895 search results for “children s rights” in the Student website
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Flash interview with alumna Kartica van der Zon
Did you know that PhD candidates are also alumni of your alma mater? High time to put a PhD alumna and her research in the spotlight. Besides, this month our UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
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Drugs for our immune system in the right place at the right time
Immunologist Leender Trouw specialises in the complement system, which is part of the immune system. In some diseases drugs help activate or inhibit this system. This is best done ‘in the right place at the right time’ − the title of his inaugural lecture.
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Local Panama communities work with archaeologists on historic land rights
The question of land property titles is a common source of conflict between indigenous communities and federal authorities all over the Americas. A new Panamanian law have led indigenous communities to reach out to archaeologist Dr Natalia Donner. A grant from the Centre for Indigenous American Studies…
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Céline Zaepffel
Faculty of Humanities
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K-pop industry violates basic human rights
Beneath the glittering surface image of K-pop idols lies the Dorian Grey-like heart of an industry that abuses and discards its trainees and stars. It is a system of absolute power, that will be unable to uphold its image of a positive global influence. According to Aleydis Nissen, researcher at Leiden…
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Vasiliki Kosta
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Caroline Archambault
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Narin Idriz
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alumni Event Advanced LLM in European and International Human Rights Law
On March 16 students and alumni of the Advanced LLM in European and International Human Rights Law were brought together in an online Zoom event organized by our programme coordinator, Mahshid Alizadeh, and head of the LLM, Rick Lawson.
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Andrew Gawthorpe on ABC Radio about ‘Orbánism’ and the American right
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas last week. University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe explains in an interview with ABC Radio what the embrace of 'Orbánism' means for the American right, and democracy more broadly.
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begins with bringing together economic law, environmental law and human rights
Economic law, environmental law and human rights are important fields of law for sustainable development. But they do not interact sufficiently, which makes it difficult to implement sustainable development.
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Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives
In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…
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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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Tarlach McGonagle
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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KOG and Old University Library part of Amnesty International’s Rightswalk Leiden
Human Rights organisation Amnesty International recently set up a walk that passes by important locations in Leiden in relation to human rights. The Kamerlingh Onnes Building, home to Leiden Law School, has been included in the route.
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Linda Louis
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jenneke Evers
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dan Saxon
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jan-peter Loof
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nominations Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2023
Education, Research
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A piece of rubber can't count. Right?
Martin van Hecke and Lennard Kwakernaak (Leiden university and AMOLF) develop a mechanical metamterial that can count to ten in their research.
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Awards, grants, and special appointments: 2022’s Honours Gallery
Over the past year, many students and staff members of Leiden Law School have been lauded for their extraordinary achievements. For instance: a grant received, an award won, or an appointment by a special committee. We have combined all these achievements in our Honours Gallery 2022:
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Bart Schermer about attack on citizens' right to demonstrate
Media outlets Investico, de Groene Amsterdammer and Trouw reported on the wide-scale collection by the Dutch police of personal data of demonstrators and their family members. Bart Schermer, Professor of Privacy and Cybercrime, commented on the issue.
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Jolien Schukking: Working as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights
Alumna Jolien Schukking has been working as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg since 2017. In this special role, she provides legal protection at an international level in major cases and concerning various topics. What is her job like and what motivates her?
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Adam Fairclough
Faculty of Humanities
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Intergenerational Justice and Human Rights in a time of Planetary Crises in Africa
Conference
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S. Houterman
Science
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Not to Register? Legal Identity and Birth Registration of Migrant Children in Morocco
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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S. Valdez
Faculty of Humanities
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Children's acquisition of Mandarin Chinese verb-copying sentences
Lecture, Chinese Linguistics in Leiden (ChiLL)
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The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems
It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.
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Documentary offers unique insight into the work of juvenile court judges
The documentary ‘De Stem van het Kind’ (The Voice of the Child) gives an impressive insight into the work of juvenile court judges. Documentary maker Pieter Fleury, Professor of Children’s Rights Ton Liefaard and juvenile court judge Johan Visser worked together for the past seven years to make the…
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The Importance of International Women’s Day: ‘Gender equality worldwide is nowhere to be found’
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. This day has been celebrated in the Netherlands since 1912, usually centring around a specific theme. This year’s theme: solidarity, the power for change.
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Sophie Starrenburg
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Titia Loenen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kristof Gombeer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jolein Holtz
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jet Liesker
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anna Smulders
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nadia Sonneveld
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ruben van Uden
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sofia Poulopoulou
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans Franken
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kate Brackney
Faculty of Humanities
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Irene Hadiprayitno
Faculty of Humanities
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Li-Ru Hsu
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lianne Baars
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans-Martien ten Napel
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lenneke Alink
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen