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Is it possible to ban a political party?
Dutch right-wing political party Forum for Democracy has repeatedly demonstrated that it has no lower limit when it comes to morals. Should the courts in the Netherlands protect democracy by banning parties like Forum? Several legal experts from Leiden University commented on this question in newspaper…
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar: The European AI Act: big steps ahead
Lecture
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Successful interdisciplinary course on children’s rights in Chile
From 2 to 17 January, Leiden University co-organised an interdisciplinary course on children’s rights, that took place at the Centre for Studies on Justice and Society at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan in Scientific American
This week an article was published in the American popular science magazine Scientific American on the uncertainty surrounding the extent to which territory can be claimed on the moon.
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Transnational Socialism, Free Movement, and Migration in the early European Parliament
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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The Secondary Homelands of the Indo-European Languages (IG-AT2022)
Conference
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Farewell symposium and reception Rikki Holtmaat
‘From formal equality to transformative equality: the road to “other law” according to Holtmaat?’
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Consensual sex: easier said than done
Sex without mutual consent is a criminal offence. The proposed new Dutch sexual offences law aims to better protect victims of sexually transgressive behaviour. But the key issue is this: the rules of evidence have not changed, so will victims actually benefit from the new legislation?
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Spotlight on Ioana Moraru
Ioana Moraru is in charge of organising the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition in The Hague, one of the largest competitions in International Criminal Law worldwide. Registration for the upcoming edition just opened. A good time to ask her a few questions.
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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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Conference Horizon Europe research project TransEuroWorkS: Transforming European Work and Social Protection
Conference
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Student for a Day Public Administration: International and European Governance (IE&G)
Study information
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Dissertation Yannick van den Brink awarded FJR Prize 2018
Dr. Yannick van den Brink’s PhD thesis, titled ‘Pre-trial detention in the Dutch juvenile justice system’, has been awarded the FJR Prize 2018.
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Esther Edelmann
Faculty of Humanities
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Nike van Helden
Faculty of Humanities
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The First 20 Years: Reconsidering European Union Enlargement into Central and Eastern Europe
Conference, Conversation
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New Jean Monnet seminar series: Europe and the World
In view of its aim to aim to promote and strengthen teaching and research in European Studies, the Jean Monnet chair ‘Europe and the World' organises a series of seminars. Several interesting speakers will present their research, and both students and staff members will have ample opportunities to engage…
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Prospects for law reform and democracy under Indonesia’s new president
VVI Research Meeting 2023-2024
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The Rule of Law Under Challenge: The Enmeshment of National and International Trends
VVI Research Meetings 2023-2024
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The EU’s Response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: International and European Perspectives
Conference
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EUniWell Open lectures series | European standards of Human Rights protection of displaced persons fleeing armed conflicts
Lecture, Part of a series
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Launch of new book on Protection of the Environment in the Aftermath of Conflict
New volume in the Jus Post Bellum series
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Is it right for judges to engage in politics?
The Dutch State is set to challenge The Hague Court of Appeal's ruling that the Netherlands must stop exporting arms to Israel at the Supreme Court. The government believes that foreign policy falls within the political domain and not within the judiciary. Geerten Boogaard, Professor of Constitutional…
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Reporting obligation for acquisitions in the Dutch telecom sector: some (liability) issues
Providers of telephone, internet or data centers can be seen as companies of vital importance because of their national importance. This comes as no surprise. In the Netherlands, additional legislation was deemed necessary to protect national security and a legislative proposal was presented in April…
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‘Worldwide solution for tax evasion not yet in sight’
The Panama Papers and Paradise Papers provide evidence that companies and individuals are evading tax on a large scale. Worldwide tax agreements can put a stop to this. But for the time being a treaty that will address the problem at its root is not in sight, in the opinion of legal expert Dirk Broekhuijsen.…
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Lecture by geneticist David Reich about the spread of the Indo-European languages
Lecture
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European Strategic Dialogue lecture series: A New Beginning for UK-EU Relations
Lecture
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Is threatening politicians a danger to democracy?
After the episode of TV programme 'Collegetour' featuring Dutch Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag, more attention is (rightly) being paid to threats made to politicians. Jeroen ten Voorde, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, answered pressing questions about this topic on Dutch news programme '…
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Mariëlle Bruning: coronavirus measures and pressure on children’s rights
Children are suffering disproportionally from the coronavirus measures. They feel depressed more often compared to other age groups. But what about the legal perspective? Are children’s rights being violated?
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Could a minority government be the solution for Dutch politics?
In an opinion piece in Dutch newspaper NRC, Corné Smit, teaching and research staff member at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law, discusses the possibilities and possible advantages of a minority government.
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Kenyan governor signed declaration at Leiden University to protect the rights of children
On 6 September 2019, the Governor of Murang'a County, Mwangi wa Iria, signed a declaration at Leiden University to protect the rights of children.
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The role of space in driving sustainability, security, and development on Earth
A new report reveals five actions that leaders can take to contribute to economic development, advance global security and sustainability, and make space a safe and globally accessible domain.
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What exactly constitutes genocide and when can the term be applied?
Thousands of Ukrainian children have been transferred to Russia from occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, reports say. Is this, as the government in Kyiv has claimed, an act of genocide? Defined as an intent to destroy a particular group of people, the term genocide was first coined amid the horrors…
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Dirk Visser on copyright and platform liability YouTube
In a column on Mr. Online, Dirk Visser, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, looks at what You Tube is doing or should be doing to counter copyright infringements on the platform in a credible and effective manner.
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ICJ minimally condemns Russia in case brought by Ukraine
Russia has been condemned by the International Court of Justice for violating the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, but only minimally. Larissa van den Herik, Professor…
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Martijn Nouwen on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in safari enterprise that escaped taxation in Africa
The Pandora Papers turned the spotlight on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in an African safari company via a tax haven. Apparently, there was no tax evasion, but that does not seem to be the whole story. Martijn Nouwen, assistant professor in tax law, explains in Follow the Money how the safari enterprise…
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Dutch Ministry would rather pay penalty than share information in due time
It recently became clear that the Dutch Ministry of Health would rather pay a penalty than share information about the controversial face mask deal with former CDA party activist Sywert van Lienden. Dutch news site Nieuwsuur reports that this is no exception. In recent years newspaper De Volkskrant…
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Maria de Jong in Mr. Online: 'It's wonderful to mean something to people'
Maria de Jong-de Kruijf was awarded a doctorate degree on 7 March for her research on children in secure residential youth care. The Dutch website for legal professionals, Mr. Online, interviewed her for their ‘lawyer of the week’ column.
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Pressure on function of checks and balances in Parliament
Polls conducted by I&O research point to a political landslide. What's in store for the Netherlands? The polls show that the new party of MP Pieter Omtzigt is well-positioned for the upcoming election, with an expected 31 seats, but only 3 for the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) party. It is obvious…
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Shopping by appointment: What happens to your personal data?
In the Netherlands it is now possible to visit non-essential shops if you make an appointment beforehand. But when you book an appointment you have to provide a lot of personal data. Are shops allowed to ask you for all this data and what happens to it?
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Barend Barentsen on strikes in regional public transport
For one week, regional public transport drivers will go on strike. At least, that is what Dutch trade unions FNV and CNV are calling for. According to the employers’ association WVOV, half the busses will still be running.
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Tinder match? Use facial recognition first
Recent developments in AI mean nobody is anonymous nowadays. The search engine PimEyes can find any photo of anyone that’s ever been placed online. No more Tinder Swindlers… or personal privacy. Everyone’s findable now. But is that even allowed?
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From Tax Havens to Tax Justice
On Friday 17 November 2017, H.E. Dr. María Fernanda Espinosa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Republic of Ecuador gave a lecture on Fairness in Global Taxation at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University, Campus The Hague.
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To what extent is ChatGPT capable of drafting legislation?
All sorts of predictions have already been made about the AI system ChatGPT: the programme is going to turn education on its head, make search engines look old-fashioned, and put copywriters out of business. Copywriters? Does that include legislative draftsmen? In other words, can ChatGPT draft legislative…
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Perceptions of the Legitimacy of Occupational Pension Plans in Six European Countries
Lecture
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EUniWell Open Lecture Series | Teaching of primary education teachers on European citizenship, environment and migration
Lecture, Lecture part of a series
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Information session PhD programme at the European University Institute in Florence
Lecture
- Book presentation: Aleydis Nissen - ‘The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights’
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AI and Ethics at the Dutch Police
eLaw in collaboration with the TU Delft Design for Values Institute finalized the research on “Artificial Intelligence and Ethics at the Dutch Police” by providing the whitepaper highlighting requirements for the responsible use of AI at the Police and the long-term research strategy.
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Legal knowledge as a tool to improve human rights
Alumna Nadeshda Jayakody (25) from Australia graduated cum laude in Human Rights Law. What did she learn in Leiden that has been most useful? ‘I had to pretend that I already worked for an NGO.’