Liesbeth Zegveld

Between 2006 and 2013, Zegveld was a professor at Leiden University, where she lectured on international humanitarian law, in particular on the rights of women and children during armed conflict.

Following a judgment by the Court of The Hague,[2] the state decided to settle the matter, publicly apologising for its involvement and paying €20.000 in compensation to each still living stakeholder.

[5] Another high-profile case was that of Azhar Sabah Jaloud, who was fatally shot at a Dutch military checkpoint on 24 April 2007 during the Iraq War.

On behalf of the young man's father, Zegveld started a case against the Dutch state, which resulted in a successful complaint against the Netherlands before the European Court of Human Rights.

[8] In July 2018, the Court of The Hague dismissed the case, concluding that the Dutch state had not taken unlawful action in ending the hostage crisis.