676 search results for “rights of indigenous people” in the Student website
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Winners announced of 2025 Children’s Rights Moot Court Competition
How can we safeguard children’s rights in conflict zones? The winners of the 2025 Children’s Rights Moot Court Competition, team 19 from O.P. Jindal Global University in India, show unique potential to bring about positive change in this area.
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Apollonia BolscherFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
k.g.a.bolscher@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273925
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Students from Colombia win Children’s Rights Moot Court 2021
The team from Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) came out on top at the international online Moot Court organised by Leiden University and law firm Baker McKenzie.
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Sarah WolffFaculty of Humanities
s.wolff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272698
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Judi MesmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.mesman@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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#COVID under19: Children’s rights during the coronavirus pandemic
Children and young people feel the government is not listening to them during the coronavirus pandemic and this is a cause for concern in light of international children’s rights. This is the conclusion of a recent report by a research team from Leiden University on how children and youngsters have…
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Kristof GombeerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
k.c.n.gombeer@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Titia LoenenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.l.p.loenen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Kim Schuurman wins 2023 Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award
Each year, the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award is presented to the student who has written the best master’s thesis in the Netherlands or Belgium in the field of children’s rights. The award was established by Defence for Children and Leiden University's Department of Child Law.
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Child rights expert sounds the alarm: ‘Global crises are hitting children hardest’
Wars, climate change and the effects of covid have caused a global decline in children’s well-being. In her inaugural lecture Ann Skelton, Professor of Children’s Rights in a Sustainable World, points to the disastrous effects of multiple interacting crises.
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Leiden University addresses the UN on children’s rights
Leiden University addresses the UN on children’s rights
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Nina van CapelleveenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.u.van.capelleveen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277607
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Rethinking the Wereldmuseum Leiden through Indigeneity and Contemporary Art
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Li-Ru HsuFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.r.hsu@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lianne BaarsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.p.baars@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Peter RodriguesFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.r.rodrigues@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hans-Martien ten NapelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.m.t.d.tennapel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277710
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Rehana DoleFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.r.s.dole@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jet LieskerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.j.liesker@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hans FrankenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.franken@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838
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Katrien KlepFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
k.f.m.klep@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271325
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Simone van der HofFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.van.der.hof@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838
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Children’s Rights Moot Court 2021: 7 to 16 June 2021
48 student teams from all over the world will be taking part in the international online moot court competition. The event is organised by Leiden University in partnership with Baker McKenzie.
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Professor Ann Skelton appointed as Children’s Rights Chair at Leiden University
Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed South African Professor Ann Skelton as the new Chair of Children’s Rights in a Sustainable World as of 1 October 2022.
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Children's Rights Moot Court 2023
Winners of Children's Rights Moot Court 2023
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Bernardo Ribeiro de AlmeidaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
b.ribeiro.de.almeida@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2025/2026
Kirsten Sandberg appointed as Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2025/2026
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Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
rsaptari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Leo LucassenFaculty of Humanities
l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272724
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Moritz JesseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.jesse@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277232
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Andrew ShieldFaculty of Humanities
a.d.j.shield@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272550
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273340
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Archaeologist Martin Berger explores Latin American collections with an ERC grant
All over Europe you will find ethnographic museums with large collections of indigenous objects from Latin America. These collections shaped the image of native populations in the European mind. An ERC Starting Grant allows Dr Martin Berger to look at the bigger picture, contextualizing individual collections…
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Master’s thesis on Children’s Rights? Win the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 2025
Education
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Master’s thesis about Children’s Rights? Win the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 2021
The Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award is an annual award for the best thesis in the field of Children’s Rights granted by Defence for Children and the Department of Child Law of Leiden Law School.
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Suzy DuivenvoordeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.c.g.a.duivenvoorde@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273557
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Sophie StarrenburgFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.h.starrenburg@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lucy OpokaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.a.opoka@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ann SkeltonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.m.skelton@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Wouter HinsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
hins@wxs.nl | 071 5278838
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Jan-Peter LoofFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.p.loof@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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A decade devoted to shaping the future of children’s rights
The Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights (LL.M.) was launched in 2015 to equip a generation of professionals to protect the rights of children worldwide. As the programme celebrates its 10th anniversary, we reflect on its impact.
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.sonneveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273037
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Matheus Mendes wins Jaap Doek Thesis Prize 2024 for his research on the right to read
Matheus Mendes was awarded the 12th Jaap Doek Thesis Prize at a ceremony on 13 December 2024 for his thesis on the right to read. The prize honours outstanding master’s theses in children’s rights.
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Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2024/2025
Jonathan Todres appointed as Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2024/2025
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Daniel Thomas
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
d.c.thomas@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271263
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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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Lies’l Goossens wins Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award for thesis on detention collateral
The winner of this year’s Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award wants to raise more awareness for children who have a parent in detention: ‘It’s time we stop looking the other way and actually think about the impact.’