The Department of Research has a Deanship of PhD Studies, supported by the Graduate School Office. The PhD Deans supervise the progress of individual PhD candidates’ research and provide them with solicited and unsolicited advice. The tasks of the PhD Deans include: conducting the start and exit meetings…

The Marketing & Communications Department advises and assists the law faculty in telling its narrative. Online and offline channel strategy is used to support marketing and internal communications and to present our research to the outside world. Team leader Communication Jikke van der Putte Internal…

Faculty Board of Examiners Dr. J. Robbe - chairman Professor C.G. Breedveld-de Voogd (LAW) - vice chairman Dr. M.P. de Jong-de Kruijf (Child Law) Dr. R.M.F. de Massol de Rebetz LLM (Law and Society) Dr. Q. Mauer (Law and Society) Dr. I. de Vries (Criminology)…

One half of a Programme Committee (abbreviated in Dutch to OLC) is composed of students, the other half of lecturers. The Programme Director of the degree programme in question acts as chairperson, though this person is not a member of the Programme Committee itself. The term of office for students…

The Financial and Economic Affairs Department (FEZ) is responsible for the administration of the financial resources. Each Institute/Department has its own account manager who is the first point of contact. In the event the account manager is absent, a FEZ colleague provides a back-up function. Staff…

Research at Leiden Law School is concentrated in eight research programmes in which researchers from different (legal) disciplines work together. The Legitimacy and Effectiveness of Law & Governance in a world of multilevel jurisdictions The Progression of EU Law: Accommodating change and upholding…

Each Institute is managed by an Academic Director: Institute of Private Law Professor V. Mak Professor P.C. van Es (deputy)   Institute of Public Law Professor Y.E. Schuurmans  Professor E.C.P.D.C. De Brabandere (deputy) Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology Professor…

As a PhD candidate, PhD fellow, or contract PhD at Leiden Law School you are automatically part of the Graduate School. This means that you can follow the courses and workshops that the Graduate School organises, make use of the support services, and are subject to the Graduate School’s quality control…

The Human Resources Department at Leiden Law School is staffed by the Head HRM and HRM advisors. They advise and support the Faculty Board and the management of the Institutes and staff departments at the faculty in relation to personnel matters, personnel policy, organisational development and personnel…

The Office for International Education deals with all aspects related to international education at Leiden Law School.

The department of research is responsible for organisational and policy support of research within Leiden Law School. The department manages the registration of faculty research and is responsible for (internal) evaluations for the purpose of research assessments. The department provides…

Leiden Law School offers the possibility of becoming an external (non-funded) doctoral candidate. External PhD candidates should have a research proposal that fits within the research carried out in one of the eight research programmes of Leiden Law School.

Training and Supervision Plan for Contract PhD within the Leiden Law School.

Training and Supervision Plan for PhD Candidates within the Leiden Law School.

Rules and Policies for PhD fellows within the Leiden Law School.

Rules and Policies for PhD candidates within the Leiden Law School.

Rules and Policies for contract PhD within the Leiden Law School.

Training and Supervision Plan for PhD fellows within the Leiden Law School.

As of 1 July 2023 the composition of the Research Board is as follows:  Professor J.M. Ubink, Director of Research and Chair Professor M. Haentjens, (in absence dr. G.M. Veldt) Programme Coordinator Coherent Private Law Professor J. v.d. Streek (in absence prof.dr. I.J. Mosquera Valderrama),…

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Leiden Law School is a high-standing institution in the field of research and education in law and aims to further strengthen this position. Receiving a PhD degree is considered as proof of competence in independently conducting scientific research. Doctoral research at Leiden Law School means research…

The Department of Research provides support for research in various ways. 

Below is an overview of the election results 2023. Documents are only available in Dutch. University Council Student section University Council Student sections Faculty Councils Humanities Student council LUMC Governance and Global Affairs Law Social and Behavioural Sciences Science Students were directly…

As of 1 January 2018, Leiden Law School has appointed a confidential counsellor for PhD candidates. On this page you can read what this person can do for you if in your position as a PhD candidate you experience problems for which you need external assistance.

Research at Leiden Law School is organised in research programmes. All researchers at Leiden Law School take part in one of its research programmes and become research fellow.

The Faculty Office for the Faculty Board/Staff Support Departments provides administrative support to the heads of department and other staff members. To ensure a timely response to requests, the team has a central email address: faculteitsbestuur@law.leidenuniv.nl

Quality Assurance in education and the organisation of education is carried out by the Cleveringa Institute. Its tasks include: the development of education policy and innovations in education the student administration and teaching schedules study and career counselling for students ICT support for…

Responsibility JZ advises and supports the Executive Board, faculties and services in any legal matters that may arise. These can range from the implementation of educational legislation to handling objections, and from preparing and conducting legal proceedings on behalf of the University to drafting…

After the University Council, the Faculty Council is the second highest staff and student body at the University. It acts as an intermediary between the various departments of a faculty. The Faculty Council has the right to approve and advise on various matters concerning the faculty. It also represents…

The student charter informs Leiden University student of what they can expect from the university and what the university expects from them. The charter is, in fact, a compilation of the rights and obligations of students. It also provides a summary of the facilities available to students. Most importantly,…

The (public) minutes of the meetings of the Faculty Board are available (in Dutch) on the J drive under: J:\Departments\LAW\FDR\Vergaderingen bestuurlijke gremia\Faculteitsbestuur (FB) - verslagen (openbaar). See also the Dutch website.

dr. M. Sentse (Criminology) – chair drs. J.E. Wessel MA (Private Law) – secretary dr. J. Meekes (Economics) - Assistent professor Prof. C. Stahn LLM (Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies) - member H.S. DeLacey - member

The Research Board consists of the programme coordinators of the research programmes and a chair. The Board is responsible for the development and progress of research within Leiden Law School. More information.

The members of the Advisory Board are: Mw. mr. J.S.L.M. Overbosch, Associate General Counsel IP Downstream, Shell International BV; Mr. J.E.M. Kempeneers, Ambassador / National Coordinator international positions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. W.A.J. Mijs, Chief Executive van de European…

Leiden University has both a list system and a candidate system for elections. Co-participation councils decide for themselves which system they will use. List system The list system places the emphasis on the lists. Voters select one candidate on one list. Therefore by selecting a candidate, they also…

The DeepL translation tool can help members of participation bodies prepare for meetings. The tool can be used to automatically translate meeting documents from Dutch into English. It can also be used to properly consult and inform non-Dutch-speaking staff and students represented by board and council…

The law dictates that the Board of Examiners confers a degree certificate upon students once they have passed their final examination. However students may wish to defer conferral of their degree.