1,830 search results for “human rights” in the Public website
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Mamadou Hébié
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.hebie@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7554
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Jennifer Schense
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.schense.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8586
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Jens Iverson
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.m.iverson@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Nicolas Rodriguez Idarraga
Faculty of Humanities
n.rodriguez.idarraga@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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A Human Environment
This volume is themed around the interdependent relationship between humans and the environment, an important topic in the work of Corrie Bakels
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Human iPSC Hotel
The LUMC iPSC Hotel offers the generation of research grade human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) from different tissue sources using state of the art reprogramming techniques.
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Nicaragua left the OAS on 19 November 2023
Following a series of diplomatic catastrophes and human rights violations in the country, Nicaragua has left the Organization of American States (OAS) on 19 November 2023. Unlike Brexit, where the decision to leave the EU was based on the famous 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum,…
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Studies in Human Evolution
Studies in Human Evolution is a series of the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University and The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig.
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Graduate School of Humanities
Welcome to the Graduate School of the Faculty of Humanities.
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Centre for Digital Humanities
Study of human cultures using computational approaches
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Melanie Fink appeared before the European Parliament’s Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny
On Thursday 29 April 2021, Melanie Fink appeared before the European Parliament’s Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny.
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Larissa van den Herik
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.van.den.herik@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Hoko Horii
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.horii@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7260
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Humanities Buddy Programme
Are you about to move to Leiden or The Hague to study at one of Leiden University’s master programmes? It is not unusual to be a bit anxious. We want to help! The Humanities Buddy Programme has been set up to help you along the way.
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Effects of human pressures on aquatic invertebrate
What are interactive effects of human pressures on aquatic communities?
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Hans-Martien ten Napel writes article for LSE Religion and Global Society Blog
On 15 July 2019 Hans-Martien ten Napel started a new series on freedom of religion or belief for the London School of Economics research-led interdisciplinary Religion and Global Society Blog.
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The Deep History of Human Landscape Manipulation
This project studies the roles of prehistoric foragers in past ecosystems to establish the character of past “natural” landscapes and enhance the management of current ones.
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Philosophy of Humanities (MA)
The master's programme in Philosophy of Humanities at Leiden University allows you to specialise in conceptual and methodological issues in the Humanities.
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Is the ECtHR's ruling against Switzerland a blueprint for future climate cases?
The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favour of a group of older Swiss women. The issued concerned the health of senior citizens, especially women, who experienced symptoms as a result of climate change. They claimed that the Swiss Government should have taken more climate action, as…
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Srebrenica and the Search for Justice
National and international actors have attempted to provide accountability for the events at Srebrenica in July 1995. This research project aims to draw lessons learned from those multiple efforts in assessing whether securing a measure of ‘justice’ for the victims has been successful and how national…
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Humanities the movie
The Faculty of Humanities consist of various academic fields. What is the common ground of all these different academics and students? They tell their story and why it matters in today’s world in 'We are Humanities'.
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Studying Human Origins
Disciplinary History and Epistemology
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Neanderthals and modern humans
This project focuses on the study of Neanderthal and early modern human behavior, primarily on the basis of stone tools, fauna and spatial patterns
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Nature and human interactions
It is well-known that humans have significantly transformed ecosystems since their adoption of agriculture. However, in a deeper past, prehistoric hunter-gatherers may already have altered and modified their niche in ways that had major impacts on ecosystems.
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Fire and Human Origins
Correctly interpreting the patterns of fire evidence in the archaeological record will illuminate the origin of human fire use.
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Right-Wing Extremism in the Military
This research paper seeks to examine the nature of the nexus between right-wing extremism and the military by surveying five potential consequences (i.e., problem areas) arising from the presence of right-wing extremists within the armed forces of twelve Western countries.
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Rick Lawson gives lectures at Cleveringa events in Bratislava and Budapest
On 20 and 22 November Rick Lawson, Professor of European Law at Leiden Law School, gave lectures at Cleveringa events in Bratislava and Budapest.
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Children’s Rights in International Commercial Surrogacy
On 26 juni 2018, Claire Achmad defended her doctoral thesis 'Children’s Rights in International Commercial Surrogacy: Exploring the Challenges from a Child Rights, Public International Law Perspective'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. Dr. Mariëlle Bruning.
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We are Humanities
Humanities are needed to make sense of social issues. Watch or listen to the stories of our experts who tell about their research and the impact on society. Get to know the world at Humanities!
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Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse community, where all students and staff are supported, respected, and empowered to do their best work, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, age, religion, or socio-economic background.
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Heritage and Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The heritage of Indigenous Peoples has long been researched and commented upon from the outside. This book adopts an innovative approach by engaging with the heritage of Indigenous Peoples from the ‘inside’.
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The rights of the developing child
As children learn, develop and acquire more skills, their legal position also changes. Professor of Children’s Rights Ton Liefaard works closely together with Leiden social sciences researchers to shed light on these growing capacities and their implications for our legal system. ‘Our ideas about children’s…
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Righting and Rewriting History: Recovering and Analyzing Manuscript Archives Destroyed During World War II
Archives were a common target during the Second World War, and hundreds suffered damages. Among these archival losses, the losses to medieval manuscript collections stand out.
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Mariana Gkliati in Frontex panel in Trento
Mariana Gkliati participated with a paper presentation at the Panel: European borders and the role of Frontex, on 29 November in Trento.
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Human Mobility in Archaeology
This third issue of Ex Novo gathers multidisciplinary contributions addressing mobility to understand patterns of change and continuity in past worlds; reconsider the movement of people, objects, and ideas alongside mobile epistemologies, such as intellectual, scholarly or educative traditions, rituals,…
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Can tigers survive in human-dominated landscapes?
S.S. Kolipaka’s thesis questions and investigates the survival prospects of reintroduced tigers and their offspring’s in the human dominated landscape of Panna tiger reserve in India.
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International Children's Rights (Advanced LL.M.)
Are you thinking about studying this Advanced LL.M. International Children's Rights? Learn more and watch the videos.
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Language and the human past
At LUCL, researchers aim to contribute to a comprehensive and informed perspective on the human past.
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Language and the human past
At LUCL, researchers aim to contribute to a comprehensive and informed perspective on the human past.
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Rick Lawson advises State Commission on Rule of Law
In November 2022, at the request of the House of Representatives, the Dutch Government established the State Commission on the Rule of Law.
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Human Osteology and Funeral Archaeology
The Laboratory for Human Osteoarchaeology specialises in the macroscopic and microscopic analysis of human remains. We use cutting edge scientific approaches to address archaeological, historical, and anthropological research questions. In addition to paleopathological, histological, and 3D scanning…
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How do you choose the right programme?
Choosing a study programme is fun and exciting, but it’s not always easy. Your choice of study is a major decision; after all, it is about your future. At the same time, it’s good to remember that this choice will not determine the rest of your life.
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Child Participation: from Rights to Reality
How can child participation be defined, what is the importance of child participation and how can it be promoted?
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Risk profiling Act SyRI off the table
This week the regional court in The Hague gave a ruling that has attracted international attention. The State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Social Affairs) was taken to court by two famous writers, Wieringa and Februari, several NGOs and a trade union.
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Matters of Humanities
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part Matters of Humanities: History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty…
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Noradrenergic control of human cognition
What is the role of the noradrenergic system in human cognition?
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Robots that empathise with humans
If we want to build robots and computer systems that are not only smarter but also possess more social skills, we first need to find out more about how humans interpret information. Max van Duijn and Tessa Verhoef conduct research at the intersection of cognitive science and AI.
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Peter Rodrigues and Mark Klaassen lecture on unaccompanied minors at Sofia University
On Saturday 3 December, Peter Rodrigues and Mark Klaassen delivered two guest lectures at Sofia University. They were invited by ELSA Bulgaria to speak at the Human Rights Academy 2022 that was devoted to the protection of the human rights of unaccompanied minors. The event was made possible by the…
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Creating a sustainable Humanities Campus
During the development of the Humanities Campus, as many 'green choices' as possibile are being made. This concerns the buildings as well as the surrounding area. Making the campus more sustainable is measured using the BREAAM.NL method.