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: Symposium by Lorentz Fellow Richard Gill; On 22 March, five days after his final attendance at the Lucia de B case, Professor of Statistics, Richard Gill, will be appointed Distinguished Lorentz Fellow 2010-2011. To mark the award, Gill is organising a breakfast symposium on the relationship between the media, science and law.; Read more

: Inaugural lecture of Prof. mr. T.R. Ottervanger; On the occasion of his acceptance of the chair of Professor European and Dutch competition law, Prof. Mr. T.R. Ottervanger will deliver Friday 19 March 2010 his inaugural lecture, titled: “Maatschappelijk verantwoord concurreren: mededingingsrecht in een veranderende wereld” (The Social Responsibility of Free Competition: Competition Law in a changing world).; Read more

: Leiden team wins the International Air Law Moot Court Competition in Delhi; The team from Leiden obtained highest scores for their written memorials, and the team also won the finals.; Read more

: Comparative Criminal Justice System in USA; We are very happy to receive Kate Bloch as an visiting professor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She will be here for three months to teach a special course for both Dutch and International student at Leiden Law School, starting on wednesday 31st of March 2010.; Read more

: Leiden ICC Moot Court team wins Best Non-Native Speaking Team Award; The Leiden ICC Moot Court team won the best non-native speaking team award in the 3rd edition of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Moot Court competition taking place in The Hague from 14 to 19 February 2010.; Read more

: March 4: Debate on the Goldstone Report; Four professors of the Leiden Law School will discuss the Goldstone Report, its recommendations and the following UN debate.; Read more

: “Best Oralist” Prize for Leiden Jessup Team; On 6 February 2010, a team of five students represented Leiden University in the national rounds of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the largest moot court competition in the world.; Read more

: Diary of international events; What is going on internationally at the Leiden Law School?; Read more

: Summer school on international criminal law 2010; Imagine 2 weeks... in the City of Peace and Justice, the perfect location to gain expertise in International Criminal Law.; Read more

: Thorbecke medal for Prof. Herman van Gunsteren; On Thursday 18 February 2010, 4 pm, Prof. Herman van Gunsteren (Political Science) will be presented with the Thorbecke medal in recognition of his entire oeuvre.; Read more

: Book Launch - The notion of progress in International Law Discourse; Thursday 4 February, from 19.00 until 21.00, the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies (Campus Den Haag) is hosting a book launch for “The notion of progress in International Law Discourse” edited by Thomas Skouteris.; Read more

: Book Launch – Future Perspectives on International Criminal Justice; Monday 25 January, from 19.00 until 21.00, the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies (Campus Den Haag) is hosting a book launch for “Future Perspectives on International Criminal Justice” edited by Carsten Stahn and Larissa van den Herik.; Read more

: Leiden Law School high in worldwide popularity rankings; On the popular LLM-guide, an international information and discussion network for worldwide master of laws programmes, Leiden Law School is now consistently ranked in the top 10 most popular LLM programmes worldwide.; Read more

: Minister Timmermans in debate with students on climate politics; A report by Casper Stubbé, a Master Industrial Ecology Student, about the debate between minister Timmermans of European affairs and students of Leiden University on climate politics on the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen; Read more

: Joint first place for Leiden University in Elsevier survey; Students awarded the highest scores to Leiden University and the Radboud University Nijmegen. These are the findings of an annual survey by Elsevier into the best study programmes in the Netherlands. Elsevier Magazine has a weekly readership of half a million, making it one of the most iinfluential Dutch weekly publications. Elsevier regularly publishes special editions, entitled Elsevier THEMA, on such subjects as fashion, living and, as in this case, education.; Read more

: KNAW/NWO grant for interdisciplinary research program on alternative biofuel crop; KNAW and NWO’s program “Agriculture beyond Food” selected Van Vollenhoven Institute's (VVI) five-year research program on the promising alternative biofuel crop Jatropha curcas for funding. The VVI will concentrate on the socio-legal aspects of the Jatropha sector in Indonesia.; Read more

: Dutch and Indonesian professors and lecturers develop courses together; These courses are designed for young, promising teachers in Indonesia to teach them relevant legal concepts (Civil, Criminal and Labor, and Socio-legal Studies) as well as to introduce new didactic methods.; Read more

: Film: Opening Leiden Law School Advanced LLM Programmes; Short impression of the opening of Academic year of the Leiden Law School Advanced LLM Programmes of Leiden University. Interviews with the Dean, and scholarship provider GarantiBank and scholarship students.; Read more

: Grotius Centre presents Right to Development report during side event Human Rights Council; The report was written upon request of the Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN in Geneva.; Read more

: John Belliger lectures at the Grotius Center; John Belliger, the former legal advisor in the Bush Administration, lectures on 'International law opportunities and challenges for the Obama-registration. From Closing Guantanamo to Engaging the International Criminal Court'.; Read more

: Former Unilever CEO Floris Maljers addresses Advanced LLM students; Following a busy introduction week, the international students attending the Advanced LLM programmes at the Leiden Law School gathered again on 3 September for a formal opening of the academic year.; Read more

: International students arrive in large numbers at the Law School; The historic Lorentz hall - where Einstein once taught - of the Leiden Law School building was packed last Thursday. Over 200 students from all over the world have arrived to commence their law studies at Leiden.; Read more

: SARFaL; Leiden Law School is also the founder and secretary of the SARFaL network.; Read more