In the media
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Bart Custers on successor to DigiD 17 February 2023The Netherlands has DigiD, Portugal ‘de Cartão de Cidadão’, and Ireland MyGovID. Europe now wants one uniform digital identity card - the same for all...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'We have to protect our heritage on the moon, like Neil Armstrong’s footprints' 09 February 2023Space is becoming increasingly busier due to the launching of satellites and tourists. But no binding international agreements have been made since 19...
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All episodes of Breingeheim now available on Spotify 01 February 2023All five episodes of the first season of 'Breingeheim' are now available to listen on Spotify. The first season of the podcastseries is about the soci...
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Annual overview Leiden2022: Leiden Law School 10 January 2023A presentation on the latest developments in artificial intelligence and law, several public lectures on Criminal Justice, and a brand new trial in wh...
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Are the brains of males different from those of females? Psychologists produce a podcast on brain research and mental health 20 December 2022Women are more often diagnosed with depression, whereas ADHD is much more frequently detected in men. And there are other more striking differences. W...
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Podcast on resilience gives a boost to worrying youths 19 December 2022
What if you get excluded? Are apps against fear and stress effective? How do you keep your brain in shape? The first season of the new podcastseries ‘...
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Michael Klos talked about Elon Musk and the Twitter files on Nieuwsuur 12 December 2022Michael Klos, Assistant Professor at Leiden University, discussed the ‘Twitter files’ on Dutch television programme Nieuwsuur.
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K-pop industry violates basic human rights 07 December 2022Beneath the glittering surface image of K-pop idols lies the Dorian Grey-like heart of an industry that abuses and discards its trainees and stars. It...
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Bastiaan Rijpkema on political party ban in De Volkskrant 24 November 2022The proposal by Dutch political party D66 to amend a section of law to make it possible to ban a political party is unwise, says legal philosopher Bas...
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Jorrit Rijpma: Curbing refugee flow almost impossible 08 November 2022Once again, asylum policy is causing heightened tension in the Dutch Lower House. There was supposed to be an agreement on a new asylum law that could...
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Wouter Hins: Intimidating journalists undermines democracy based on the rule of law 27 October 2022Angry politicians, angry journalists: the initiative of Forum for Democracy politician Gideon van Meijeren during which he secretly filmed a reporter ...
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Hilde Wermink on the effect of prison sentences and community service 20 October 2022The Dutch Senate recently voted on a ban on imposing community service after physical violence towards public service providers. Courts are no longer ...
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Wim Voermans on coronavirus policy of Dutch Government 19 October 2022Due to the absence of a finalised ‘corona act’, the Dutch Government will only be able to make use of emergency regulations should there be a new coro...
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Give priority in youth care to children with a child protection order' 18 October 2022‘I need the municipalities to solve the problems in youth protection’, said Franc Weerwind, Minister of Legal Protection, recently in the Dutch House ...
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Ann Skelton in Aljazeera on child rights in Syria Camps 17 October 2022The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has accused Finland of violating the rights of Finnish children by leaving them in life-...