In the media
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Why are children still unprotected online despite strict EU laws? 22 October 2025In a new blog, Simone van der Hof, Professor of Law and Digital Technology, explains why existing European regulations such as the GDPR, AVMSD, and DS...
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Participatory governance: new publication by Malgieri & Kaminski in the Yale Journal of Law & Technology 04 September 2025Associate Professor Gianclaudio Malgieri (eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies) and Professor Margot E. Kaminski (University of Colorado Law...
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New article: 'Assessing the (severity of) impacts on fundamental rights' 11 March 2025
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, has published a new article together with Cristiana Santos, Assistant Professor at Utrecht Universi...
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Should states use Social Media to warn civilians in armed conflict? 06 February 2025In a new essay for Ethics & International Affairs, Dr Henning Lahmann, Assistant Professor of International Law & Technology at eLaw, addresses the qu...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri on AI, Privacy and DeepSeek 05 February 2025
In a recent interview with Maya Plentz for The Unbrief, Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law & Technology at eLaw, Leiden University, e...
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Bart Custers about extremists on Telegram 19 December 2024Extremist users of Telegram are moving en masse to other chat apps, such as the anonymous SimpleX. In this way, they hope to avoid detection, now that...
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New article on EU law and image-based sexual abuse 15 December 2024Carlotta Rigotti co-authors a new publication on EU law and image-based sexual abuse in the German Law Journal.
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Leiden University to continue membership of The Conversation 09 December 2024Looking to share your academic results or insights with a global audience? Leiden University is a ‘contributing member’ of the international journalis...
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Border control and checks: a symbolic measure 30 October 2024As part of its plans to introduce a stricter asylum policy, the Dutch cabinet wants to expand checks at internal borders within the EU. Professor of L...
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The police has been storing personal data for years – but is it allowed? 17 October 2024The Dutch police force has been deliberately storing personal data relating to millions of Dutch people for many years now. In doing so, the instituti...
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Ruling on FIFA transfer rules could have major impact 09 October 2024According to the European Court of Justice, FIFA's rules governing million-dollar transfers in global professional football violate European legislati...
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Outcry over unorthodox measures: victims of Dutch childcare benefits scandal bought out 02 October 2024The proposal made by the Dutch Benefits Agency (part of the Ministry of Finance) to issue one-off compensation payments of €5,000 in the wake of the D...
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Bart Custers on tech companies involved in criminal activities 20 September 2024Governments are increasingly cracking down on tech companies like X, Telegram and Clearview that flout the law, with a fine, ban or criminal prosecuti...
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Children are afraid to say the wrong thing to judges in divorce proceedings 16 September 2024Do courts take children's experiences properly into account in divorce proceedings? Research by Villa Pinedo shows that children often fear saying the...
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Bart Custers comments on Telegram’s catalogue of crimes 13 September 2024
Instant messaging app Telegram is not faring well in the news – the reason being the illicit activities occurring on the platform. Professor Bart Cust...