About the Faculty of Law

'Best Written Pleading' Award
A team of LL.M. (Adv.) European Business Law students went to Luxembourg earlier this month to receive first prize for 'Best Written Pleading' in the European Law Moot Court Competition.
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Leiden wins Telders International Law Moot Court Competition
On 12 April 2008, the international law team of Leiden University won the finals of the 31st edition of the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition.
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Grotius Centre hosts its first successful Marie Curie Network Conference
Judges from the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia were present, as well as leading academics, practitioners and participants of the Marie Research Course.
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27 March 2008: Lecture Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Babacan
The Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ali Babacan, has been invited to Leiden University, School of Law to deliver a lecture based on the new developments within the EU.
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9-10 May 2008: Conference 'Mixed Agreements Revisited'
The Leiden Europa Institute and the University of Bristol are celebrating a successful experience from twenty five years ago about the phenomenon of Mixed Agreements by holding a conference.
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Master of Laws Advanced Studies: Programme Overview
Leiden Law School is renowned in a number of fields including Public International Law, European Business Law, International Tax Law, and Air and Space Law.
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Scholarships
Leiden Law School offers a total of six scholarships for promising candidates.
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Master of Laws Advanced Studies: European and International Business Law
This programme focuses on the impact of the law of the EU on government and enterprises in a global economy, and its repercussions on, and interaction with, other international institutions, in particular the World Trade Organization.
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Master of Laws Advanced Studies: Air and Space Law
Master of Laws Advanced Studies Programme in Air and Space Law provides an international and European perspective on Public Air Law, Private Air Law and Space Law. It is one of only a few programmes in the world offering this kind of specialisation.
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Master of Laws Advanced Studies: Public International Law
The programme is partly taught at Campus The Hague, with easy access to the nearby Peace Palace Library. This dual campus location offers students a unique combination of the academic expertise of Leiden University with the practice of the various international legal organisations in The Hague.
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Master of Laws Advanced Studies: International Tax Law
At Leiden, tax law has long been a prominent area of education and research. In 1986, Leiden University created the first chair in the world for international tax law, and in 2001 the International Tax Center Leiden was set up.
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Entry Requirements
In order to be admitted to a programme, you have to meet the academic entrance requirements. In addition, you must submit an application form on time, complete with all the relevant appendices.
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Leiden University
Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1575, as a gift from William of Orange to the citizens of Leiden.
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Leiden’s legal tradition
Leiden Law School, the largest in the Netherlands, is located in a beautifully renovated national monument in the historic heart of the city.
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SARFaL
Leiden Law School is also the founder and secretary of the SARFaL network.
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General information
For contact and information regarding entry requirements, scholarships, the programmes, and how to apply.
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Leiden University wins again
Again, students from Leiden University, Faculty of Law, won a moot court competition. The team won the first International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition of the International Committee of the Netherlands Red Cross.
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Leiden Wins National Round of the Philip Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
A team of Leiden LLM students won the Dutch National Round of the prestigious Philip Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. The team will represent the Netherlands to the world finals, to be held in Washington, DC, in April 2008.
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Does more information mean better EU legislation?
Anne Meuwese obtaines her doctorate with her dissertation ‘Impact Assessment in EU Lawmaking’.
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Studying Law in Leiden
Information for prospective Bachelor's Students, Master's Students, PhD Students and Exchange & Study Abroad Students.
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