Leiden Law Blog

Private Law

A child-friendly ASEAN?

This blog discusses the compliance of the ASEAN instruments on children’s rights with international standards, their capability in addressing current regional issues and whether an ASEAN children’s rights treaty is needed.

Klarise Anne Estorninos • 02-11-2017

Criminal Law and Criminology · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

In need of the wisdom of de-escalation

To prevent a global disaster we badly need to stop the escalation of international conflicts, like the one between North Korea and the US. But how can we open the way to de-escalation? And can law or mediation contribute anything here?

Wim Bonis • 02-10-2017

Private Law

Artificial Womb Technology and Children’s Rights: Complete Fantasy or Future Reality?

In the growing field of Assisted Reproductive Technology, the next step might be an Artificial Womb. This would bring with it many questions with regards to the child’s right to identity; which, after all, are not so unfamiliar to the field.

Capucine Page • 27-09-2017

Public Law

Welcome refugees, adieu solidarité

Hungary and Slovakia suffered a blow in their attempts to escape the refugee relocation scheme, when the European Court of Justice rejected their claims. However, solidarity did not play a role in that decision.

Nathan de Arriba-Sellier • 26-09-2017

Criminal Law and Criminology · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Inspired by wilderness

For a long time civilisation was equated with cultivating wilderness and urbanisation. Now climate change is threatening us, in many fields – including law – the positive value of wilderness is being rediscovered and the importance of experiencing it.

Wim Bonis • 21-08-2017

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Reflections from Lebanon: Illegal Status, Syrian Refugee Children and Roles of NGOs

Increasing numbers of displaced Syrians are becoming illegal in Lebanon. The blog will describe the negative consequences of the lack of legal status on children’s rights in practice, that have been observed through the author’s experiences on the ground.

Chiaki Takenouchi • 11-08-2017

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