Grotius Dialogue

Danka Saija joined the Institute of Private Law and Notarial Law department as a part time lecturer in January 2023. Danka is a Partner and shareholder at Mazars N.V. and is an estate planner for Mazars Private Clients in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Lotte Baas is a PhD Fellow at the Institute of Private Law, Department of Civil Law, of the Faculty of Law.

Mr R.M.C.M. Koot had been appointed as a teacher in Private Law at the department of Metajuridica since 2005.

On the initiative of Leiden Law School’s Art Committee, the festive opening of the photo exhibition of the Leiden Amateur Photographic Society (LAFV) took place on Friday 20 May 2022 in the C corridor of the Kamerlingh Onnes Building.

Dr. Kristof Gombeer is an Assistant Professor at the Europa Institute of the Leiden Law School. He researches in the field of human rights law and at the intersection between European law and public international law. He teaches in the bachelor's and master's programmes.

Professor Huijgen has been a Professor of Notarial Law at the Institute of Private Law since 1996.

On 27 May 2025, the Executive Board decided to establish a Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones.

Valerie de Koeijer is Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and International Organisation at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs of Leiden University. Her research is on responses to disaster and climate change, with a focus on conflict and cooperation in the relationships between various…

Thea Coventry has been a staff member of the Grotius Centre since 2016, as a PhD candidate and lecturer.

David Ehrhardt studies governance and institutional change in Africa, with a focus on the role of non-state leaders (such as traditional and religious leaders) in promoting changes that enhance development. He is also co-lead of the Learning Mindset innovation project, which develops and researches…

As of 1 May 2025, Professor Kartica van der Zon has been appointed professor by special appointment of Family Law, Law of Persons and Juvenile Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen.

Which law governs the Strait of Hormuz? Under international law, both Iran and the US are expected to comply with the ‘Constitution for the Oceans’. In practice, the situation is more complicated, explains maritime law expert Hilde Woker.

Professor Haentjens has held the chair for Civil Law since 1 January 2023.

Jus post bellum, the body of laws and norms governing the transition from armed conflict to peace, has emerged as a crucial issue for international law scholars, governments, and all concerned with building a just and sustainable peace. The Jus Post Bellum Project, funded by the NWO and hosted by the…

During an evacuation, all employees and students of the Law Faculty gather at the Kamerlingh Onnesgebouw or the Old Observatory.

If universities and research institutions want to tackle unacceptable behaviour in academia, they must shift their focus from dealing with complaints to preventing such behaviour in the first place. This is what the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has concluded. It has therefore…

Maja Vodopivec teaches several courses in Peace and Conflict Studies track of the World Politics major, and a course in Global History track of the Human Diversity major. Her research interest lies in postwar Japanese intellectual history and peace and conflict studies. Extension number: 8372

Anar Ahmadov (PhD, London School of Economics) is broadly trained in political economy, sociology, development studies, and public policy. Prior to joining Leiden, he has held research and teaching positions at Princeton University, Oxford University, and the London School of Economics (LSE). For over…

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Since January 2018, Aukje Nauta is affiliated as a parttime professor with a special assignment, 'Enhancing individuals in a dynamic work context' at Leiden University, on behalf of Sioo.

Herman Siemens is a Senior University Lecturer at the Institute for Philosophy.

The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Korsten, Professor of Literature, Culture and Law. ‘The film raises a fundamental question: what’s a human and what’s not?’ From the next academic year onwards,…

Jannemieke Ouwerkerk is Professor of European Criminal Law at Leiden Law School's Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

Elise Filius is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. More information about her you can find on the Dutch website.

The chance that it will do so is about zero, but Russia is legally obliged to investigate violations of law during the war in Ukraine. States that enter into an armed conflict often deny liability, but under international humanitarian law and human rights they are obliged to investigate their military…