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• Girl brings charges of child abuse by youth care facility News - 18 October 2023

  The 16-year-old girl was staying in a closed juvenile care institution where, among other things, she was administered 'pain stimuli'. The charges are the first of their kind, says Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law, to Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant.

• Fact sheet on placement of children in care News - 6 May 2022

  At the request of the Dutch Parliament, Professor Marielle Bruning, Dr Kartica van der Zon (Dept. of Child Law), Professor Lenneke Alink and Dr Sabine van der Asdonk (Education and Child Studies) have produced a fact sheet on the placement of children in care in the Netherlands.

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  Anne-Laura van Harmelen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.van.harmelen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276186

• Child abuse from generation to generation: what role does the brain play? News - 28 June 2021

  ‘We didn’t find any mechanisms in the brain for transmitting child abuse from generation to generation. What we did find is that experiences of neglect and abuse affect the brain differently,’ concludes Lisa van den Berg (Clinical Psychology). PhD defence 30 June.

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  Anouk Goemans Professor by special appointment

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.goemans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Stephanus Huijbregts Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  shuijbregts@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271723

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  Marian Hickendorff Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hickendorff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273765

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  Elise Swart Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.k.swart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christine Espin Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  espinca@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kristiaan van der Heijden Vice Dean / Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kbheijden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274003

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  Dietsje Jolles Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.d.jolles@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Alex Tutwiler receives Archol grant to reveal hidden stories of child labor News - 8 December 2025

  PhD candidate Alex Tutwiler, from the Faculty of Archaeology, has received a grant from Archol, via the P.J.R. Modderman Foundation, to investigate how child labor shaped the bones of Dutch children between the 17th and 19th centuries. Using CT scans, she aims to build a more comprehensive picture of…

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  Nico Kaptein Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.j.g.kaptein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hannah Spencer Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.spencer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Presentations on Child Law master's theses to Ministry of Justice and Security News - 12 January 2023

  On Tuesday 10 January 2023, former master’s students in Child Law – Fien Bouwmeester, Renee Muller, Imaani Stegeman, Demi Onclin and Rosa Passchier – held presentations on their master’s theses at the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security.

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  Peter Verhagen Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Afraid of the dark? Anke Klein: 'Let your child have a say in finding a solution' News - 20 September 2022

  On Sunday night 25 September, all the lights in Leiden will switch off and we will see the starry sky above us twinkling in all its glory. A unique opportunity for all residents of Leiden to experience the vastness of the cosmos and view the impressive artwork that hangs over our heads every night.…

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  Ab de Jong Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.f.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272585

• How often are parents close to their child? This new method captures it live News - 30 April 2024

  Using an innovative method, psychologist Loes Janssen and colleagues measure how long and how often parent and child are close in daily life, and how they experience that togetherness. The researchers combine ‘Bluetooth low energy beacons’ with the smartphone app Ethica to track participants' physical…

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  Boudewijn Walraven Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.c.a.walraven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Xiao Luo PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  x.luo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Haneen Omari University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.omari@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275025

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  Maghiel van Crevel Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.crevel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272211

• From obtaining a Master in Child Law to a lateral entry in teaching News - 14 February 2022

  This month we interview alumna Dominique Mars who made an interesting career choice: she tells us how she chose to be a teacher at a primary school whilst having obtained her Master in Child Law.

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• Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child News - 19 November 2015

  On 20 November 2015, on the occasion of Universal Children’s Day, the Council of Europe and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights launched the Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child.

• 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…

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  Henk Schulte Nordholt Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  schultenordholt@kitlv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Shirley Alexander PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.l.alexander@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Francesca Rosati PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.rosati@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Geoffrey Cain PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.n.cain@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Steven Hagers PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.j.hagers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hinke Endedijk Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.m.endedijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271435

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  Liza van den Bosch Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.j.van.den.bosch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273724

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  Rik Schalbroeck Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.schalbroeck@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jean-Louis van Gelder Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.l.van.gelder@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Xing Zhao PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  x.zhao@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Carmen Sergiou Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.sergiou@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nikki Nibbering PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.nibbering@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Myrthe Kamphof Clinical Psychologist in training

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.r.m.kamphof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Esther Mertens Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.c.a.mertens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fatima El Bouk

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.el.bouk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274674

• ‘Medieval women had their first child much later than previously thought’ News - 3 February 2026

  Costume dramas would have us believe that women in the Middle Ages became mothers at a much younger age than they do today. University lecturer Krista Milne wants to refute this image with the help of an NWO XS grant. ‘In the past, not all data was taken into account.’

• Investigations conducted by child protection bodies have been 'substandard for some time' News - 7 December 2023

  Investigations conducted by several Dutch child protection bodies within family situations are inadequate. Due to lack of knowledge, time and money, these investigations are not carried out properly, with major consequences for the families involved.

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  Edegar Da Conceição Savio

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.da.conceicao.savio@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171

• Child rights expert sounds the alarm: ‘Global crises are hitting children hardest’ News - 8 April 2024

  Wars, climate change and the effects of covid have caused a global decline in children’s well-being. In her inaugural lecture Ann Skelton, Professor of Children’s Rights in a Sustainable World, points to the disastrous effects of multiple interacting crises.

• Child rights activist Graça Machel speaks in Leiden on justice between generations News - 17 October 2023

  Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel speaks October 27 at Leiden University about her work.

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  Crewe Williams PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.c.williams.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Amirardalan Emami

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.emami@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727