Leiden Law Blog

Private Law

What’s in a trash bag?

Children moving between foster care placements are often required to carry their belongings in trash bags. New York’s new law addresses this, reflecting growing attention to dignity and identity.

Farzeen Rose • 19-05-2026

Tax Law and Economics · Private Law

(A)I made it, and you should know!

Would you rather watch a movie marked with a ‘No AI’ label or one without, or do you want to know if a book was written by AI? How, if at all, should we show something was made by a human or by AI?

Daria Morozova • 23-04-2026

Public Law

Loss & Damage Fund: Justice or charity?

The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage was hailed as a historic breakthrough, but if contributions remain voluntary, it risks remaining symbolic rather than delivering real climate justice.

Cato van Driel • 12-03-2026

Private Law

Lessons in child safeguarding

Child abuse often occurs in places meant to protect children. Recurring cases show systemic failures across institutions. What is ‘child safeguarding’, and how do we make it more than words on paper?

Afrooz Kaviani Johnson • 05-03-2026

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

A Tale of Two Democracies

A revolt of the masses – or a revolt of the elites? Democracy has reason to worry about both.

Mike Soyer • 17-02-2026

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

The right to record – a catch-22?

The right to record police action is legally protected in the US. But how is that right guaranteed when the police themselves control its enforcement?

Julia Rootenberg • 05-02-2026

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