Domestic violence and human rights

Speaker: dr. Pinar Ölçe
Language: English

Lecturer

Pınar Ölçer is an Associate Professor of Criminal and Criminal Procedural Law at Leiden Law School. Having graduated from Law School in Leiden, she obtained her PhD there in 2006 (her dissertation relating to special investigative measures in relation to procedural fairness). Both in her teaching and research duties, her main focus is on the interaction between substantive and procedural criminal law and human rights law. Member of the editorial board of a human rights journal serving a Dutch-Flemish audience, she exercises her special interest in comparative approaches to legal development in part through collaborations, teaching and speaking engagements abroad.

Summary

In her lecture, using the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) as an illustration, Pınar Ölçer will discuss the possibilities offered by international human rights law to advance and invigorate efforts to combat domestic violence. In doing so, she will also reflect on challenges which may arise in the operationalization of shared human rights standards in this domain, such as issues relating to diversity and conflicts of rights.

“The Life and Times of Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje”

Speaker: Prof.dr. H.W. van den Doel
Language: English

Background

This lecture is co-organized by the Office of Leiden University in Indonesia and the Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

“A better world must be possible: The European Union and Global Governance in Turbulent Times”

Speaker: Prof.dr. Joachim Koops
Language: English

For further questions and information, please contact mr. Witte Wijsmuller via alumni.leiden.brussel@gmail.com.

About the lecture:

“A better world must be possible: The European Union and Global Governance in Turbulent Times”

Amidst rising global geopolitical tensions, escalations of regional and international conflicts and the accelerating pace of planetary existential threats, the European and Global Multilateral System has come under more stress than ever before since the inter-war period of the 1920s and 1930s. Policymakers, concerned citizens, engaged civil society innovators and scholars of International Relations and Global Governance may be forgiven for experiencing pessimism, despair and paralysis. Yet, the case for “optimism of the will” as Antonio Gramsci has put it in his Prison Notebooks of December 1929 cannot be overstated. The current crisis in Europe and the wider world requires bold individual action and collective policy innovations to strengthen the European Union’s and United Nation’s approach to global peace, justice and governance in the context of fast-eroding rules, norms and institutions. This Cleveringa lecture will reflect on the role of the EU and global governance institutions as well as past examples of policy innovations at the individual, national and international level in a context of acutely deteriorating security challenges. Amidst and despite a period of acute turbulence and the seriousness of adversity in present times, the lecture will examine examples of progress and policy successes that give rise to hope and wilful optimism without yielding to naivety in Global Governance.

Speaker: Professor Dr. Karène Sanchez-Summerer, professor and Chair of Middle Eastern studies at Groningen University.

Title: 'Unsilencing, Rewriting and Nuancing Palestine.
Experiencing and Historicising the Visual Archives of Frank Scholten on Palestine (1921-1923)'

Questions? Please let us know via info@nvic.leidenuniv.nl

Extra information:

This talk will take the unveiling of Frank Scholten’s photographic collections in 2017, dealing with early 1920s Palestine, as a turning point in the writing of social and cultural history of Palestine, the rewriting of a modern and cosmopolitan Palestine, as well as the links between the Netherlands and the so-called Holy Land.

Prof. Sanchez-Summerer will be introduced by Geert Klein Wolterink, who is an alumnus of Leiden University.

The evening will be concluded with refreshments on the roof of our institute.

The lecture will be held in conjunction with a series of related events throughout the week starting from the 19th November, including the Unsilencing Palestine photo exhibition, curated by Sary Zananiri (opening on the 19th November) and a film screening of  Roshmia, a documentary by Salim Abu Jabal (on the 20th November)

Please look at link: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/nvic/news/unsilencing-palestine

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/nvic/events-nvic/unsilencing-palestine

Democracies under Threat, Western Security post 2014

Speaker: Prof.dr. Frans Osinga
Language: English
This lecture is an online zoom meeting.

As soon as we have more information about this meeting, we will post it on this page.

For questions about the meeting, please email the Leiden University Fund: cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl

Globalization or Geopolitics?

Speaker: Prof.dr. J.A. Scholte
Global Transformations and Governance Challenges
Language: English
Date: 12 December

About the lecture
Globalization or Geopolitics?

In today’s world of BRICS and MIKTA, China-US rivalry, wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and challenges to the liberal international order, globalization ‘one world’ dreams of the 1990s seem very distant. But did geopolitics ever disappear after the Cold War; and is globalization receding in the 2020s? On the contrary, both geopolitics and global connections are inescapable realities of the twenty-first century. Power struggles within the state system are here to stay, and planetary challenges (of climate, finance, health, internet, migration, etc.) are here to stay. The question is how, amidst geopolitical shifts, we can handle global problems in democratic, effective, fair, peaceful, and sustainable ways.

As soon as we have more information about this meeting, we will post it on this page.
For questions about the meeting, please email the Leiden University Fund: cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl

‘New medicines, new methods: where are the boundaries of pharmaceutical research?’

Live stream Cleveringa meeting Leiden
 
Via this link you can watch this Cleveringa Lecture Leiden 2023 live on Thursday 30 November and it will start at 20:00 hrs (Amsterdam Time).
You will be able to ask your questions during the debate via WhatsApp messages. The number you can use for this purpose only between 20:00 - 21.15 hrs tonight (Amsterdam Time)  is +31 6 5381 9495.
Do you have any questions? Please contact cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl.

Speakers: Prof.dr. A.F. Cohen Prof.dr. Martine de Vries en prof.dr. Gerard van Westen
Language: English

Do you have any questions? Please contact cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl.

Summary:

New Medicines, New Methods: Where Are the Boundaries of Pharmaceutical Research?
During the Corona crisis, the pharmaceutical industry developed vaccines at breakneck speed. This was only possible because of ongoing research projects, often unknown to the public. In this Cleveringa meeting we will first look at such new developments in research. We will go from the earliest stages of discovery and development to the first applications. We will also ask ethical questions: Why are drugs being pushed for some diseases and not for others? At what price do we want life-prolonging drugs? And: How do we test new drugs responsibly? Testing on animals and humans may soon be reduced by using ‘virtual humans’: basically AI-using models. Of course, it would be nice to be able to save animals. To see what a drug does to women or newborn babies, it might also be a step forward if we could use a virtual model instead of the usual 23-year-old male student. But do we really want that? Can we rely on it? Can we eliminate risks?

Speakers:
Adam Cohen, moderator of the debate, is Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and was for a long time CEO of the leading Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR).
Gerard van Westen is Professor of Artifical Intelligence and Medicinal Chemistry and a specialist in computational drug discovery. He recently received the gold medal from the KNCV.
Martine de Vries is an ethicist and philosopher of science, and is Professor in the Normative Aspects of Medicine.

Systemic therapy for older adults with cancer: Towards evidence-based treatment

Speaker: Joosje Baltussen
Language: English

As soon as we have more information about this meeting, we will post it on this page.
For questions about the meeting, please email the Leiden University Fund: cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl

Deutschlands zentrale Rolle in Europa

Speaker: prof. Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Language: German

Any questions? Please contact Susanne Regehr via susanne.regehr@web.de or via tel 00 49 15205 862959

Hills of Paradise. Freedom and the Female Body

Spreaker: Em. prof.dr. Mineke Schipper
Language: English

For questions about the meeting, please email the Leiden University Fund: cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl

MINEKE SCHIPPER is Emeritus Professor of Intercultural Literary Studies at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, with visiting professorships in Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and China. She is the author of several bestsellers, and in India, she has published Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet (2018), Naked or Covered: A History of Dressing and Undressing Around the World (2018) and Hills of Paradise: Power, Powerlessness and the Female Body (2023) with Speaking Tiger Books.

Crime Policies; Dare to ask the basic questions

Speaker: Dr. Monique Koemans Ma, MSc
Language: English

For further questions and information, please contact Jan Joosten via janjhjoosten@gmail.com

About our speaker and the lecture:

Alumna Monique Koemans moved from Sydney, London, via The Hague to Washington, but Leiden was there throughout. She has a degree in History and American Studies (’92) and one in Criminology (‘04). After graduating with distinction, she decided to do a PhD on crime policies (’11).

She worked as a journalist for Het Parool, taught criminology at the University of Leiden, currently works at the Dutch embassy in Washington DC and writes two crime novels per year.

Monique will discuss the recent trends in crime in the Unites States. To keep the faith of the public, politicians often take drastic actions against crime. Sometimes, the very fact of acting out is believed to be enough. 

However, repeatedly the basic questions are overlooked. Is crime indeed on the rise? And if so, why? Are there local differences? What kind of crime policies are effective? Do people in inner city areas demand a tougher approach from politicians? Or do they favor more 'community-based' policies?

In her talk Monique will tackle those questions and will leave you with a basic idea on fact and fiction around crime.

Speaker: mr Yoeri Albrecht
Language: English

Date: 1 December

As soon as we have more information about this meeting, we will post it on this page.
For questions about the meeting, please email the Leiden University Fund: cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl

The Central Rif and the Western Anti-Atlas: divergent migratory margins. On social capital and the mosaic of the diaspora

Speaker: Mr Paolo De Mas
Language: English
Discussant: Dr Badiha Nahhass, Institut Universitaire de Recherche Scientifique, Université Mohammed V Rabat.

For further information please consult : https://nimarrabat.nl/en/events/cleveringa-lecture-in-rabat-3/

We look forward to welcoming you at NIMAR and would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance before by email: nimar@hum.leidenuniv.nl

'From Professor Cleveringa to the Palazzo Barberini and beyond – prospects for the rule of law in Europe'

Speaker: Prof.dr. Rick Lawson
Language: English

For further questions and information, please contact ms Inge Weustink via iweustink@gmail.com

About the lecture:

'From Professor Cleveringa to the Palazzo Barberini and beyond – prospects for the rule of law in Europe'
On 26 November 1940, at a time when his country was under Nazi occupation, Professor Cleveringa spoke out against the occupiers’ order to dismiss Jewish professors from university. His courageous protest was inspired not only by a sense of solidarity among colleagues and friends, but also by a principled belief in the values of equal treatment, freedom of religion, respect for the law - core tenets of a democracy governed by the rule of law. Ten years later, these principles were entrenched in the European Convention of Human Rights that was signed in the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. Since 1950, the Convention has had a tremendous impact on human rights across the continent. But we live in turbulent times. What are the challenges as the Convention nears its 75^th anniversary?

Refundación vs reformismo: Las dos almas del gobierno de Boric

Speaker: Prof.dr. P. Silva
Language: Spanish

For further questions and information, please contact us via felix.quartero@minbuza.nl or +56 9 39 32 38 09.

Speakers: Incoming ambassador Ardi Stoios-Braken en Associate Professor Tom van Laer
Language: English

As soon as we have more information about this meeting, we will post it on this page.
For questions about the meeting, please email the Leiden University Fund: cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl

Mind the Gap: How to Bring Data Protection Rules into Practice?

Speaker: Prof.mr. Luc Verheij
Language: English

Date: Wednesday 29 November
Time: 17.00 hrs
Location: Tbilisi State University, RL, 1st Academic Building, Room 107

For questions about the meeting, please email the Leiden University Fund: cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl

About the lecture:

The Cleveringa Lecture in Tbilisi will discuss the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the changes it has brought about since it has entered into force in 2018. The GDPR is considered to be crucial for guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms in modern society but also for allowing he digital economy to develop in Europe and across the globe. The question is whether the GDPR could also be relevant for Georgia and if yes, in what way.

About the speaker:

Luc Verheij is Extraordinairy Kirchheiner Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University. He obtained his PhD on 30 September 1992 at Utrecht University on a study into the horizontal effect of fundamental rights, in particular on the right to privacy. He was an assistant professor between 1986 and 1993 at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Utrecht University. Between 1993 and 2000, legal lawyer and later advisor to the Legislation Department of the Ministry of Justice. Between 2000 and 2012 Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Maastricht University. From 2008 director of the Montesquie Institute Maastricht. Between 2007 and 2010, counselor in exceptional service at the Legislation Directorate of the Ministry of Justice, responsible for project management of the constitutional reform of the Netherlands Antilles. From March 1, 2011 Advisory Department of the Council of State.

'Breaking the cycle: efforts to confront a history of impunity in Ukraine'
 

Speaker: Prof.dr. Larissa van den Herik
Student speaker: Yana Rudenko
Language: English

Do you have questions about the meeting? Please contact mr. Van der Werf via vanderwerf@feltz.nl. 

Summary:

Professor Larissa van den Herik, professor of public international law at the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University.
'Breaking the cycle: efforts to confront a history of impunity in Ukraine'
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine on which Russia embarked on 24 February 2022 was preceded by the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the occupation of territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. This in turn, was preceded by the Russo-Georgian war which started on 8 August 2008 (08-08-08). In the Baltic states, the consequences of the Soviet annexation are still present today. The Russian aggression against Ukraine is thus part of a greater pattern. 

In this lecture accountability efforts are discussed that have the aim to break the cycle. As such they will confront a history of impunity. Within the many litigation and justice initiatives by and for Ukraine, the focus of the lecture is on three institutions in particular. Firstly, it engages with the debate around the Special Tribunal for Aggression, second it discusses the Register of Damages, and finally and more historically it will zoom in on the recent wave of parliamentary condemnations of the Holodomor (1932-1933).

From Bucha to The Hague

Student speaker Yana Rudenko will speak before the main speaker. Yana Rudenko grew up in Kyiv, studied economics and management in Lviv and has been studying a Master in Public Administration at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs at Leiden University since 2022. Yana is president of student’s association ABBA, which is committed to students from the area between the Adriatic sea, Baltic sea, Black sea and Azov sea. Yana was in Bucha at the beginning of the Russian invasion. She lived under Russian occupation for several weeks, after which she was able to flee. She will explain that the words that President Zelensky said in The Hague on May 4, 2023, “No peace without justice for Ukraine”, are a cry from the heart of all Ukrainians.

'A tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine: moral-legal imperative or ‘science fiction’?'

Speaker: Prof.dr. Niels Blokker
Language: English

Date: Wednesday 29 November
Location: Justice Academy
Time: 14.30 uur

For questions about the meeting, please email the Leiden University Fund: cleveringa@luf.leidenuniv.nl

About the lecture:

'A tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine: moral-legal imperative or ‘science fiction’?'

Following WW II and the judgments of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals, it has taken many years before the time was ripe to establish the International Criminal Court. But when this happened, in 1998, the Court was still incomplete. At the time, no agreement could be reached on the crime of aggression, even though the Nuremberg Tribunal had referred to it as “the supreme international crime”. It took until 2010 to reach agreement on the crime of aggression. However, currently the ICC cannot prosecute the crime of aggression against Ukraine. Is the establishment of a special aggression tribunal a viable alternative? A more general theme of the lecture will be the role played by individuals and the relevance of international institutions.