477 search results for “human rights” in the Staff website
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Jiang Wu
Faculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den Bergh
Faculty of Humanities
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Tessa de Boer
Faculty of Humanities
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Alexander van Oudenhoven
Science
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Eduard Fosch Villaronga
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Matana Ng'weli
Science
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Invitation to presentation of Jaap Doek Children's Rights Prize on 6 December 2022
Education
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The new right to repair: a bold move that leaves room for improvement
The European Commission adopted a proposal regarding common rules promoting the right to repair for consumers.
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Asmaa Khadim
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marie Schwed Shenker attends Utrecht Summer School on Social Robots
Marie Schwed Shenker, PhD candidate at eLaw, has successfully completed an intensive summer school on Social Robotics at Utrecht University. The program offered a comprehensive mix of theoretical instruction and hands-on experience, providing her with the skills to design and experiment with social…
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Posthumous doctorate Thijmen Nuninga: 'Right, duty, remedy or The promise of the rule'
On Thursday 22 September 2022, the posthumous PhD ceremony will be held of Thijmen Nuninga who passed away February this year. His doctoral thesis had already been approved at that time.
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Code for children’s rights: Designing technology with children in mind
On Friday 12 March 2021, the (Dutch) website www.codevoorkinderrechten.nl was launched. This code for children’s rights has been created to help those involved in the development and design of digital services to develop these services with the interests of children in mind.
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Update 21 February: response to freedom of information request by The Rights Forum
Organisation
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Symposium Women's Rights
Symposium
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Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa
On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.
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Shopkeepers who refuse entry to unvaccinated people are within their rights'
Immediately after the Dutch government’s press conference about the new coronavirus measures, a shopkeeper in Eindhoven hung up a notice in his window saying ‘No vaccination: no entry’. Even though he is not enforcing his own rule, he is receiving threats.
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Victims' Rights at A Crossroads
Conference, Seminar
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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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Marie Schwed Shenker accepted to the International Conference on Social Robots (ICSR 2024)
We are excited to announce that Marie Schwed Shenker's research paper, co-authored with Dr. Eduard Fosch-Villaronga (Associate Professor at eLaw) and Prof. Burt Custers (Professor of Law and Data Science), has been accepted for presentation at the 16th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR…
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About the project
The Barrier-Free Studying project embodies Leiden University’s statement of intent on inclusive education, which was issued in 2018.
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Alex Geert Castermans in Het Parool on the right to swim topless
In Berlin, regulations have recently been amended to allow everyone to swim topless. In swimming pools in Amsterdam, women are still required to wear a top piece. Dutch newspaper Het Parool investigates whether Amsterdam swimmers also have the right to dive into the pool without wearing a top.
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights & Transitioning to a Sustainable Society
Conference
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Interview Ilya Kokorin – ‘Hup, Holland Hup, wasn’t the right answer’
Doing a PhD can be challenging. Moving to a foreign country can be challenging too. PhD candidate Ilya Kokorin, who was born in a small town in Siberia, faced both, while at the same time having to overcome a number of additional challenges and build a future post-PhD.
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Emma van der Vos in Trouw on domestic workers’ right to unemployment benefit
Due to an exception in the law, domestic workers employed by private persons cannot automatially benefit from social security schemes. Home help Carol Kollmann did not agree with this and took her case to court.
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Gerrit Dusseldorp
Faculteit Archeologie
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Elena Burgos Martinez
Faculty of Humanities
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Laura Steenbergen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marian Klamer
Faculty of Humanities
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No new election student section Humanities Faculty Council – seat allocation adopted
Organisation
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Committee in favour of structural investment in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Finance, Organisation
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‘Legal AI is a bit of a Wild West right now’
A growing number of AI tools are being developed for the legal sector, to help professionals search lengthy texts or check court rulings. Leiden SAILS researcher Masha Medvedeva, an expert on the technical development of these systems, warns: ‘Users should know what’s under the hood.’
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Fusing electrical stimulation, wearable robots & humans to restore and enhance mobility
Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Associate Professor at eLaw, contributed to 'Cyber–Physical–Human Systems', a book exploring the latest developments in interactions between cyber–physical systems and humans.
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Eric van Hoof on online privacy, knights’ shields and looking left, right and left again
With Sunday 28 January the annual European Data Protection Day, we are drawing attention to data protection and the right to privacy. Because it’s okay to stop and think before sharing our data or that of others, says privacy officer Eric van Hoof. ‘If you cross the road, you don’t do so without looking…
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Gerlov van Engelenhoven
Faculty of Humanities
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Martina Revello Lami
Faculteit Archeologie
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Rik van Gijn
Faculty of Humanities
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caused overburdening of judicial system and violation of children's rights in Germany
The Dutch conservative VVD party plans to make the right to family reunification more difficult for people with temporary residence permits. In Germany, this restriction led to several lawsuits which were won by status holders. Mark Klaassen, Assistant Professor in Migration Law, believes this is a…
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Award ceremony Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Award
Prijsuitreiking
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Paul Cliteur
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Back at the office? ‘Don’t expect to be productive right away’
For some it will sound like music to their ears, but for others is may sound less appealing: now the advice on working from home has changed, we can once again go to the office. After a period of working from home, which for some lasted almost two years (with maybe a short break), it can be a big transition.…
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The annual interview is changing: from scores and numbers to more human dimensions
Speaking with your manager more often, focusing explicitly on well-being and giving more recognition and rewards for teamwork and team performance: the annual Performance & Development (P&D) interview will have a new format and also a new name. With the acronym GROW (Gesprekken over Resultaat, Ontwikkeling…
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Interview Roxane de Massol Rebetz – ‘Vulnerability doesn’t come out of a vacuum.’
The legal distinction between victims of human trafficking and victims of migrant smuggling is unjust, argues De Massol Rebetz in her PhD thesis. In certain instances, smuggled migrants should be treated the same as victims of human trafficking.
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CEU Praesidium Libertatis Scholarship
Master
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Maliebaan Noord parking garage temporarily only accessible via Haagweg/Noordeinde
Organisation
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Alwin Kloekhorst
Faculty of Humanities
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Serkan Aslan
Science
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Nidesh Lawtoo
Faculty of Humanities
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Elmer Veldkamp
Faculty of Humanities
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Axel Palmér
Faculty of Humanities
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Guus Kroonen
Faculty of Humanities