1,466 search results for “european commission” in the Public website
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Extracurricular
Extracurricular activities will be organised during the ICCL programme. For example a class study trip, excursions, Moot Court and visiting major law firms.
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Alumni
PhD candidates are encouraged to start thinking about job prospects well before the defence of their thesis. Many PhD graduates find employment in an academic or semi-academic environment.
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Curatorium
The activities of the Europa Institute (also known as the Department of European Law) are supported by ‘Stichting Europees Instituut’. This foundation was the first of its kind in both the Netherlands and Europe as a whole. Established in 1957, its aim was to ‘support and advance the study of scientific…
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Special issue on international and European regulation of plastic: article of Heidi Kaarto and Esther Kentin
LAPP student Heidi Kaarto and project leader Esther Kentin published an article on the right to regulate in relation to an EU ban on microplastics in a special issue on plastic regulation of Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law.
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Freya Baetens wins EU research tender on environmental protection within TTIP
The Directorate-General for the Environment of the European Commission has granted the project entitled “Initiating A Public Dialogue on Environment Protection in the Context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Negotiations” to a consortium led by The Institute for European…
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Power and dignity: the ends of online behavioral advertising in the European Union
On 7 May, Aleksandre Zardiashvili defended the thesis 'Power and dignity: the ends of online behavioral advertising in the European Union'. The doctoral research was supervised by Bart Custers and Simone van der Hof.
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Pesticides Atlas overhauled in line with European Framework Directive on Water
The Dutch atlas with pesticides concentrations in surface waters have been overhauled. This new, free accessible, website is in line with the European Framework Directive on Water (In Dutch: KRW).
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European Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: An Introductory Analysis (Fourth Edition)
This book, written by two representatives of Leiden Law School, describes the framework of the European Insolvency Regulation (recast) (‘EIR Recast’), in force since June 2017.
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COVID-19 Disinformation: Internal and External Challenges for the European Union
The corona crisis is also a disinformation crisis for the global community in general, and for the European Union (EU) in particular. What is less clear is how adequate the EU’s response to the ‘infodemic’ has been. This essay exposes the dangers of disinformation for the EU, which have intensified…
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European Lone Actor Terrorists Versus “Common” Homicide Offenders: An Empirical Analysis
The term “Lone Actor” has been applied to a variety of violent individuals who are thought to act out of ideological motivations using terrorist tactics.
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An analytical framework for postmortems of European foreign policy: should decision-makers have been surprised?
This paper develops a novel theoretical framework for the conduct of postmortems after major foreign policy surprises for the European Union and its member states.
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CrossRoads: European cultural diplomacy and Arab Christians in Palestine. A connected history (1920-1950)
This project aims to revisit the relationship between the European cultural agenda and the local identity formation process, and social and religious transformations of Arab Christian communities in Palestine, when the British ruled via the Mandate. What was the role of culture in European policies…
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King Mario and the Holy Grail. Fifty years of European monetary integration
On Thursday 15 February 2018, the Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law welcomed Roel Janssen, financial and economic journalist and writer, for the fifteenth Hazelhoff Guest Lecture.
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Convergence of the Salience of Terrorism in the European Union Before and After Terrorist Attacks
This paper investigates possible convergence of issue salience of terrorism among citizens within the European Union for ten jihadist attacks in the period 2015–2017 using Eurobarometer survey data.
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Meloni’s migration plan contrary to international law
Italy recently struck a deal with Albania to accommodate thousands of boat migrants in two reception centres in Albania. Is this not contrary to asylum law? Mark Klaassen, Assistant Professor in immigration law comments in a Dutch RTL news article.
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Contribution Peter Rodrigues to congres book New dynamics in the European Integration Process - Europe post Brexit
The 9th Network Europe Conference in Edinburgh was held at June 2017 in Edinburgh and organized by the Europa Institut Zurich. The contributions of the conference are now published.
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INFLANET - Training European Experts in Inflammation: from the molecular players to animal models and the bedside
How is inflammation in tuberculosis controlled by interplay between autophagy and inflammasome signalling?
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Homicides in Europe: A comparison with non-firearm homicides in five European countries
This paper presents the prevalence and characteristics of firearm homicides in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland
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TRANSAUTOPHAGY: European network for multidisciplinary research and translation of autophagy knowledge
TRANSAUTOPHAGY is a European COST action to promote multidisciplinary research on autophagy and translation of knowledge to applications.
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Food Citizenship? Collective Food Procurement in European Cities in "Food, food systems, and agriculture"
Grasseni's contribution to this special feature on food cultures, food systems, and agriculture in Europe builds upon her ongoing project Food citizens? Collective food procurement in European cities: solidarity and diversity, skills and scale.
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Policing European Metropolises. The politics of security in city-regions
This book focuses on policing in city-regions in Europe bringing together experts from across the continent to develop a sociology of urban policing and a unique methodology for comparing different metropolises in the same country.
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New publication: Proving Discriminatory Violence at the European Court of Human Rights
Jasmina Mačkić, Assistant Professor of Human Rights Law at the Europa Institute, has published her book, Proving Discriminatory Violence at the European Court of Human Rights. This work is based on her doctoral dissertation, which she defended in May 2017 and which was funded by the Netherlands Organisation…
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EU Cyber Diplomacy Initiative (EU Cyber Direct)
EU Cyber Direct – EU Cyber Diplomacy Initiative supports the European Union’s cyber diplomacy and international digital engagements in order to strengthen rules-based order in cyberspace and build cyber resilient societies. To that aim, we conduct research, support capacity building in partner countries,…
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Nicolette Mout
Faculty of Humanities
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Arash Pourebrahimi Andouhjerdi
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Rik de Ruiter
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Brendan Carroll
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Dimiter Toshkov
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Bryan Verheul
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Can Frans Timmermans be best succeeded by a woman?
‘Who will succeed Frans Timmermans in Brussels?’ is the title of the article in Dutch financial newspaper Financieele Dagblad (FD). Various candidates have been reviewed and all are contenders. But a female candidate may still have an advantage, believes Luuk van Middelaar, Professor of Foundations…
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Ben Van Rompuy discusses application of EU competition law to sports governance at GCLC Lunch Talk
Ben Van Rompuy was a guest speaker at the 138th Lunch Talk of the Global Competition Law Centre (College of Europe), which took place in Brussels on 15 January 2024.
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Do nudgers need budging? A comparative analysis of European smart meter implementation
Sarah Giest, Assistant Professor at Leiden Univeristy, researched the topic of regulatory and market structures that affect nudge implementation by private actors, captured by the ‘budge’ idea.
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Being a Slave: Histories and Legacies of European Slavery in the Indian Ocean
Being a Slave brings together scholars and writers who try to come to terms with the histories and legacies of European slavery in the Indian Ocean.
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Evaluating European imports of Asian aquaculture products using statistically supported life cycle assessments
Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo
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intertopian mode in the depiction of Turkey-originated migrants in European film
On 7 September 2023 Didem Durak Akser successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Reputational pragmatism at the European Central Bank: preserving reputation(s) amidst widening climate interventions
In this article, Adriana Cerdeira and Dovile Rimkute explore how certain dynamics shape banks' behaviour.
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morphology relevant to the cladistic position of Tocharian in Indo-European
On the 24th of September, Louise S. Friis successfully defended a doctoral thesis. Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Louise on this achievement!
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Jorrit Rijpma speaks in Zagreb on the accession to Schengen
On 8 December 2022, the day that Croatia was given the green light to fully join the Schengen area, the faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb organised the UNESCO Chair Conference on Schengen and external borders. Jorrit Rijpma, Professor of European Law was invited to address the legal and political…
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Hisashi Owada
Faculty of Humanities
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Helen Steele
Faculty of Humanities
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Benjamin Tidå
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marijke Melles
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Valentin Vandendaele
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mark Klaassen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leiden University hosts successful Matra Rule of Law Training Programme
Between 18 and 29 March 2024, a group of 28 civil servants and policymakers from pre-accession countries participated in the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme on the Management of Borders. This event was organised and hosted by Leiden University at its campuses in Leiden and The Hague.
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Louwerse, ‘Parliamentary questions as strategic party tools‘ (West European Politics)
How many written parliamentary questions does each party put to each minister? Political scientists Simon Otjes (University of Groningen) and Tom Louwerse (Leiden University) studied the practice in Dutch parliament and found that parties use parliamentary questions strategically as part of their ‘permanent…
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Than Life: The Ommerschans hoard and the role of giant swords in the European Bronze Age (1500-1100 BC)
This book aims to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding this exceptional group of larger-than-life Bronze Age blades.
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Jorrit Rijpma speaks at the Odysseus Network Conference in Brussels
On Friday 10 February, the annual Odysseus conference on migration and asylum law was held at the European Commission.
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The Challenge of Enforcing Rule of Law in International Organizations
Growing public backlash against international organizations (IOs) and attacks of national political elites on the rule of law increasingly challenge governance by IOs.
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Pre-commercial procurement : regulatory effectiveness?
The Zmapp medicine has been developed with funding from the US government within the framework of the Small Business Innovation Research programme. The European Commission tried to emulate the success of this programme within the EU. Has its effort been adequate and sufficient? Is procurement of research…