170 search results for “child protection” in the Student website
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Suzanne AndewegFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’
Last Thursday the Dutch House of Representatives held a debate on children being put into care when the childcare benefits scandal (toeslagenaffaire) had caused problems for their families. Four Leiden University academics were asked by the House to produce a fact sheet for this debate, bringing together…
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzy DuivenvoordeFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Conference on final evaluation of Dutch Child Protection Act: 'Give children a voice’
‘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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Investigations conducted by child protection bodies have been 'substandard for some time'
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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Mariëlle BruningFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nina van CapelleveenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Li-Ru HsuFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Legal protection
According to the Act on the Equal Treatment of the Disabled and Chronically Ill, it is strictly forbidden to discriminate on the grounds of disability and chronic illness when providing employment, accommodation, goods and services.
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‘If you know how the system works, you can stand up for your rights’
Legal protection. What do those involved in youth care and child protection understand by this concept? And what needs to change to improve legal protection? This question was explored by researchers from Leiden University’s Department of Child Law. Their research fits with the government’s ambition…
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Camila Espinoza ChaparroFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jeanette SatinkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Douae YoussefFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ymke de BruijnFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Wilma WentholtFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Harriet VermeerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Kyra VerboonFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Megumi KitagawaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Data analysis of dark web forums in the fight against child sexual abuse
By far the majority of users of child sexual abuse networks (or child porn forums as they are sometimes called) on the dark web do not actively communicate there but download illegal material, therefore committing a criminal offence. But they often stay under the police and judiciary’s radar. PhD candidate…
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Ann SkeltonFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Simone van der HofFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sheila van BerkelFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jill SteinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Mason MarksFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Department of Child Law to become Department of Child Law and Health Law
The Faculty Board and the Institute of Private Law have agreed to combine the disciplines of child law, international children’s rights and health law into one Department of Child Law and Health Law.
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Ann Skelton in Aljazeera on child rights in Syria Camps
The 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-threatening conditions in Syrian camps. Ann Skelton, member of the committee, calls the situation 'inhuman'.
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Pedagogische Wetenschappen en Jeugdrecht zetten succesvolle interdisciplinaire samenwerking voort
Onderzoekers van het Instituut Pedagogische Wetenschappen en de afdeling Jeugdrecht gaan samenwerken in 2 nieuwe onderzoeken: onderzoek naar het terugplaatsingen van kinderen na uithuisplaatsing en draagmoederschappen in Nederland.
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Alex TutwilerFaculteit Archeologie
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Marleen GroeneveldFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Leiden students advise the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
On Wednesday 18 May, the students of the LL.M. Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights presented their work to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with the aim to provide recommendations on how to make its decision more accessible to children.
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Top award for master’s programme Child Law
The master’s programme 'Jeugdrecht' (Child Law) at Leiden Law School has been awarded the gold medal by EW Beste Studies. It is the only degree programme at Leiden University to have earned this top award. Professor Mariëlle Bruning says, 'it’s the best compliment you could ever get in your career'.
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How can criminal law protect democracy?
Should criminal law have a greater role in protecting this democracy? In his inaugural lecture, Professor Jeroen ten Voorde urges caution.
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Emile CammeraatFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Danny MekicFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lenneke AlinkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Peggy Bracco GartnerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Stefanie van EsveldFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Els de BusserFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Rajneesh PhokeerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Loes JanssenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maria-Lucia RebreanFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gerrit-Jan ZwenneFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Myrthe VeenmanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gianclaudio MalgieriFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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From obtaining a Master in Child Law to a lateral entry in teaching
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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Child rights expert sounds the alarm: ‘Global crises are hitting children hardest’
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.
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Child rights activist Graça Machel speaks in Leiden on justice between generations
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel speaks October 27 at Leiden University about her work.
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Leiden Law Cast #1: Child benefits scandal & compassion with Professor A.G. Castermans
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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eLaw Alumnus wins European Data Protection Law Review ‘Young Scholar Award’ at CPDP
Taner Kuru, an eLaw alumnus, was awarded the prestigious European Data Protection Law Review ‘Young Scholar Award’ for his paper on the shortcomings in the GDPR for the regulation of genetic testing at the prestigious Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference (CPDP).