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• New report on age assurance by Simone van der Hof and Mohammed Raiz Shaffique News - 25 April 2024

  Simone van der Hof, Professor of Law and Digital Technologies at eLaw, and Mohammed Raiz Shaffique, Researcher and PhD candidate at eLaw, have published a report on age assurance for the European Commission.

• Wouter Hins: Intimidating journalists undermines democracy based on the rule of law News - 27 October 2022

  Angry politicians, angry journalists: the initiative of Forum for Democracy politician Gideon van Meijeren during which he secretly filmed a reporter portraying them as a ‘sewer rat’, caused a lot of anger. Where does all this commotion come from? Wouter Hins: ‘Calling a journalist a "sewer rat" is…

• Hard Times: Workers’ Legal Mobilization at the European Court of Human Rights Event - 28 April 2026

• Dr. Mamadou Hébié appointed as Associate Professor at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies News - 4 February 2021

  Leiden Law School and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies are very pleased to announce that Dr. Mamadou Hébié will be re-joining the Grotius Centre on the 1st of May 2021.

• Hoe laten we vaders minder werken en meer doen in het huishouden? News - 24 June 2024

  Gaan vaders minder werken als andere vaders dat ook doen? Helpt betaald ouderschapsverlof hen om meer op te pakken in het huishouden? Hoe bepalend zijn sociale normen voor verschillen op de arbeidsmarkt? Onderzoeker Max van Lent gaat het uitzoeken.

• Helen Duffy about Abu Zubaydah who remains unlawfully detained in Guantánamo Bay News - 4 May 2023

  In two moving articles, Dutch newspaper Trouw has reported on the lengthy detention of Abu Zubaydah in Guantánamo Bay. Zubaydah was tortured over a period of many years. Helen Duffy, Professor of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, and also Zubaydah’s lawyer, recently booked a major victory…

• Book presentation 'Phanta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid' News - 5 July 2023

  On 15 June 2023, the book presentation for the ‘Panta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid’ (Panta Rhei: law and sustainability) was held at the Oude Sterrenwacht in Leiden. The book provides an overview of research in the field of sustainability conducted at Leiden Law School and was compiled by Yvonne Erkens,…

• eLaw publishes self-assessment tool on age assurance for the European Commission News - 16 May 2024

  Simone van der Hof, Professor of Law and Digital Technologies at eLaw, and Mohammed Raiz Shaffique, researcher and PhD candidate at eLaw, have published a self-assessment tool on age assurance for the European Commission.

• Call on Institutions for Conflict Resolution to Publish Intersectional Data News - 13 June 2022

  The Research Network of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRANET) commissioned Aleydis Nissen and Rik Raedschelders to write the 2022 report on Racism, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Belgium.

• Craft and innovation take centre stage at LeidenGlobal exhibition News - 4 October 2022

  An interdisciplinary photo exhibition about crafts and craftsmanship in different cultures will open at Oude UB on 6 October. At the opening Fridus Steijlen will give an introduction to the Tau Tau puppets that are made in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

• Human Rights Considerations in International Investment Law: A Theory of Harmonization Event - 7 May 2026

  PhD defence

• ABP’s new pension scheme: what does it mean for you? Announcement - 28 April 2026

• Peter Rodrigues ‘The boundaries for discrimination have shifted’ News - 11 January 2023

  The judicial authorities are looking into the possibilities for prosecution for the slogans that were projected on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam on New Year’s Eve. Not an easy task, according to legal experts. When do we consider something to be ‘discrimination’?

• Simone van der Hof joins Special Group on Code of Conduct for age-appropriate design News - 28 August 2023

  Simone van der Hof, professor of Law and Digital Technology at eLaw, has joined the EU Special Group on Code of Conduct for age-appropriate design as an expert.

• Media attention for research into Dutch financial health News - 13 March 2023

  Research conducted by Deloitte, with advice from Leiden University and Nibud (National Institute for Family Finance Information), shows that six out of ten households in the Netherlands are financially unhealthy. National media paid much attention to the report.

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  Marion Pluskota Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.pluskota@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278568

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  Tessa Minter Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  mintert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273816

• Contribute to the Leiden Law Blog in 2026! Announcement - 2 April 2026

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• diversity policy is alive and kicking: ‘We need to acknowledge each other’s experiences’ News - 4 October 2022

  Leiden University has had a diversity policy since 2014. The aim is to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment for all students and staff. Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa updates us on the process and the results. It’s now 2022, what has already changed?

• How to present in front of a camera: do's and don'ts

• Swifties in PowNed video could take broadcaster to court News - 10 July 2024

  A controversial video in which PowNed asks Taylor Swift fans how far they would go for a meet-and-greet with the singer violates portrait rights according to Jeroen ten Voorde in Dutch newspaper ‘NRC’.

• Four Vici grants for Leiden University researchers News - 23 February 2023

  Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded prestigious Vici grants the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced. The honoured applications are from researchers at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden Observatory, the LUMC and the Faculty of Archaeology.

• Conference on final evaluation of Dutch Child Protection Act: 'Give children a voice’ News - 24 January 2023

  ‘The system is failing’, ‘the goals are only being achieved to a limited extent’, ‘we’re letting children down’. These are some of the newspaper headlines that followed the publication of a report by researchers from Leiden University in September. Commissioned by the Dutch Research and Documentation…

• Concerns about sexual offences in Leiden News - 5 March 2024

  Leiden University is deeply concerned to have learned that several women have recently been harassed and assaulted in the centre of Leiden. In one case, this appeared to involve rape. We understand that people are upset, especially our students.

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  Carolien Jacobs Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277517

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  Benthe van Delft PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  b.j.van.delft@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mark Klaassen Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.a.k.klaassen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277420

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  Valerie Frissen Professor by special appointment Digital Technologies and Social Change

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  v.a.j.frissen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838

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  André van der Laan Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.m.van.der.laan@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nikki Vosters PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.d.vosters@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Danny Mekic External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  d.mekic@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dona Sanduni Wickramasinghe PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  d.s.d.wickramasinghe@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Cushla Donaldson PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.j.donaldson@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Faiz Rahman PhD candidate / contract

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  f.rahman@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Somayeh Djafari External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  somie.djafari@gmail.com | 071 5275200

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  Hanneke Lankveld External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.a.lankveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lianne Otten PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.a.otten@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Skylar Joseph PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.s.joseph@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maria-Lucia Rebrean PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.l.rebrean@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ahlam el Barnoussi-el Mhamdi PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.el.barnoussi@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eva Schmidt Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.p.schmidt@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nada Heddane PhD Candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.heddane@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Heleen van Amerongen Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.h.van.amerongen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marina den Houdijker External Chairman Board of Appeal for Examinations and External Chairman Committee for Appeals and O

  Administration and Central Services

  f.m.j.den.houdijker@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278118

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  Mies Grijns Guest postdoc

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.grijns@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Camille Lefebvre External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.l.lefebvre@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Julia Rootenberg Ph.D. fellow

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.rootenberg@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

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  Gerrit-Jan Zwenne Professor Law and Digital technologies

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.j.zwenne@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838

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  Sanne Verwasch PhD candidate self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.e.a.verwasch@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Francien Dechesne Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  f.dechesne@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277608