate on children being put into care when the childcare benefits scandal (toeslagenaffaire) had caused problems for their families. Four Leiden University academics were asked by the House to produce a fact sheet for this debate, bringing together…
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Suzanne AndewegFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzy DuivenvoordeFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mariëlle BruningFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nina van CapelleveenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Legal protection
According to the Act on the Equal Treatment of the Disabled and Chronically Ill, it is strictly forbidden to discriminate on the grounds of disability and chronic illness when providing employment, accommodation, goods and services.
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First live session 'Meeting Children's Rights Leaders @ Leiden Law'
In this new series, students have the opportunity to meet leading children's rights experts, including representatives of UN agencies, international civil society organizations and research institutes.
- EUniWell Open lectures series | European standards of Human Rights protection of displaced persons fleeing armed conflicts
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‘Don’t just lump together child abuse and child neglect’
Child abuse and child neglect are often seen as one and the same problem. But it can be useful to separate the two to gain more insight into the characteristics of the two phenomena. This is what pedagogical scientist Renate Buisman shows in her dissertation. PhD defence on 28 May.
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Wilma WentholtFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jeanette SatinkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Denise VerkroostFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ymke de BruijnFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Harriet VermeerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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eLaw students organize lecture by the European Data Protection Supervisor
On Tuesday 11 February, the European Data Protection Supervisor, Mr. Wojciech Wiewiórowski, visited eLaw, - center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden Law School to give a lecture on facial recognition systems and data protection in Europe.
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Don’t underestimate the developing child brain
Children’s brains react in the same way to social feedback as adults’ brains. But handling frustration or aggression after being rejected is a different matter, developmental psychologist Michelle Achterberg has discovered. Using fMRI techniques, the development of the child brain has now been studied…
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Simone van der Hof awarded EU funding for research on age verification and consent mechanisms
As part of the euCONSENT consortium, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw) has been awarded European Commission funding to create a child rights’ centred cross-border system for online age verification and parental consent.
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How do parents’ brains react to feedback about their child?
Parents appear to be extremely sensitive to feedback they receive about their child. Just how sensitive depends on the (‘rose-tinted’) glasses through which they look at their child. All this can be seen in the brain. Neuroscientist Lisanne van Houtum and her Leiden colleagues published on this issue…
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Ann SkeltonFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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'Child marriage does not always occur by force'
Child marriage has become an increasingly important topic on the international human rights and development agenda. Many organisations are calling for a ban, but what problem would such a ban solve? PhD defence on 18 March 2020.
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Jill SteinFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lenneke AlinkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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How do you help a child suffering from depression?
What causes depression in a child and how can they get over it? Leiden Professor of Psychology Bernet Elzinga and behavioural scientist Carine Kielstra recently hosted a webinar on the subject of depression in teenagers. The level of interest was overwhelming.
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Evolutionary change in protective plant odours
Plants can’t run away from enemies. Still, it would like to keep life-threatening herbivores at a distance. This can be done with odours. Klaas Vrieling of the Institute of Biology Leiden found out with his team how plants change odour production to keep the munchers at a distance.
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Marleen GroeneveldFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Myrthe VeenmanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Stefanie van EsveldFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Anneke KoningFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marie-Louise KullbergFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mirjam Sombroek-van DoormFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Claudia Vrijhof
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Loes JanssenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mason MarksFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Child abuse from generation to generation: what role does the brain play?
‘We didn’t find any mechanisms in the brain for transmitting child abuse from generation to generation. What we did find is that experiences of neglect and abuse affect the brain differently,’ concludes Lisa van den Berg (Clinical Psychology). PhD defence 30 June.
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Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child
On 20 November 2015, on the occasion of Universal Children’s Day, the Council of Europe and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights launched the Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child.
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Important! Protect your home computer now - in 4 steps
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From obtaining a Master in Child Law to a lateral entry in teaching
This month we interview alumna Dominique Mars who made an interesting career choice: she tells us how she chose to be a teacher at a primary school whilst having obtained her Master in Child Law.
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Andreas HäuselmannFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Emile CammeraatFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Peggy Bracco GartnerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rajneesh PhokeerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alan SearsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Els de BusserFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Gerrit-Jan ZwenneFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mies GrijnsFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Claartje LeveltFaculty of Humanities
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Evert Scholte
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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eLaw Alumnus wins European Data Protection Law Review ‘Young Scholar Award’ at CPDP
Taner Kuru, an eLaw alumnus, was awarded the prestigious European Data Protection Law Review ‘Young Scholar Award’ for his paper on the shortcomings in the GDPR for the regulation of genetic testing at the prestigious Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference (CPDP).
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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.