Faculty Council

The Faculty Council is the representative body at the faculty. The Council provides advice to the Faculty Board, whether requested or at the Council’s own initiative, on all matters at Faculty level related to education and teaching, research and organisation.

The Faculty Council is composed of representatives from among staff (seven members) and students (seven members) at the faculty.

Left to right: Dylan Koek, Cole Maclean, Esther van Ginneken, Casper Gilsing, Bastiaan van Ganzen, Lotte Baas, Floris-Jan Boutens, Gelijn Molier, Tijs Sturkenboom, Misha Plagis, Robbert Bruggeman. Not in the photo: Kirsten van der Tol, Lobke Jegen, Joep van der Kruijk

Parties

The following parties are represented on the Faculty Council:

Staff: the Progressive Party (PP) and the Independents (Onafh.).
Students: ONS Leiden, LSP, DSP-SC and VSP

Term of appointment

The term of appointment for members on the Council is one year for student members and two years for staff. Appointments take effect on 1 September and terminate on 31 August.

For the academic year 2025-2026, Lotte Baas will act as chair and Floris Jan Boutens will act as vice chair.

The official description of the duties of the Council is contained in the Leiden Law School Rules of Procedure.