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Because of the measures around corona a lot has changed: we work from home, students follow online classes. Events are also shifting to the digital world. Event coordinator at Marketing & Communication Inez de Ridder ...
'The human side of law'
20 May 2020
'People often don't know what rights they have. In order to help them, we help them with their questions'. Initiator Anne Coppelmans founded Juridisch Advies-Covid-19 to help people during and after the corona crisis.
No online proctoring Amsterdam Law School in block five
18 May 2020
Amsterdam Law School is not going to use online proctoring in the fifth examination block of this academic year. The UvA decided last week that faculties can opt for this system of surveillance if there is no ...
Physical complaints due to working from home?
12 May 2020
Not everyone will be able to work from home under the best possible conditions, which may have led to physical complaints by now. If that is the case for you, check for yourself whether you can still improve ...
Janne Nijman appointed at the Graduate Institute in Geneva
12 May 2020
Janne E. Nijman, Professor of History and Theory of International Law at the UvA Law School, has been appointed Professor of International law at the Graduate Institute in Geneva. She will combine this part-time ...
'The clinics can be a signboard for the UvA'
11 May 2020
Shortly before the coronacrisis took hold of the Netherlands, Linde Bryk started as Director Amsterdam Law Clinics at the Amsterdam Law School. In this position she will continue to put the five thematic clinics on ...
Continuous research into corona impact at work/life situations worldwide
29 Apr 2020
In the last week of March WageIndicator Foundation embarked on continuous online research into the impact of the corona crisis at work/life situations.
‘You miss the shared energy, the thought processes, the exchange’
23 Apr 2020
The corona-related measures have accelerated homeworking and online teaching. We talk to colleagues to find out how they are experiencing this. This time Maike Steen, lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, ...
In memoriam Daniela Obradovic
9 Apr 2020
With great sadness we learned of the passing away of Daniela Obradovic in the night of 2 to 3 April. Daniela was affiliated with the Amsterdam Law School for more than twenty years.
EU grants for three AIAS-HSI EU projects
3 Mar 2020
The European Commission has awarded grants to three international consortium projects at the AIAS-HSI at the Amsterdam Law School.
From CSECL to ACT
11 Feb 2020
Research institute CSECL has a new name since 1 January: ACT, Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law. A new name also includes a new identity, a new direction, and new people. Marija Bartl talks about the ...
Anti-Corruption Excellence Award for Nathalie Dijkman
11 Feb 2020
Natalie Dijkman recently received the prestigious Anti-Corruption Excellence Award from the Emir of Qatar and the President of Rwanda with her start-up SEMA. Natalie is co-developer of the Start-up Incubator at the ...
Innovative course: the Fair Trials Clinic
4 Feb 2020
Lawyers who themselves face prosecution for defending gay clients or for defending alleged Islamic State terrorists. Both are example of cases that will be examined in detail and followed by Master’s students of the ...
Five legal questions about the coronavirus
4 Feb 2020
Can millions of people simply be quarantined or be required to undergo medical examinations? These are questions that are very topical, but which Anniek de Ruijter (EU law and health law) has been working on for some ...
Why do (and don't) people abide by the law?
22 Jan 2020
Benjamin van Rooij, professor of Law & Society, wonders why people do (and don’t) abide by the law. He wants to develop behavioural jurisprudence which corrects wrong views on behaviour within the law. Last year, he ...
3.3 million for study on faith in the internet economy
22 Jan 2020
Researchers at the IViR Sovereignty4Europe project are exploring the principles of an ‘Internet-of-Trust’. The aim is to design a system that securely stores varied transactions in a blockchain. IViR is conducting ...
Refugee scholar from Syria joins Amsterdam Law School
14 Jan 2020
Ahmad Al Zien, a legal scholar from Syria with refugee status, will join the Amsterdam Law School in mid-January to work on the project ‘Secondary Liability for International Crimes – Case Study of Syria’. His ...
Amsterdam Law School joins UvA’s Global Health research priority area
14 Jan 2020
The Amsterdam Law School will participate in the UvA-wide research theme ‘Global Health’. Johan Legemaate and Anniek de Ruijter will lead the efforts on behalf of the Amsterdam Law School. An interview with Johan ...
New research into ‘community court’
19 Dec 2019
Nienke Doornbos (Sociology of Law) and Denis Abels (criminal Law) will be evaluating the first community cour’ in the Netherlands. This innovative ‘people-oriented’ court opened this autumn in the neighbourhood of ...
Five Law Hub start-ups win 2500 euros
10 Dec 2019
From smart online tools for immigrants, to a platform that detects copyright infringement: last Friday was the start-up event at the Law Hub. Out of the eight pitches, five winners have been chosen. Over the next six ...
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