2,820 search results for “criminal law” in the Public website
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Cecily Rose
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.e.rose@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5385
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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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Crime and Criminal Justice (MSc)
Detecting and combatting crime is becoming increasingly complex. Security is high on the national and international agenda. The master’s programme Crime and Criminal Justice in Leiden provides the skills to face these challenges.
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Criminal Justice: Legitimacy, Accountability and Effectivity
How can and should tasks and competences for the purpose of the criminal justice system (i.e. legislation, enforcement, the administration of justice and sentencing) be defined and formulated, factoring in the chain concept, adjoining national and international legal domains and standards arising from…
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Fergus McNeill appointed as visiting professor at the Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology
Fergus McNeill has been appointed as visiting professor at the Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology of Leiden Law School.
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Juvenile or criminal law for young delinquents? Alumna Maaike Kempes is on the case
As an enthusiastic nature lover, Maaike Kempes began studying biology at Leiden University. Now, she is extraordinary professor of Forensic Neuropedagogy at the faculty of Social Sciences. She is researching how neurobiology plays a role in delinquent behaviour among young people. ‘They’re like Ferraris…
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Law
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Lisa Ansems
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.f.m.ansems@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5714
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Els de Busser
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
e.de.busser@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9094
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Report conference ‘EU Criminal Justice Policy and Practice’, 26 – 27 June 2017
Konstantinos Zoumpoulakis, Research Assistant at the Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, has written a report on this conference
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Criminal Justice Ethics
Criminal justice raises intricate moral questions concerning the justification of the penal institution, the mode and extent of criminal sanctions enforcement, the content of criminal sanctions (imprisonment, fines, alternative punishments), the nature of the agent holding penal authority, the normative…
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Andrei Poama
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
a.poama@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9065
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Public International Law (Advanced LL.M.)
Our Master Public International Law (L.L.M.) you will gain understanding of the legislation that governs international relations in a complex global society
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The Institute Criminal Law -Criminology Leiden Law School presents research report Dutch practice of pre-trial detention
The practice of the application of pre-trial detention in the Netherlands raises questions in light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and must be adjusted.
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Comparative Criminal Justice MSc
Are you thinking about studying Comparative Criminal Justice? Learn more and watch the videos
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detection to sentencing: a homicide case flow analysis of the Dutch criminal justice system
Homicide engenders broad moral concerns in society, and its aftermath can be understood as a barometer for criminal justice policy. Of all homicides committed, however, only some lead to arrest, to prosecution and ultimately to conviction in court.
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Public International Law
We would all like to live in a world in which individuals feel safe, conflicts are resolved peacefully and the interests of future generations are taken into consideration. At Leiden University legal scholars investigate to what extent public international law meets the needs of a globalised society.…
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Anke van der Hoeven
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.m.h.van.der.hoeven@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marco Romagna
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.romagna@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Sofia Poulopoulou
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.poulopoulou@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Conference 'Procedural rights in criminal proceedings in the EU': Call for papers
On September 13 and 14 Utrecht University, Leiden University and Maastricht University are organizing a two day conference on Procedural rights in criminal proceedings in the European Union, offering a venue for practitioners and young scholars to exchange experiences and ideas on this subject matter.…
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Seminar Rule of Law and the European Arrest Warrant at Örebro Universitet 25 March 2021
On 25 March 2021 this online seminar will be held from 10.15-12.00 at Örebro Universitet in Sweden. Jannemieke Ouwerkerk, Professor of European Criminal law at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at Leiden University, will be one of the speakers at this seminar. Information about registration…
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Prosecutorial Discretion in International Criminal Justice
On 23 February 2022, Cale Davis defended the thesis 'Prosecutorial Discretion in International Criminal Justice'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. C. Stahn en Dr. J.C. Powderly.
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Sweetie 2.0
Sweetie 2.0 is a research project commissioned by Terre des Hommes on online child sex tourism and criminal law.
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International Crimes and the development of a Civil Dimension of International Criminal Justice
Miriam Cohen defended her PhD dissertation entitled “Reparations for International Crimes and the development of a Civil Dimension of International Criminal Justice” on 28 June 2017. She wrote her thesis under the supervision of Professor L.J. van den Herik and Professor C. Stahn.
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From Criminals To Terrorists And Back?
The second and final report on the Netherlands‘ crime-terror nexus has analysed all fourteen profiles of individuals arrested in 2015 for offences of terrorism.
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Buitelaar & Hirschmann, Criminal accountability at what cost?
International organisations face the challenge of balancing conflicting norms. For instance the norms governing traditional UN peacekeeping missions and the the norm of international criminal accountability. Political scientists Tom Buitelaar (Leiden University) and Gisela Hirschmann (Leiden University)…
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Women's Criminality in Europe, 1600–1914
Bringing together the most current research on the relationship between crime and gender in the West between 1600 and 1914, this authoritative volume places female criminality within its everyday context.
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New periodical on Crimmigration and Law
This month the first edition of the new periodical Crimmigratie & Recht (Crimmigration & Law) has appeared. Peter Rodrigues is a member of the board of editors of this journal.
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Institute of Public Law
The Institute of Public Law comprises all areas of public law, with the exception of criminal law, and including labour law.
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Humboldt Research Fellowship awarded to Jannemieke Ouwerkerk
The German Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung has awarded a Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers to Jannemieke Ouwerkerk for her project ‘The Moral Limits of EU Criminal Law: A Rechtsguts-theory for the European Union’.
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Jannemieke Ouwerkerk comments on surrender of suspects fatal assault Mallorca
One week ago a group of Dutch men were attacked out of the blue by another group of Dutch tourists on the Spanish island of Mallorca. One of the victims later died as a result of his injuries. The Spanish police know who the suspects are, but those men are in the Netherlands.
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Letizia Lo Giacco
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.lo.giacco@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7593
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Robert Heinsch
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.w.heinsch@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7581
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Jannemieke Ouwerkerk on transfer Mallorca assault case to the Netherlands
The suspects of the fatal assault on Mallorca will be investigated in the Netherlands. If the Dutch Public Prosecution Service sees sufficient reason to prosecute the suspects, then a Dutch court will consider the case.
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Centre for Art, Literature and Law (CALL)
The center studies the many ways in which issues of law and justice are dealt with in art and literature with a focus on liminal issues and cases. These are issues and cases where law comes to the limits of what it is capable of dealing with and art and literature explore the implications of what is…
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Gender and International Criminal Law
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Law (LL.M.)
Are you interested in current affairs, developments in society and people? Are you highly motivated, willing to be challenged and able to go just a bit further in finding creative solutions to legal issues, then Rechtsgeleerdheid is the master’s programme for you.
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Mental health and the law
Mental health issues in the Dutch court: The criminal court as a border guard between the regular Mental Health System and the Criminal Justice system?
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André van der Laan
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.m.van.der.laan@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Joni Van Laeken
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.van.laeken@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Eva Schmidt
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
e.p.schmidt@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8070
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The Rome Statute as Evidence of Customary International Law
On 9 April 2019, Yudan Tan defended her thesis 'The Rome Statute as Evidence of Customary International Law'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. dr. W.A. Schabas.
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Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law
The Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law is a one-month programme providing a strong foundation for those interested in international and comparative law as well as for those planning to study law in the United States. The programme will focus on subjects such as trade agreements, human…
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The Crime of Aggression and Public International Law
This PhD dissertation examines international responsibility for the crime of aggression from a public international law perspective. Under customary international law, as well as the amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court adopted in the Review Conference in Kampala in 2010,…
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Interdisciplinary book symposium: ‘Confronting Colonial Objects’
OpinioJuris, one of the world’s leading international law blogs, has hosted an interdisciplinary online symposium on Professor Carsten Stahn’s new book entitled ‘Confronting Colonial Objects’.
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Giulia Pinzauti
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
g.pinzauti@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 8009
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Building Blocks for the Rule of Law
Legal education initiative of the Leiden University, the University of Groningen and Universitas Indonesia.
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Making Offenders Vote: Democratic Expressivism and Compulsory Criminal Voting
Is criminal disenfranchisement compatible with a democratic political order? This article considers this question in light of a recently developed view that criminal disenfranchisement is justified because it expresses our commitment to democratic values.