{"id":122403,"date":"2021-02-02T16:23:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=122403"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:22","slug":"esl-loses-a-programme-that-could-have-become-a-beacon-for-law-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/02\/02\/esl-loses-a-programme-that-could-have-become-a-beacon-for-law-students\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018ESL loses a programme that could have become a beacon for law students\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Erasmus School of Law has decided to cancel the Legal Theory &amp; Socio-legal Studies master programme as from next academic year. Current students regret the decision and express their discontent in this open letter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19124641\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-2-1600x1076.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19124641\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-2-1600x1076.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19124641\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-2-300x202.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19124641\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-2-875x588.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19124641\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-2-1280x861.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19124641\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-2-150x101.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19124641\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-2-225x151.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/12\/19124641\/Winterse-dag-op-de-campus_Amber-Leijen_vrije-opdracht-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139196 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/amber-leijen\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Amber Leijen<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>We, the current students of the Legal Theory &amp; Socio-legal Studies master programme, were recently informed of the bad news that our master programme will cease to exist as from next academic year. Due to financial imperatives, the faculty board of Erasmus School of Law has decided that our programme is unsustainable. In this letter, we want to express our discontent with this decision and argue that our programme deserves to be continued.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/quote\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<figure data-component=\"quote-with-author\" class=\"@container\">\n\t<blockquote class=\"text-md italic @2xl:text-xl @4xl:text-2xl text-purple\">\n\t\t\u2018Not many universities offer an interdisciplinary programme focused on legal methods and academic research, which makes this programme attractive for many students in the Netherlands as well as abroad\u2019\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>A programme is not only characterised by its economic value, but even more so by its ability to be a contribution to the academic world. Not many universities offer an interdisciplinary programme focused on legal methods and academic research, which makes this programme attractive for many students in the Netherlands as well as abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, many of our courses focus on progressive social and philosophical theories, which is especially unique in the field of law. This is even more important since the only alternative is the programme in Leiden, which places itself quite on the opposite side of the political spectrum. By discontinuing our programme, Erasmus School of Law loses a programme that could have become a beacon for both Dutch and international law students interested in the theoretical and social study of law.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Read more<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21131700\/DSC_6612.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139210\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21131700\/DSC_6612.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139210 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21131700\/DSC_6612-300x199.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139210 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21131700\/DSC_6612-875x580.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139210 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21131700\/DSC_6612-1280x848.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139210 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21131700\/DSC_6612-1600x1060.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139210 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21131700\/DSC_6612-150x99.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139210 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21131700\/DSC_6612-225x149.jpeg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139210 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/02\/02\/masters-degree-in-legal-theory-discontinued-to-the-disappointment-of-students\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tMaster\u2019s degree in Legal Theory discontinued, to the disappointment of students\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2021-02-02\">2 February 2021<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEducation\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Economic efficiency<\/h2><p>Furthermore, the decision to discontinue our programme is a reflection of policies adopted in recent years that are solely aimed at economic efficiency. Since 2013, students have criticised the university as a \u2018biscuit factory\u2019 that urges them to graduate as soon as possible in comparable curricula with little room for broader interests. Moreover, the government\u2019s structural budget transfers from the humanities and social sciences to beta and technical sciences will be effectuated at the EUR as from the next academic year, which will possibly cause more programmes to be cancelled. By substantiating the decision on financial grounds, it is being sold as a rational, calculated judgement, but of course it is not. It symbolises the above-mentioned development and merely shows that the EUR values large-scale and monotonous education over academic freedom and a diversity of programmes.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, the decision to terminate our programme happened so rapidly that neither staff nor students were prepared for it and it was done without taking important concerns of the Faculty Council as well as the Programme Committee into account. In fact, the website of the university has stated since last December that the master would not be offered next year and all information was deleted before the Faculty Council was able to discuss the decision. It is important for the Dean to listen to these concerns, not only of the respective bodies but also of her students and staff.<\/p>\n<p>In the four years that the Legal Theory &amp; Socio-legal Studies programme existed, it grew from one to fourteen students. This makes us confident that our programme would continue to grow, and it is unclear to us why this did not convince the Dean of the economic value of our programme. We believe that the Board has not properly reflected upon the arguments and therefore we urge it to follow its own decision-making procedure in order to make a properly reflected decision.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\n\t<div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/gerben-geessink\/\" class=\"absolute-link font-tiempos-headline underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 text-lg text-current\">Gerben Geessink<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 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block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/24120555\/DUO_2019-kempkensberg-foto-Richard-Broekhuijzen.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139349\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/24120555\/DUO_2019-kempkensberg-foto-Richard-Broekhuijzen.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139349 2000w, 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/24120555\/DUO_2019-kempkensberg-foto-Richard-Broekhuijzen-150x84.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139349 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/24120555\/DUO_2019-kempkensberg-foto-Richard-Broekhuijzen-225x126.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139349 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/05\/22\/rechter-tikt-duo-op-de-vingers-voor-onzorgvuldig-besluit-over-iraanse-student\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tJudge reprimands DUO for careless decision about Iranian student\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-05-22\">22 May 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMoney\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 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https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/24120555\/DUO_2019-kempkensberg-foto-Richard-Broekhuijzen-150x84.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139349 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/24120555\/DUO_2019-kempkensberg-foto-Richard-Broekhuijzen-225x126.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139349 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/05\/22\/rechter-tikt-duo-op-de-vingers-voor-onzorgvuldig-besluit-over-iraanse-student\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tJudge reprimands DUO for careless decision about Iranian student\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time 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block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\tflex-col @xl:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @xl:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/ai-in-business-track-winners-first-place-breadie_bmi-00396-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1779357696\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/ai-in-business-track-winners-first-place-breadie_bmi-00396-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1779357696 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/ai-in-business-track-winners-first-place-breadie_bmi-00396-500x282.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1779357696 500w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/ai-in-business-track-winners-first-place-breadie_bmi-00396-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1779357696 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @xl:p-8 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @xl:text-2xl\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/05\/21\/van-schermtijdboetes-tot-gameplatform-tegen-eenzaamheid-eur-studenten-organiseren-grootste-ai-studentenhackathon-van-nederland\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current underline-offset-2 decoration-2 hocus:underline @md:decoration-3 @xl:decoration-4 inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tFrom screen time fines to a gaming platform against loneliness: EUR students organise the Netherlands\u2019 biggest student AI hackathon\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-05-21\">21 May 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tArtificial Intelligence\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCampus\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full 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