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• Understanding far-right communities on alternative platforms: Jonathan Collins on his PhD research News - 12 September 2025

  On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Jonathan Collins will defend his dissertation A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Far-Right Alt-Tech Social Media Movement in Leiden’s Academy Building. His work examines the communication dynamics of far-right communities on alternative…

• From sensation to a sense of purpose: the draw of the far right News - 12 May 2021

  What makes people in the Netherlands join radical and far-right groups? PhD candidate Nikki Sterkenburg followed several activists. ‘Some feel it is their duty to defend the Dutch nation.’ PhD defence on 19 May.

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  Sarah de Lange Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.l.de.lange@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vasiliki (Billy) Tsagkroni Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  v.tsagkroni@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275436

• Dutch election points to return to political centre News - 4 November 2025

  Dutch election signals a return to the political centre, with voters seeking practical solutions both at home and across Europe. Bernard Steunenberg, Professor of Public Administration, cautions that losses for the PVV, the party of Geert Wilders, do not mean the far right has been defeated.

• LUCIR Seminar: The Far Right and Global Environmental Politics Event - 16 October 2025

  Lecture

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  Rebecca Naous PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  r.n.naous@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• Dutch election shows renewed support for pro-european politics News - 4 November 2025

  Dimiter Toshkov, Associate Professor at Leiden University, told CGTN Europe that the Dutch election outcome reflects growing support for pragmatic and pro-European politics. He highlights D66’s focus on education, climate policy and European cooperation as key to its strong performance.

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  Ruhama Yilma Abebe PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.y.abebe@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Children’s Rights Scholarship 2 Scholarship

  Master

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  Joseph Finnerty Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.c.finnerty@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lies Punselie Emeritus professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.c.c.punselie@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rick Lawson Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.a.lawson@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones Responsible collaboration

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

• Open Access and access rights

  Complete open access may not be possible because of various reasons: research ethics, privacy legislation, intellectual property, continuing research. The Easy archive at KNAW/DANS provides various access levels to deal with these issues.

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  Sayeh Mohammadi PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Narin Idriz Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.f.idriz@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Vasiliki Kosta Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  v.kosta@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278540

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  Anna Maria Puigderrajols Triadó PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.m.puigderrajols.triado@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Luisa Pinto e Netto Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.c.pinto.e.netto@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Far- Right Alt-Tech Social Media Movement Event - 30 September 2025

  PhD defence

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  Tarlach McGonagle Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.e.mcgonagle@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• The Vanuatu climate case goes far, but not far enough News - 12 August 2025

  In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice says that states are obliged to protect the climate. Jolein Holtz, a climate and human rights expert, believes the Court is too vague about the impact for future generations: ‘A missed opportunity’.

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  Jenneke Evers External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.h.evers@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838

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  Ellen Gijselaar Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.c.gijselaar@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276483

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  Apollonia Bolscher Lecturer/Researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  k.g.a.bolscher@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273925

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  Dan Saxon Senior Lecturer

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.r.saxon@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Titia Loenen Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.l.p.loenen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nina van Capelleveen Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.u.van.capelleveen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277607

• Why should you use video and is it right for you?

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  Adam Fairclough Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Galaxies have bipolar gas outflows far into intergalactic space News - 6 December 2023

  For the first time, astronomers have observed in three dimensions that gas from spiral galaxies is blown upwards and downwards at high speed, far out of the galaxy. They thereby confirm the theory of galaxy evolution: that star-forming galaxies create intergalactic gas flows by discharging gas along…

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  Hans-Martien ten Napel Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.m.t.d.tennapel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277710

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  Li-Ru Hsu External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.r.hsu@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rehana Dole Programme Manager UNICEF Chair in Children's Rights

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.r.s.dole@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Peter Rodrigues Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.r.rodrigues@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jet Liesker Policy officer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.j.liesker@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hans Franken Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.franken@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838

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  Katrien Klep Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  k.f.m.klep@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271325

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  Simone van der Hof Professor of Law and Digital Technologies

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.van.der.hof@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838

• René Cassin Thesis Prize in Human Rights for Aleydis Nissen News - 21 September 2021

  Aleydis Nissen was awarded the René Cassin Thesis Prize 2021. The René Cassin Foundation - International Institute of Human Rights organises the competition. This Prize is awarded to the best PhD theses on human rights.

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  Lianne Baars PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.p.baars@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Suzy Duivenvoorde PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.c.g.a.duivenvoorde@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273557

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  Ann Skelton Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.m.skelton@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Human rights should help fight disinformation News - 6 May 2022

  Professor of Media Law and Information Society Tarlach McGonagle is concerned about the increase in online disinformation and hate speech. He argues that human rights should guide new policies for the online world. McGonagle will give his inaugural lecture on 9 May.

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  Wouter Hins Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  hins@wxs.nl | 071 5278838

• 'Writing a judgment is far easier than writing a dissertation' News - 15 May 2023

  Doing a PhD on the side? External PhD candidates, like Joost Van der Helm, just get on and ‘do it’. Besides his hectic job as a justice at the Court of Appeal in The Hague, Van der Helm managed to still find time to write a PhD dissertation.

• Criminal Justice Public Lecture: Maarten Kunst on victim rights News - 16 June 2022

  On 1 June 2022, Maarten Kunst, Professor of Criminology at Leiden Law School, gave a lecture on his research into the effects of the right to be heard on both the defendant and the victim. Victims have certain rights in the Dutch criminal process, including the right to be heard in criminal proceedings.…

• Winners announced of 2025 Children’s Rights Moot Court Competition News - 17 April 2025

  How can we safeguard children’s rights in conflict zones? The winners of the 2025 Children’s Rights Moot Court Competition, team 19 from O.P. Jindal Global University in India, show unique potential to bring about positive change in this area.

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  Nadia Sonneveld Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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