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How lasers and volunteers are uncovering thousands of archaeological sites
LiDAR, a laser-based remote sensing technology, is transforming archaeology by uncovering hidden landscapes beneath forests, vegetation, and shallow waters. Though initially designed for land management, its applications in archaeology have grown rapidly.
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PhD defense: Calypso Music, Identity and Social Influence:The Trinidadian Experience
On Tuesday 22 November 2016 at 4.15 PM Clarence Charles will publicly defend his dissertation entitled Calypso Music, Identity and Social Influence:The Trinidadian Experience at the Academiegebouw in Leiden!
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EIBl alumna Suzanne Kingston appointed judge of the General Court of the European Union
Suzanne Kingston will be officially sworn in in mid-January. She graduated from the Leiden Advanced LLM European and International Business Law (EIBL) in 2000.
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Jorrit Rijpma presents at a Workshop in Florence on the occassion of the 25th jubilee of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
On 23 and 24 November scholars working on European Justice and Home Affairs, united at the European University Institute in Florence on the occassion of the 25th year jubilee of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. The EU policy area covering migration, asylum and criminal justice cooperation.
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Rudy Andeweg appointed to Dutch Electoral Council
Rudy Andeweg, professor of empirical political science at Leiden University, joins the Dutch Electoral Council as of 1 January 2017.
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Melanie Fink at round-table discussion on the foreign policy role of EU home affairs agencies
On 26 April 2017, Melanie Fink, PhD candidate at Leiden University and the University of Vienna, participated in a round-table discussion on ‘The “agencification” of EU foreign and defence policy: what role for the EU home affairs agencies abroad?’
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Successful Summer Course on the Europeanisation of administrative law in the Member States
From 26-30 June 2017 the first edition of the summer course on the Europeanisation of administrative law in the EU Member States took place in The Hague.
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Szmulewicz speaks on territorial planning and wine tourism in Chile
The Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies (ESHTE), in partnership with the World Association of Wine Tourism (AMETUR), the International Wine Law Association (AIDV) and the European Network of Wine Cities (RECEVIN) organised, in Portugal, from 22 to 25 October 2023, a very interesting…
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Melanie Fink speaks on Frontex, shared human rights responsibility, and the action for damages in Brussels
On Thursday 8 June 2017 Melanie Fink, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Europa Institute, participated in the Legal Seminar ‘EU Law and Undocumented Migrants: Defending Rights in the Context of Detention & Deportation’.
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Leids Ontzet: University closed
We celebrate Leids Ontzet, the Relief of Leiden, on Monday 3 October. This means that all University buildings in Leiden will be closed. The University buildings on Campus The Hague will be open, but there will be no classes.
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Last PhD doctorates of 2016
The last two months of 2016 were a very productive time for the ACPA. We had no less than 6 promotions!
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Gerrard Boot and Yvonne Erkens organise annual EALCJ conference
The conference of the European Association of Labour Court Judges (EALCJ) took place in Leiden from 8 to 10 June 2023. The EALCJ is an association of judges from all EU countries, which provides its members with a forum to exchange knowledge on (European) labour law and its application in the different…
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IIASL alumni receive awards from the International Institute of Space Law
The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) that took place last week in Paris was extremely successful for IIASL.
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Charles Melville will be the Central Asia Visiting Professor in November 2017
Charles Melville, Professor of Persian History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Pembroke College, will be the Central Asia Visiting Professor from 20 November until 28 November 2017. Charles Melville will deliver a guest lecture on Thursday, 23 November, co-organized with LUCIS, and a masterclass…
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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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Dissertation Prize European Law Faculties Association awarded to Vestert Borger
On Thursday 11 April, at its annual meeting in Turin, the European Law Faculties Association awarded its dissertation prize to Vestert Borger, assistant professor in European Law at the Europa Institute of Leiden University. The Association, founded in 1995, has as its aim to increase the quality of…
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Geeft nieuwe wet Defensie niet teveel carte blanche?
Met de voorgestelde Wet wil Defensie sneller kunnen inspelen op internationale dreigingen, door uitbreiding van kazernes en militaire oefenterreinen te realiseren. Universitair docent, Rogier Kegge, spreekt in EenVandaag over deze gereedstelling van Defensie en de rechtsbescherming voor omwonenden.
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Melanie Fink and Jorrit Rijpma discuss questions of accountability with Frontex
On 19 and 20 February 2018, Melanie Fink and Jorrit Rijpma were invited to discuss questions of fundamental rights accountability at the Frontex headquarters in Warsaw.
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Salaris voormalig directielid ITA door hoeveelheid nevenfuncties discutabel
Uit onderzoek van het NRC blijkt dat het salaris van oud-directielid Van Hove, van het inmiddels wegens grensoverschrijdend gedrag op de werkvloer in opspraak geraakte theatergezelschap ITA, bij menigeen de wenkbrauwen doet fronsen. Gerrard Boot, hoogleraar arbeidsrecht, spreekt zich over deze salariskwestie…
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Entrepreneur’s role not given enough weight in VBAR Act
Labour law experts have called on the Dutch government to review the bill for the Dutch Assessment of Employment Relationships and Legal Presumption (Clarification) Act (‘VBAR’). Experts consider this legislative proposal, which aims to clarify the criteria for assessing employment relationships, as…
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'If a country is not safe, it will not become wealthy'
Over the past 20 years, levels of common crime throughout the world dropped, except in countries that are plagued by poverty, have large families and have been afflicted by civil wars. This was established in a study that compared safety in 166 countries.
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Q&A session on Blue Book Traineeship
On Wednesday 27 January, EU Careers, an organisation that on behalf of the Dutch government offers assistance with job applications at EU institutions, and the Europa Institute organised a Q&A session for the students of the LLM European Law on the Blue Book Traineeship at the European Commission.
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Weidong Zhang on achieving decent work in China
On 23 March 2023 Weidong Zhang defended his thesis in Leiden on achieving decent work in China. This research analyses to what extent China is achieving decent work based on a case study of decent working time. The word ‘achieving’ underlines that China is still in the process of securing this aim.…
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Emma van der Vos in Trouw on domestic workers’ right to unemployment benefit
Due to an exception in the law, domestic workers employed by private persons cannot automatially benefit from social security schemes. Home help Carol Kollmann did not agree with this and took her case to court.
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Final conference INFORM project in Sofia, Bulgaria
On March 7th 2019, eLaw (the Center for Law and Digital Technologies of Leiden University) will participate at the INFORM Final Conference 'Data Protection Summit: Beyond being INFORMed' at the Hilton Hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Presentation at OECD
On 19 March 2021, Professor Jan Aart Scholte addressed a meeting of the OECD Public Governance Committee on the subject of 'Reinforcing Democracy: 21st Century Governance Challenges'.
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Rick Lawson moderates guest lecture by UN Special Representative on the Occupied Palestinian Territories
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, 10 December, a special guest lecture was given by Ms. Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Representative on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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Should the WTO Allow China to Impose Export Duties Designed to Combat Climate Change?
On 10 April 2017, the Global Trade and Customs Journal published Richard Jaing’s article entitled 'Should the WTO Allow China to Impose Export Duties Designed to Combat Climate Change?
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Moritz Jesse on migration and peace in post-war Europe
Dr Moritz Jesse (Associate Professor at the Department of European Law) was invited to present a lecture on the role of migration on peace and stability in post-war Europe at a masterclass for students and staff at the Catholic University of Lille, France. The talk, which bore the title ‘People’s mobility…
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Peter Rodrigues ‘The boundaries for discrimination have shifted’
The judicial authorities are looking into the possibilities for prosecution for the slogans that were projected on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam on New Year’s Eve. Not an easy task, according to legal experts. When do we consider something to be ‘discrimination’?
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Close call for Leiden Law team
The LLM Advanced International Civil and Commercial Law programme (ICCL) got off to a successful start last year. As a result of the academic bonds forged between staff and students Ilya Kokorin (ICCL student 2014-15) and Jeroen van der Weide (ICCL lecturer) took part in a competition for best comparative…
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CARICOM organises a pilot activity to teach regional integration in high schools
Awareness of the functioning of a regional integration process and the benefits it can offer is crucial for its success, as the European Union experience has proven.
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Armin Cuyvers speaks at Liverpool Law School on the role of national parliaments in EU Democracy
On 17 February 2016 Armin Cuyvers was invited to speak at the Liverpool European Law Unit (LELU) in a seminar on ‘Legitimacy and participation in the EU’. In his presentation, entitled ‘National parliaments as training wheels of EU democracy?
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De discussie rond Gaza sijpelt door in de Nederlandse raadszalen
De maatschappelijk onvrede over het Israël-standpunt van het Schoof-kabinet neemt in de samenleving toe. Ook op lokaal niveau vinden de discussies in de raadszalen inmiddels plaats. Boogaard spreekt in de NRC van een ‘ventielfunctie. De gemeente destilleert dingen die in de samenleving spelen en beweegt…
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Leiden alumnus Surya Tjandra appointed Deputy Minister in Indonesia
Surya Tjandra has been appointed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo as Deputy Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister.
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First stakeholders meeting on microplastic fibers from textile
On 17 October 2019, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management organised a first stakeholders meeting on microfibers from textile in the LEF Future Center. The meeting was prompted by a report of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) in April of this…
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BRICS welcomes five new members to the bloc
Starting 1 January 2024, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran have officially joined the BRICS trade bloc, as confirmed by South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor.
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Christa Tobler speaks at Budapest conference on “Best practices in interactive teaching and learning”
On 12 and 13 September 2018, a training conference organized by the Working Group on Judicial Training Methods of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) took place at the Hungarian Academy of Justice in Budapest, Hungary.
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Yao Yuan speaks at conference in Rome
On 28 October 2022, Yao Yuan spoke at the conference in Rome on 'Understanding national security concerns in light of FDI screening', jointly organised by Università Telematica internazionale UNINETTUNO and Uppsala University.
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Overcoming ‘Otherness’: Moritz Jesse in Madrid on Integration of Immigrants
Dr. Moritz Jesse, Associate Professor of European Union Law at the Europa Institute Leiden, presented about the legal transition of migrants from outsiders to insiders at the 26th International Conference of Europeanists, which took place in Madrid in June.
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Veni grant for Melanie Fink
Melanie Fink, Assistant Professor of European law, has received a Veni grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This research grant will allow Dr Fink to develop her ideas on ‘Gateways for Humanity: The Duty to Reason in the Automated State’ over a period of three years.
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NRC Live Event on Cyberinsecurity
On 29th September 2016 NRC Live, an independent platform for innovative professionals organized by the Dutch newspaper NRC, is hosting an informative event on cyberinsecurity in The Hague.
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Vasiliki Kosta delivers keynote 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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Olga Ceran speaks at EuConst Symposium in Maastricht
Olga Ceran was a speaker at the European Constitutional Law Review (EuConst) Symposium for Young Scholars that took place in Maastricht on 18 June 2024.
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SADC and Germany enter into a Framework Agreement on Development Cooperation with the aim of fostering economic development
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Federal Republic of Germany solidified their commitment to collaborative development with the signing of the SADC-German Framework Agreement on Development Cooperation.
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Minister Timmermans in debate with students on climate politics
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Armin Cuyvers and Daniel Carter present on Brexit at Edinburgh LERU conference
On 1 and 2 November 2018 Armin Cuyvers and Daniel Carter presented two papers during a LERU conference on the Implications of Brexit: EU and Post-EU Constitutional and Substantive Law.
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Niet-halen klimaatdoelen kan dwangsommen en gebruik Klimaatfonds betekenen
Het demissionair kabinet houdt publiekelijk vol dat de klimaatdoelen voor 2030 een streefdoel zijn en geen harde juridisch afdwingbare verplichting. Ambtenaren van het Ministerie van Financiën waarschuwen voor aanzienlijke financiële risico’s als die doelen niet worden gehaald. Wim Voermans, hoogleraar…
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Christa Tobler talks in The Hague about settling disputes in the context of Brexit
On 13 February 2018, the European Law Expertise Centre (ECER) and the newly established Centre for International Law (CIR) jointly organised a Brexit conference on the practical implications of international and European law of the Brexit for the interpretation and application of the law in practice…
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Dutch asylum policy remains thorny issue
The Hague has announced that 70,000 refugees are expected to come to the Netherlands this year. How can situations like at the Ter Apel asylum centre - where asylum seekers had to sleep outside due to a lack of space - be prevented.