508 search results for “legal violence” in the Staff website
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Making sense of a trend: legal reforms on sexual violence in Europe, 13-14 June 2024, Leiden, Netherlands
Workshop
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Neske BaerwaldtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards
Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence. Historians have now shown how this could happen. ‘It was scandal management rather than prevention,’ says Leiden historian and research leader Gert…
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Vidi grant for Esther van Ginneken for research into violence in prisons
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.
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Statement from the Executive Board on the violence in Israel and Gaza
Like many others, we were horrified to learn of the violence that erupted in Israel and Gaza this weekend. It will not have escaped anyone’s notice that fierce fighting has been raging there once again since Saturday. We hope that the hostilities will end soon.
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Robrecht TimmermansFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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First professionals obtained their certificates Legal Technologies: ‘It was intensive, fun, and enlightening’
Last week, the first seven professionals successfully completed the new Leiden Legal Technologies Programme (LLTP). They received their certificates during a festive ceremony. Smiling faces all around for founder Jaap van den Herik, Programme Director Nikol Hopman, and The Hague alderman Saskia Bruines.…
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3 October University: from Russian DNA to drug-related violence
In prehistoric times there was a huge wave of migration, from the steppes in Russia and Ukraine to West Europe. The newcomers’ genes began to dominate. Archaeology research in Leiden into burial mounds in the Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug areas of the Netherlands yielded this spectacular conclusion.…
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Nada HeddaneFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Henk SnijdersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Willem ZwalveFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eva SchmidtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Monique de Deugd-DijkmanFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marieke BaldeeFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rajneesh PhokeerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sanne van CanFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sofia de JongFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Laurens van ApeldoornFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Judith van UdenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carlotta Rigotti attends UNFPA Moldova
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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Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence
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…
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Leiden Legal Technologies Program runner up for Gouden Zandloper
The Leiden Legal Technologies Program is runner up for the Gouden Zandloper (Golden Hourglass) for Legal Education & Research, the prize for the most innovative legal programme.
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Theory in Practice: researching race in the Dutch legal archive
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…
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Carlotta Rigotti at the ‘Legal Technologies and the Bodies’ conference
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.
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Marina CalculliFaculty of Humanities
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Renate Buisman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Matthew HoyeFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah Louise CarthyFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ton LiefaardFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carlotta RigottiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lecture series 'Reconsidering the Socio-Legal Gaze'
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.
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The Hague aims to attract legal tech start-ups
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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Janine UbinkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Summer call LSE Law Review: submissions of legal research papers
Education
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Nina EggensFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Socio-legal researchers tour Morocco to share migrants’ experiences
How do migrants navigate key life events? Researchers from the Living on the Other Side project looked at the experiences of migrants who have settled in Morocco. During a recent tour through Morocco, they shared their insights with respondents and fellow researchers.
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What does Islamist rule look like?
Joana Cook talks about the Islamist parties increasingly taking power in the last four decades on ABC News.
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Vollenhoven Institute grant to train Indonesian law lecturers in socio-legal approaches
NUFFIC’s Orange Knowledge programme, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, awarded a grant to the proposal of Jacqueline Vel, Adriaan Bedner and Leiden alumnus Fachrizal Afandi just before the Christmas holidays.
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Melanie FinkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Katrien KlepFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maryla KlajnFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
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Jessie PoolFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gitta VeldtFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid