1,065 search results for “human rights law” in the Staff website
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From tax law talent to expert beer brewer: Benjamin Wegman's unique career path
People often say you should ‘do something that makes you happy’. Alumnus Benjamin Wegman certainly took that advice to heart. After graduating with a degree in tax law, he switched to brewing beer at a local brewery in Leiden.
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Jonathan Huijts
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Timo Slootweg
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Pablo Mendes De Leon
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marijke Veerman
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Reijer Passchier
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hetty de Rooij
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Aad Rozendal
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Joris van de Riet
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Reeda Al Sabri Halawi
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Henk Snijders
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marco Romagna
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Laurens van Apeldoorn
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Monique de Deugd-Dijkman
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rajneesh Phokeer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Vestert Borger
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Claudia Bouteligier
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Yuan Yi Zhu
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gerrit-Jan Zwenne
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hins: Intimidating journalists undermines democracy based on the rule of law
Angry politicians, angry journalists: the initiative of Forum for Democracy politician Gideon van Meijeren during which he secretly filmed a reporter portraying them as a ‘sewer rat’, caused a lot of anger. Where does all this commotion come from? Wouter Hins: ‘Calling a journalist a "sewer rat" is…
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alumna Jolien Schukking: Working as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights
Alumna Jolien Schukking has been working as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg since 2017. In this special role, she provides legal protection at an international level in major cases and concerning various topics. What is her job like and what motivates her?
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Julian Steinke
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Nicolas Rodriguez Idarraga
Faculty of Humanities
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Harold Koster
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Professor Ann Skelton appointed as Children’s Rights Chair at Leiden University
Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed South African Professor Ann Skelton as the new Chair of Children’s Rights in a Sustainable World as of 1 October 2022.
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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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New commission investigates Russia's crimes of aggression against Ukraine
Can Russia be prosecuted for war crimes against Ukraine? The International Criminal Court does not have this jurisdiction. To fill this void in jurisdiction, a new commission has been created: an International Centre for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression, the ICPA.
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Darinka Piqani
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tom Ottervanger
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Martin Moerings
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Erwin Muller
College van Bestuur
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Viola Schmid
Faculteit Archeologie
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Mélie Louys
Faculteit Archeologie
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Femke Reidsma
Faculteit Archeologie
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Ieke de Vries
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Igor Djakovic
Faculteit Archeologie
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Helen Duffy about Abu Zubaydah who remains unlawfully detained in Guantánamo Bay
In two moving articles, Dutch newspaper Trouw has reported on the lengthy detention of Abu Zubaydah in Guantánamo Bay. Zubaydah was tortured over a period of many years. Helen Duffy, Professor of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, and also Zubaydah’s lawyer, recently booked a major victory…
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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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KOG and Old University Library part of Amnesty International’s Rightswalk Leiden
Human Rights organisation Amnesty International recently set up a walk that passes by important locations in Leiden in relation to human rights. The Kamerlingh Onnes Building, home to Leiden Law School, has been included in the route.
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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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Dam-de Jong appointed to Advisory Committee on Public International Law
The Advisory Committee on Public International Law (Dutch abbreviation CAVV) is an independent body which provides the government and parliament of the Netherlands with advice, both solicited and unsolicited, on issues related to public international law.
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Martijn Nouwen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Armin Cuyvers appointed full professor of EU law at Leiden Law School
The Board of Leiden University has appointed Armin Cuyvers as a full professor of European Law, specifically EU Constitutional Law and Comparative Regional Integration, effective per 1 September 2021.
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Court case of 15-year-old anorexia patient: force-feed or right to self-determination?
Via expedited proceedings at Leeuwarden Court of Appeal, a mother is trying to impose a relatively new treatment for her 15-year-old daughter’s eating disorder. The girl is suffering from anorexia nervosa and if she does not receive urgent treatment which the girl herself supports, there is a chance…
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Paul van der Heijden
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Michiel van der Wolf
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dr Graça Machel in Leiden: human rights, the crucial role of academia and the importance of intergenerational dialogue
Almost three years after receiving her honorary doctorate, Dr Graça Machel returned to Leiden University. Over the course of two days she spoke with students, researchers, and other interested persons, about human rights – particularly those of women and children – in a world in which these are continually…
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Asmaa Khadim
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid