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How arbitration law went from uncharted territory to a ‘sexy’ field of practice
Arbitration law has grown into a ‘sexy’ area of practice about which students are keen to write a thesis and in which many lawyers specialise.
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Jan-Peter LoofFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Misha PlagisFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Franke EleveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Advanced EIHRL LLM Candidates participate in international Humanitarian Law Clinic
The IHL Clinic offers outstanding LLM candidates the chance to work pro bono on KGF projects and gain practical experience in humanitarian law in cooperation with practitioners working in the humanitarian field.
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Our government should be more resilient
A fragmented political landscape, permanent pressure from current affairs and an increasingly political civil service: our government faces many challenges. This makes it all the more difficult to make important decisions about pensions or the climate. Research and good education can help meet the challenges…
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Leiden University wins the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
The Leiden University team representing the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) won the World Finals of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition that took place in Paris on 20 September 2022.
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Eric De BrabandereFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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eLaw publishes article in Computer Law & Security Review
In healthcare, gender and sex considerations are crucial because they affect individuals' health and disease differences. Yet, most algorithms deployed in the healthcare context lack close consideration of these aspects and do not account for bias detection. In their latest paper, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga,…
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Miranda BooneFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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These lunch seminars prepare you for upcoming world events
Climate and human rights will again become major issues on the world stage by the end of 2023. The new series of lunch seminars by the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) seamlessly tie into these events. All Leiden researchers and students are…
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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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Underexposed colonial past: 'You can suddenly feel like you are connecting with someone from the past'
Attention to the colonial past may be increasing, but many aspects of it are still underexposed. Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, in collaboration with, among others, Leiden researchers Anne-Marieke van der Wal-Rémy and Alicia Schrikker, therefore created a 'Canon of the Dutch Underexposed Past', which…
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Benjamin Kester
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mark KlaassenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jurian LockFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ann SkeltonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dimiter ToshkovFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Peter van Es appointed Professor of Notarial Law
Van Es is the successor to Professor Huijgen whose retirement is approaching after nearly 27 years’ professorship. This new appointment is from October 2022, but Van Es has been working at the faculty for some time.
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Vacancy for Editorial Assistant – Common Market Law Review
The Common Market Law Review (CML Rev.), one of the oldest and most prestigious journals in the field of European Union law, has its editorial office at Leiden Law School, Leiden University.
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Willemien den OudenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Madeleine HosliFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maarten NeuteboomFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Experience ‘Shelter’: An underground VR-experience about Ukraine
In a world increasingly shaped by conflict, it becomes ever more important to create space for empathy, understanding, and informed public discourse. That is the intention the Shelter documentary and immersive installation aims to achieve as it arrives at Leiden University.
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Gelijn MolierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Opening Ceremony of the LL.M. European Law
On Thursday 16 September 2021, the Opening Ceremony of the LL.M. European Law took place in person at Leiden Law School.
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Lucy OpokaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Why the law has not eliminated race discrimination
Despite being prohibited by law since 1971, race discrimination continues to exist in the Netherlands. Why is this?
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Danielle ChevalierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daniëlla Dam-de JongFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Niels BlokkerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Joe PowderlyFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Armin CuyversFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leiden University wins Frits Kalshoven International Law Moot Court Competition 2025
Every year, the Netherlands Red Cross and Belgian Red Cross-Flanders organise the Frits Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition. Eight teams from Belgium and the Netherlands participated in the 17th edition of the competition, from 5-7 March 2025 in The Hague. The team from Leiden…
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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.
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Leiden Lawcast S02E02: Developments in Space Law with Tanja Masson-Zwwan
During the second episode of this Leiden Law podcast, hosts Juli Wentholt and Ishana Badhai will talk with Tanja Masson-Zwaan about the latest developments in Space Law.
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co-edits volume, Heritage Destruction, Human Rights and International Law
The volume, Heritage Destruction, Human Rights and International Law, co-edited by Grotius Centre, Associate Professor Joe Powderly, and Dr Amy Strecker (Associate Professor, UCD), has been published by Brill/Nijhoff.
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Gerard BreemanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Irma Mosquera appointed as Professor of Tax Governance
In her teaching and research, Mosquera primarily seeks the connection between tax law and other disciplines. Her appointment is effective as of 1 November 2021.
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Researchers agree: the future of AI must be human
What rules should regulate AI, who should make them, and how will they be enforced in the digital arena?
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Maartje van der WoudeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Mathilde WitkamFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Arthur van BuitenenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Leiden Law Cast #2: The role of the criminal defence lawyer with Dr M. Lochs
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Jennifer SchenseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Camille LefebvreFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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What you should know about COP29?
Climate change is affecting all areas of human life. 2024 has been the hottest year on record and natural disasters are becoming increasingly frequent around the globe. Every year since 1995, national delegations come together to address the climate crisis through the Conference of the Parties to the…
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Lydie CabaneFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Cathalijne van der Plas appointed to chair in Private International Law
Cathalijne van der Plas will become Professor of Private International Law (0.4 fte) at Leiden University as of 1 October 2021. She succeeds Prof. Sierd Schaafsma who has become a judge at the Supreme Court as of 1 May 2021.