2,503 search results for “children s rights” in the Public website
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Shannon Yuen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Group interests: rights of indigenous peoples
Industrialised countries extract natural resources in the territories of indigenous peoples, and appropriate the knowledge and culture of these peoples. Leiden anthropologists work to protect the rights of indigenous peoples. Their knowledge and advice enable governments to source sustainable produc…
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The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere. Human Rights and U.S. Cold War Policy
This is the 2017 paperback release of William Michael Schmidli's The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere, which won the 2013 Foreign Affairs Magazine Best Book of the Year.
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New publication: The best interests of the child in EU family reunification law
Mark Klaassen and Peter Rodrigues have published a journal article on the role of the best interests of the child in EU family reunification law in the European Journal of Migration and Law. They conclude that even though the Court of Justice of the European Union has often referred to the best interests…
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Peter Rodrigues on the position of children in immigration law
Children have never acquired their own position in migration law and that is now slowly changing, according to Peter Rodrigues in ‘One World’. Partly as a result of the Children’s Rights Convention and judgments by the Court of Justice in Luxemburg, the tide seems to be turning and there is now more…
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Cultural framing of rights and subjectivities
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Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right
Recently Cambridge University Press published dr. Jan Osters monograph “Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right”.
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Caroline Archambault
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Narin Idriz
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Vasiliki Kosta
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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How do you choose the right programme?
Choosing a study programme is fun and exciting, but it’s not always easy. Your choice of study is a major decision; after all, it is about your future. At the same time, it’s good to remember that this choice will not determine the rest of your life.
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New book by Sabine Witting on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
In this commentary, Sabine Witting, Assistant Professor at eLaw, provides a comprehensive analysis of the Second Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
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On the nature of the right to resist: a rights-based theory of the ius resistendi in liberal democracies
On 7 September, Francesc Claret Traid defended the thesis 'On the nature of the right to resist: a rights-based theory of the ius resistendi in liberal democracies'. The doctoral research was supervised by Afshin Ellian and Gelijn Molier.
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Avoiding conflict after the cyclone: Land rights and environmental displacement in Central Mozambique
This socio-legal research focuses on the impacts of environmental displacement on land rights and land-related conflict in Mozambique in the aftermath of cyclone Idai, and on the role of the legal framework in addressing these problems.
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Dr Graça Machel to visit Leiden Law School
Conference
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Core rights and the protection of socio-economic interests by the European Court of Human Rights
The ECtHR needs to provide effective rights protection, but it also needs to set clear standards while showing deference to decisions made at the national level. Especially when socio-economic issues are concerned, meeting these different demands is a challenging task.
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Nog meer kennis over kinderrechten
Universiteit Leiden en Unicef werken al 10 jaar samen om kennis over kinderrechten uit te breiden en te verspreiden. Ze verlengen deze samenwerking.
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Children's Storybook ‘Sumak Kichwa Wawa’
What do you get when you combine traditional storytelling, new technology, and a whole lot of creative passion? Sumak Kichwa Wawa, an Andean children's storybook using augmented reality, that's what! Assistant professor, Martine Bruil and researcher Ximena Buller Machado tell us more about this special…
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filtration and active tubular secretion in predicting renal clearance in children using population pharmacokinetic and physiology based pharmacokinetic
In this thesis population pharmacokinetic and physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) approaches were applied to investigate the influence of glomerular filtration (GF) and active tubular secretion (ATS) on renal clearance in children.
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The development of the speech production mechanism in young children: evidence from the acquisition of onset clusters in Dutch
On October 31st, Margarita Gulian succesfully defended her doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Margarita on this great result.
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Human Rights at Risk: Global Governance, American Power, and the Future of Dignity
Human Rights at Risk brings together social scientists, legal scholars, and humanities scholars to analyze the policy challenges of human rights protection in the twenty-first century.
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Islamic courts and women's divorce rights in Indonesia: the cases of Cianjur and Bulukumba
This book presents the results of a research about the Islamic courts of Cianjur in West Java, and Bulukumba in South Sulawesi and the role they play in local divorce practices.
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Autistic children develop social-emotional skills with other children
Autistic children have indeed potential: most of their emotional abilities improve with age, concludes developmental psychologist Boya Li in her research on the emotional development of autistic children. Promotion on 10 November 2021.
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Situation analysis of children and adolescents in the Caribbean Netherlands published by UNICEF
In 2019 UNICEF published the situation analysis of children and adolescents in the Caribbean Netherlands, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations. It is a follow-up to the first round of situation analysis on children’s rights in the Caribbean Netherlands, which was completed…
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European and International Human Rights Law (Advanced LL.M.)
Our Master Law in European and International Human Rights Law (LL.M.) looks at the various human rights protection mechanisms from a comparative perspective
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Virtual children help prevent withdrawal syndrome in real children
When children wean off from heavy medication, they often experience withdrawal symptoms. The severity of these symptoms is often difficult to predict. Pharmacologist Bas Goulooze developed a computer model to determine the best weaning strategy for each child. His research has now been published in…
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Research Handbook in the series of Human Rights Law
The Research Handbook on Labour, Business and Human Rights Law edited by prof. Janice Bellace of the University of Pennsylvania and ass. prof. Beryl ter Haar of Leiden University. The book is publisehd in Edward Elgars series on Human Rights.
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CADS Alumna writes children's book that encourages diversity and inclusiveness among children and their parents
Monique Tekstra-van Lochem decided to develop a book of her own that all children can recognize themselves in. In May
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Land rights and the forces of adat in democratizing Indonesia
On 9 January 2019, Willem van der Muur defended his thesis 'Land rights and the forces of adat in democratizing Indonesia'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. dr. A.W. Bedner and Prof. dr. J.M. Otto.
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Uncontrollable: Data subject rights and the data- driven economy
On 7 February 2019, Helena Ursic-Vrabec defended her thesis 'Uncontrollable: Data subject rights and the data- driven economy'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. dr. S. van der Hof.
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Van Constantijntje tot Tonio. Het dode kind in de Nederlandse literatuur
The representation of death children in Dutch literature through time
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How do children's kidneys eliminate drugs?
What dose of medicine do you give a child? That depends to a large extent on how quickly their kidneys remove the drug from the blood. For ethical reasons it is impossible to measure this directly in little patients. PhD candidate Sinziana Cristea combined different types of modelling and lots of data…
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The Right to Travel by Air of Persons with Disabilities
On Thursday 16 November 2017, Lalin Kovudhikulrungsri defended her doctoral thesis entitled ‘The Right to Travel by Air of Persons with Disabilities’. The supervisors are Professor P.M.J. Mendes de Leon and Professor A.C. Hendriks.
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Hard power and the European Convention on Human Rights
On 18 June 2019, Peter Kempees defended his thesis 'Hard power and the European Convention on Human Rights'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. R.A. Lawson and Prof. H. Duffy.
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Cohen, The Right-Wing ‘One-State Solution’
Mateo Cohen (research assistant at the Open University of Israel and PhD candidate at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science) studied arguments articulated by diverse members of the Right-Wing elite in Israel and explains how these views lead to the rejection of a two-state solution and…
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Prof. Ton Liefaard to speak about access to justice for children in The Hague
On 3 November 2017 in The Hague Institute for Global Justice in The Hague, Prof. Ton Liefaard (Professor of Children's Rights at Leiden University and UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights), will address members and non-members of the Royal Netherlands Society of International Law (KNVIR, link in Dutch)…
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European and International Human Rights Law (Advanced LL.M.)
Are you thinking about studying European and International Human Rights Law? Learn more and watch the videos.
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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
In 2007, a number of countries signed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. In collaboration with academics and activists in the field, Leiden researchers help to bring these agreements to life. They are mapping indigenous languages for educational purposes and defending the rights…
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Proving discriminatory violence at the European Court of Human Rights
On Tuesday 23 May 2017, Jasmina Mackic defended her doctoral thesis ‘Proving discriminatory violence at the European Court of Human Rights’. The supervisor of the research is Vice Dean and Professor of Public International Law Larissa van den Herik. A brief summary of her thesis is provided below.
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Political Conversion to Islam Among the European Right
In this paper, Sibgatullina and Abbas aim to illuminate the complex connections between the European right-wing movements and Islam and discusses how the adoption of Muslim identity may function as a politically strategic opportunity for European conservative forces.
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Master thesis candidates nominated for prizes
Yvonne ten Cate (supervisor: Peter Rodrigues, and Marije Meijer (supervisor: Mark Klaassen) were both nominated for the Jaap Doek Scriptieprijs – an award for the best master thesis in the field of children’s rights – and the Hanneke Steenbergen Scriptieprijs – an award for the best master thesis in…
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Learning the Right Lessons for the Next Pandemic
This report highlights the huge potential of public inquiries to ensure that lessons are learned from COVID-19 to help the UK prepare for a future pandemic.
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Upcoming Moot Court Competitions
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies is proud to host the following moot court competitions in 2019:
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Sombroek asked by Minister of Health for urgent advice on vaccination of children
Associate Professor Mirjam Sombroek has been asked for advice on account of her expertise in the area of health law and children’s rights.
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Collective Labour Rights and Collective Labour Relations of China
On Thursday 11 January 2018, Xiang Li defended her doctoral thesis: “Collective Labour Rights and Collective Labour Relations of China”. The supervisors are Professor Guus Heerma van Voss and Professor Barend Barentsen.
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Women and Property Rights in Indonesian Islamic Legal Contexts
In Women and Property Rights in Indonesian Islamic Contexts, eight scholars of Indonesian Islam examine women’s access to property in law courts and in village settings.
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Learn to Dare!
The ‘Leer te Durven!’ program (Learn to Dare) is a preventive training program for children with mild anxiety symptoms (Simon & Bögels, 2014). The program has been developed for children between the ages of 8 and 12 who feel or behave anxiously, avoid situations, are afraid of doing things wrong, appear…
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Peter Rodrigues and Mark Klaassen lecture on unaccompanied minors at Sofia University
On Saturday 3 December, Peter Rodrigues and Mark Klaassen delivered two guest lectures at Sofia University. They were invited by ELSA Bulgaria to speak at the Human Rights Academy 2022 that was devoted to the protection of the human rights of unaccompanied minors. The event was made possible by the…
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Dynamic Testing and Cognitive Flexibility
In this thesis, dynamic testing principles were applied to examine young children's potential for learning. Our studies focused on the role of cognitive flexibility, to further increase our understanding of the cognitive processes involved in children's ability to learn from instruction and feedback,…
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Anneke Koning: PhD research on transnational sexual exploitation of children
Sexual exploitation of children abroad: the Dutch government calls on its citizens to not look away from 'suspicious situations’ while turning a blind eye to the root causes of the problem themselves. Koning, who recently obtained her PhD on transnational sexual exploitation of children from Leiden…