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  Janine Ubink Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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

• Vidi grant for Esther van Ginneken for research into violence in prisons News - 7 July 2022

  Why do violent incidents occur in prisons? And how do staff respond? Assistant Professor Esther van Ginneken will use a grant from the NWO Vidi Talent Programme to conduct research into these and other questions. She intends to make use of virtual reality.

• From virtual rape to meta-rape: Sexual violence, criminal law, and the metaverse News - 25 April 2025

  Carlotta Rigotti, post-doc researcher at eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies, and Professor Clare McGlynn , Durham University, have co-authored a new article in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, introducing the concept of meta-rape and exploring its potential treatment under criminal l…

• Ice turns tough migration policy into violence – could it happen here? News - 16 January 2026

  An ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis on 7 January, igniting nationwide fury over escalating federal violence. Could such an incident occur in the Netherlands?

• Hardline migration policy pushes ICE towards violence – could it happen here? News - 16 January 2026

  An ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis on 7 January, igniting nationwide fury over escalating federal violence. Could such an incident occur in the Netherlands?

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  Marina Calculli Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.calculli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277599

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  Laurens van Apeldoorn Assistent Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.c.j.van.apeldoorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275887

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  Sanne van Can Self Funded PhD Candidate / Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.k.p.van.can@law.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Rajneesh Phokeer External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.d.phokeer@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Aftermovie: Students make legal support accessible during the Legal Tech Challenge News - 9 April 2026

  On 2 April, the final of the Legal Tech Challenge 2026 took place in the Academy Building of Leiden University. During the final, teams of students pitched their technological solutions to societal challenges.

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  Jean-Pierre van der Rest Scientific Director / Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.i.van.der.rest@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276135

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  Nadia Sonneveld Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.sonneveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273037

• RESOCIAL at Digital Legal Talks 2024 News - 15 December 2024

  The Digital Legal Talks (DLT) conference is part of the Dutch Sector Plan Law, which is a key component of the broader Sector Plan Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). This initiative represents a collaborative effort between Tilburg University, the University of Amsterdam, Radboud University Nijmegen,…

• Exhibition connects art and legal sciences News - 19 August 2025

  ‘Art and science can co-exist.’ On 16 August, Dean Suzan Stoter spoke these words when she opened the exhibition ‘Wet op beeld: De Saksenspiegel eeuwenoud modern’, created by visual artist Ilja Walraven and legal scholar Helen Stout. They believe that images can enhance the comprehensibility of legal…

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  Jacqueline Vel Affliated researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.a.c.vel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marieke Baldee Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.h.baldee@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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  Joyce Schot PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.schot@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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  Judith van Uden External PhD / Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.j.m.van.uden@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260

• Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence News - 19 May 2022

  It is one of the most talked-about subjects right now: how do we eradicate sexual harassment and violence? Alumnus Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for Mariëtte Hamer, the government commissioner tasked with tackling this persistent social problem. Eisma studied the Dutch language at Leiden. How is her…

• Carlotta Rigotti attends UNFPA Moldova News - 8 August 2024

  In anticipation of future legal reforms on gender-based violence in the Republic of Moldova, Dr Carlotta Rigotti was invited by the United Nations Population Fund to participate in a roundtable discussion on legislative and policy approaches to online and technology-facilitated violence.

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  Tobias van der Wal Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.b.d.van.der.wal@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276879

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  Fernando Bordin Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  f.bordin@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gitta Veldt Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.m.veldt@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271093

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  Joe Powderly Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.c.powderly@law.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009366

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  Egbert Koops Professor of Legal History

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.koops@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277527

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  Jonathan Crock External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Thea Coventry Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.a.c.coventry@law.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Clare Fenwick Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.e.fenwick@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Victor Meijers Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  v.a.e.m.meijers@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277880

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  Renske Janssen Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.p.s.janssen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Theory in Practice: researching race in the Dutch legal archive News - 1 December 2021

  On Thursday 23 November, Professor Betty de Hart delivered the lecture ‘Exploring the Legal Archive on Race: Methodological Challenges’ as part of the lecture series ‘Reconsidering the Socio-Legal Gaze’ organized by the Van Vollenhoven Institute. Over 40 people attended the lecture, held online due…

• Carlotta Rigotti at the ‘Legal Technologies and the Bodies’ conference News - 13 March 2024

  On 7 and 8 March 2024, SciencesPo Law School hosted the ‘Legal Technologies and the Bodies’ conference, where Carlotta Rigotti, postdoctoral researcher focusing on law, gender, and technology at eLaw, presented her working paper about legal perspectives on sex robots and consent.

• Lecture series 'Reconsidering the Socio-Legal Gaze' News - 30 September 2021

  The Van Vollenhoven Institute is organising a year-long public lecture series entitled 'Reconsidering the Socio-Legal Gaze'. The lecture series aims to spark critical debates about the visions of justice and positions of power that inform Law and Society scholarship at Leiden and beyond.

• The Hague aims to attract legal tech start-ups News - 25 January 2021

  In an interview with Jaap van den Herik, Professor emeritus Law and IT, legal magazine Mr. writes that The Hague municipality wants to attract more legal tech start-ups. The municipality has therefore commissioned the Leiden Centre of Data Science (LCDS) of Leiden University to conduct a study into…

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  Tessa van Buchem Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.j.m.van.buchem@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275390

• Untangling the knot of legal protection in education News - 8 December 2025

  Legal protection in education is something of a neglected child: oddly split between administrative law and civil courts. Brechtje Paijmans is calling attention to this issue as Professor by Special Appointment of Conflict Resolution and Legal Protection in Education.

• Executive Board update: universities launch legal challenge against budget cuts

  Leiden University, along with other Dutch universities, it taking legal action against the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in response to its decision to cut funding for starter and incentive grants.

• Preventing legal disputes: at the press of a button News - 9 December 2024

  Kunnen algoritmen een hulpmiddel zijn voor advocaten en hun cliënten wanneer ze onderhandelen over contracten? In het preventief recht is dit zeker mogelijk, zo toont het promotieonderzoek van Georgios Stathis. Geleidelijk neemt het algoritme hier juridisch werk uit handen.

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  Olga Bogolyubova Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  o.bogolyubova@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Matthew Hoye Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.m.hoye@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506

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  Renate Buisman Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.s.m.buisman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273441

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  Georgios-Evgenios Douliakas Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.e.douliakas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hendrik Jacob Roelof Kaptein Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.j.r.kaptein@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277548

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  Martijn Lemmen PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.m.m.a.lemmen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Geerten Boogaard Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.boogaard@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mischa Dekker Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.j.t.dekker@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Emma Vinčar Student ambassador

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  e.vincar@fgga.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Niek Strohmaier Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.strohmaier@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277997