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• 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,…

• A real professor in the classroom: ‘What do you like best about your work?’ News - 7 February 2025

  Each year on the university’s birthday, children at primary schools in Leiden and The Hague have a lesson from a professor – about children’s rights and robots in surgery, for example. The children get to do activities. And ask questions: ‘How do you become a professor?’

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

  PhD defence

• Mark Klaassen: 'Cabinet acting contrary to Directive on family reunification' News - 30 August 2022

  On Friday 26 August 2022, the Dutch cabinet presented its new asylum agreement. According to Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen, the new agreement is barely legal.

• 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’?

• Jorrit Rijpma: inperken vluchtelingeninstroom is haast onhaalbaar News - 8 November 2022

  Het asielbeleid blijft een hoofdpijndossier voor het kabinet. Een akkoord zou bereikt zijn waarin iedere partij een kleine concessie zou doen. De VVD gaat uiteindelijk toch niet akkoord met deze nieuwe asielwet die gemeentes kan dwingen om asielzoekers op te vangen. De VVD fractie heeft moeite met ‘dwang’…

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  Jeffrey Fynn-Paul University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.fynn-paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009191

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  Claire Weeda Director of Education / University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.v.weeda@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272718

• Is sexuality a private matter? Not for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers News - 27 June 2024

  Imagine: you’re seeking asylum in the Netherlands due to your sexual orientation or gender identity. The immigration authorities might question you about your sexuality. PhD candidate Elias Tissandier-Nasom, who is researching asylum applications submitted by LGBTQI+ children, explains that the process…

• Bridging the Sustainability Information Gap: An Assessment of the European Sustainable Finance Framework Event - 4 February 2026

  PhD defence

• Anouk Goemans receives National Youth Care Award 2025 News - 27 January 2026

  Professor by Special Appointment Anouk Goemans has received the National Youth Care Award 2025 from the ‘Stichting Steunfonds Pro Juventute’. The cash prize of €30,000 will go towards her research on youth care and youth protection.

• Explainable AI in Taxation: Melanie Fink on the Role of Explanation Requirements in EU Constitutional Law News - 13 March 2023

  On 10 March 2023, the Amsterdam Centre for Tax Law (ACTL) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) organised the Conference ‘Towards eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Taxation: The Future of Good Tax Governanceon’.

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  Bart van der Steen Head Faculty Liaison & Services

  Leiden University Libraries

  b.s.van.der.steen@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leonor Alvarez Francés PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.alvarez.frances@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Petr Kopecky Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kopecky@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273602

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  Anne Heyer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.heyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271121

• Collective Human Rights as an (Onto)Logical Solution to Climate Change Event - 16 October 2025

  PhD defence

• application: A critical reflection on child safeguarding from a children's rights perspective Event - 15 April 2025

  PhD defence

• Alumna Mojan Samadi: ‘Femicide is not about the perpetrator’s motive’ News - 14 October 2025

  Mojan Samadi obtained her PhD in 2020 in Leiden and has since remained at the university as an assistant professor. Her research currently focuses on gender and criminal law, with a key question being how criminal law should address femicide.

• Jorrit Rijpma: Terugsturen asielzoekers is 'wensdenken' News - 5 September 2022

  In het asielplan van vorige week kondigde het kabinet aan meer in te zetten op vertrek van ’Dublin-claimanten’. Daarbij stelt het kabinet z’n hoop op een hernieuwd EU-plan.

• LERU conference in Leiden: ‘Universities steer society through storms’ News - 17 May 2022

  The League of European Research Universities (LERU) was launched in Leiden 20 years ago. This anniversary will be celebrated with a major conference (19 – 21 May) on an urgent theme: How does science contribute to sustainable and resilient societies? We put this question to Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary-General…

• Scientists: analyse corona problems with young people themselves News - 30 April 2021

  On 30 April, Prime Minister Mark Rutte was presented with the manifesto of the NWO Youth Challenge, which contains advice for policymakers, scientists and administrators on the empowerment of youth in the time of coronavirus. The manifesto is based on research questions submitted to the science community…

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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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  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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  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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  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

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  Andjelka Petreski External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.petreski@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275200

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  Ymre Schuurmans Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  y.e.schuurmans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Janine Ubink Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.ubink@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277493

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  Bibi van den Berg Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  b.van.den.berg@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Bart Schermer Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  b.w.schermer@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838