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Beryl ter Haar participated a comparative research paper on the free movement of workers in the EU and EAU
On invitation by prof. Nikita Lyutov (Kutafin State Law University Moscow), Beryl ter Haar participated in a kick-off meeting on a comparative research paper on the free movement of workers within the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union held by Kutafin State Law University on the 24th of January 2019…
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Eleventh Europa Lecture: Tamara Ćapeta on the role of Advocates General
On 8 June, the Europa Institute’s annual Europa Lecture took place at the Telders Auditorium of the Academy Building. Honorary speaker was Tamara Ćapeta, Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Her lecture explored the role of Advocates General at the Court of Justice in its…
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Beryl ter Haar presents national report in Naples
From 23-26 September 2019, Beryl ter Haar, assistant professor Labour Law, delivered the national report on 'cross border labour law in the Netherlands' at the at the XXXVI Pontignano Seminar with the theme: Worker´s mobility in the European Union: labour law perspective'.
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EU labour market participation of parents with young children
On 15 November 2024, Gerrard Boot, Professor of Labour Law, participated at the international conference at ELTE University in Budapest. The conference dealt with the participlation of parents with young children in the labour market of EU Member States.
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Jan van de Streek in podcast on tax consultants and ethics
In the podcast Het Geldspoor, Professor of Tax Law Jan van de Streek speaks about the profession of tax advisers. 'Tax consultants should take a firmer stance more often’, says Van de Streek.
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Lawyering for change - but what change exactly? Melanie Fink at Strategic Litigation Workshop in Amsterdam
On 27 February 2025, Melanie Fink took part in a Workshop on ‘Lawyering for change - but what change exactly?’ that took place at the University of Amsterdam and was organised by Pola Cebulak, Marta Morvillo, and Stefan Salomon.
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Joris Larik presents research at Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy
On 16 November 2023, Dr Joris Larik gave a presentation in the framework of the webinar series of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, a UK-based centre of excellence for innovative trade policy research. Dr Larik's presentation was entitled 'Virtuous rivalry? The EU’s and UK’s normative trade policies…
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Christa Tobler gives presentation at the University of Vienna
Under the direction of Professor Thomas Jaeger, the University of Vienna in cooperation with the Austrian Society for European Law organises regular 'European Law Workshop Talks'. On 19 May 2022, a lecture given by Christa Tobler on the topic '
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Gerrard Boot appointed deputy justice in Central Appeals Tribunal
As of 1 January 2024, Gerrard Boot, Professor of Employment Law, has been appointed to act as deputy justice in the Central Appeals Tribunal.
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Frederik Behre teaches at the IN SITU Summer School in Hannover
On 3 August Frederik Behre, PhD candidate at the Europa Institute, taught an international group of students and practitioners at the annual Summer School specialized in Information Technology Law organized by the Institute for Legal Informatics at the University of Hannover.
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Proposal Juncker for fast-tracking EU trade deals
Marco Bronckers, professor for trade law at the Europa Institute at Leiden University, is cited by POLITICO as one of the initiators for a new approach to the ratification of EU trade deals.
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'Separating siblings in out-of-home care is very tough'
Every year in the Netherlands, thousands of children are placed in out-of-home care because their parents are unable to look after them properly or because the children are at risk.
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Vincent Delhomme speaks at ICON-S BENELUX Chapter Inaugural Conference in Maastricht
On 26 October 2023, Vincent Delhomme spoke at the inaugural conference of the newly founded ICON-S Benelux Chapter, hosted by Maastricht University. The overarching theme of the conference was 'Crises, Challenges, and the Future of Public Law'. Vincent participated in the panel on ‘The challenges of…
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Vincent Delhomme speaks at the conference on European Judicial Narratives in Brussels
On 19 October 2023, Vincent Delhomme spoke at the conference on ‘European Judicial Narratives’, hosted by the University of Louvain Saint-Louis in Brussels. Vincent participated in the panel devoted to the reception of these judicial narratives in the European legal epistemic community.
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Bart Custers in NRC on insurers' role in fraud cases
Insurers determine for themselves whether someone has committed fraud, impose sanctions immediately and hardly ever report it. As a result, police, prosecutors, and criminal courts are side-lined. And policyholders are sometimes left out in the cold. Bart Custers, professor of Law & Data Science at…
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IIASL signs Memorandum of Understanding with UNIDROIT
On Friday 7 December 2019, the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) of Leiden University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) to further collaborative work on the promotion of the Cape Town Convention…
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: Still no obligation to clear up space debris
Space travel has long since progressed from being just about rockets, travelling to the moon, and Russia and America. The Netherlands has its own Space Agency and one of its important tasks is collecting and making available increasingly advanced satellite data.
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Ben Van Rompuy and Daniel Mandrescu speak at yearly ASCOLA conference
On 25-27 June the Academic Society for Competition Law (ASCOLA) organized its 15th yearly conference discussing the most recent developments in the context of competition law policy.
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Analysis of court rulings on ACM decisions under Dutch Competition Act
Prof. Ottervanger, professor emeritus of European Law and Dutch Competition Law has analysed 36 final court judgments concerning decisions by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) in competition cases. The report was part of the review of the ACM that was conducted by the Dutch Ministry…
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Inspiring book review: The Story of Constitutions
On 8 October, an inspiring session was held at the KOG Building. The session focused on the award-winning book entitled 'The Story of Constitutions' by Professor Wim Voermans, recently published by Cambridge University Press. The event attracted a diverse audience comprising both colleagues and students…
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The Europa Institute organises its first ‘Meet the Author’ event
On Wednesday 2 November, the Europa Institute held its first ‘Meet the Author’ event. In the context of this new event series external academics come to Leiden to discuss a recent publication by their hand. The event typically starts with a conversation between a member of the Europa Institute and the…
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The Europa Institute organises its fifth Meet the Author event
On Thursday 14 March, the Europa Institute held its fifth ‘Meet the Author’ event.
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Christa Tobler speaks at conference on “Europe-friendliness of constitutions”
Andreas Müller of the University of Basel (Switzerland) and Werner Schroeder of the University of Innsbruck (Austria) together organised a “three country conference” (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) on strategies of legal opening towards European law, or “Europe-friendliness”
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Vaccination certificate: opposition and doubts
The Health Council of the Netherlands has published an advisory report entitled ‘Ethische en juridische overwegingen Covid-19’ (Covid-19: ethical and legal considerations). According to the Council, businesses and organisations may request a vaccination certificate, but can only do so under strict c…
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‘Relationship between the state and religious and ideological beliefs in Belgium has reached its best-before date’
In Belgium, officially recognised religions receive financial support from the state. Partly as a result, there is no clearly implemented secularism (separation of church and state) though this is considered to be a guiding notion in modern constitutional theories. PhD candidate Alain Vannieuwenburg…
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Yvonne Erkens lectures on Corporate Social Responsibility in Suriname
Yvonne Erkens, Associate Professor Labour Law, was a guest lecturer at the FHR Institute for Higher Education in Paramaribo, Suriname, from 4 to 11 November.
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Ben Van Rompuy interviewed by various media on European Super League proposal
When the plans for a breakaway Super League in European football were announced this weekend, governing body UEFA threatened to ban all participating clubs and players.
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Subsidie voor gezondheidsrechtelijk onderzoek
Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm heeft in samenwerking met de interventie ‘Nu Niet Zwanger’ een derde geldstroomonderzoek gegund gekregen. Het betreft advisering over gezondheidsrechtelijke kwesties binnen de betreffende interventie.
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Beryl ter Haar tutor at the 34th Pontignano Seminar
From 11-13 September 2017 the 34th Pontignano Seminar took place at the location where it originally started: the Pontignano Cloister, nearby Siena in Italy.
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Charts by Christa Tobler, Jacques Beglinger and Veronika Yefremova on 'Ukraine – The Road to EU Accession'
Christa Tobler and Jacques Beglinger (guest lecturer at Leiden Law School) in collaboration with Veronika Yefremova have developed a number of introductory charts on the legal relationship between Ukraine and the European Union.
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Gerrard Boot on abuses in parcel industry
Three directors of PostNL have been arrested in Belgium, suspected of human trafficking among other things. Abuses also exist in the Dutch parcel delivery sector. Why does the Netherlands act less firmly?
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Vasiliki Kosta speaks at high-level international conference of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU
Vasiliki Kosta spoke at the conference ‘The role of civil society in the protection of the rule of law’ organised by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Poland as part of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, which took place on 22 – 23 April.
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Simona Demkova on the transnational challenges of EU large-scale databases
On 23-24 October, 2023, Simona Demkova spoke at the meeting of Transnational Administrative Law Network on the transnational challenges of the EU large-scale informational cooperation, based on her recently published book, 'Automated Decision-Making and Effective Remedies'. The theme of this TALN meeting…
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Juvenile courts’ role in placement in care cases relatively small’
The legal protection of parents and children in cases involving placement in care must improve. That is the opinion of Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law.
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Niels Stensen Fellowship awarded to Vestert Borger
A Niels Stensen Fellowship has recently been awarded to Vestert Borger. Since the 1960s, the Fellowship is awarded each year to 6 or 7 scholars at Dutch universities across all disciplines who have recently defended their doctoral dissertation. The Fellowhip enables them to conduct research abroad at…
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Minister overhandigt eerste exemplaar boek Pablo Mendes de Leon en Niall Buissing
The Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Watermanagement Cora van Nieuwenhuizen has offered the first copy of the book ‘Behind and Beyond the Chicago Convention: The Evolution of Aerial Sovereignty’ to the Secretary-General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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Labour standards clause EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement critically assessed
Giovanni Gruni publishes a peer reviewed paper in the Korean Journal of international and Comparative Law.
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Jorrit Rijpma joins Round Table on the Instrumentalisation of Migration
On 6 December, the Clingendael Institute on international relations, organised a round table on the occasion of the publication of its report on the instrumentalisation of migration.
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Tobler writes blog on Institutional Agreement Switzerland-EU
In 2018, the Swiss Federal Government published the draft text of a Swiss-EU agreement intended to adapt the institutional rules of five existing EU Agreements.
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Christa Tobler speaks about "ombuds offices in Europe: a success story"
On 28 October 2021, the ombuds office of the city of Zurich - incidentally the very first communal ombuds office in Europe - celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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Blogpost by Christa Tobler on Swiss direct democracy and state old-age pensions
On 3 March 2024, the Swiss electorate decided in a sensational referendum in favour of an increase in the state old-age pension.
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Stefan Sagel wint Gouden Peer in arbeidsrecht
Stefan Sagel heeft op 10 februari de Gouden Peer arbeidsrecht van het juridische platform Mr. ontvangen. De hoogleraar arbeidsrecht kreeg de onderscheiding op voordracht van twintig juristen uit hetzelfde rechtsgebied.
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Jorrit Rijpma appeared before the European Parliament’s Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny
On Friday 23 April, Jorrit Rijpma appeared before the European Parliament’s Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny. This working group was set up by the Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) in response to allegations of serious fundamental rights violations taking place…
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The Europa Institute organises its fourth Meet the Author event
On Thursday 26 October, the Europa Institute held its fourth ‘Meet the Author’ event.
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Successful LLX-event on the second preliminary reference from Karlsruhe
On Friday, 24.11.2017, the Europa Institute organised together with EURO-CEFG a Leiden Law Exchange-event (LLX) on the second preliminary reference of the German Federal Constitutional Court to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
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Van Middelaar in Buitenhof on Europe’s position on world stage
On 5 December, Luuk van Middelaar appeared as a guest on Dutch current affairs programme Buitenhof to talk about various European issues, including how Europe had tackled the coronavirus pandemic.
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Earth-Space Symposium: 12-13 November 2024 in Utrecht
The Earth-Space Symposium is set to take place on 12 and 13 November. This year’s symposium will be hosted by Utrecht University and its theme will be 'Sustainability, Governance, Futures'.
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Nieuw era voor Europese leiders breekt aan
Het opiniestuk in het NRC van Luuk van Middelaar, historicus, politiek filosoof en hoogleraar Grondslagen en praktijk van de Europese unie, is een reflectie op de rol van Europese leiders in geopolitieke context, naar het verleden, heden en hoe de visie voor de toekomst verder moet worden uitgebreid…
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Leiden master’s student wins prize best judge Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court Competition
From Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 June the Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court Competition took place in Cassino, Italy. During this moot court, in the field of European employment and labour law, thirteen teams acted as lawyers in front of a special court composed of professors, judges and lawyers.
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Bestuurlijke elite in besloten genootschappen is geoorloofd
De discussie is aangewakkerd door recente onthullingen over de deelname van topambtenaren en politici aan besloten bijeenkomsten, Wim Voermans, hoogleraar Staatsrecht, spreekt over de kwestie in Metro en FTM.