/en/events/phd-defence-the-dutch-slavish-imitation-doctrine-tested-against-european-law Jorn Torenbosch (Molengraaff Institute for Private Law) defends his doctoral thesis on whether the Dutch doctrine of slavish imitation is consistent with European law. 152147 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:15:00 +0100 - Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:15:00 +0100 /en/events/phd-defence-social-workers-as-local-human-rights-actors Alicia Dibbets defends her dissertation on how social workers realize and influence human rights through their interaction with laws and regulations concerning access to care and support. 152149 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:15:00 +0100 - Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:15:00 +0100 Academiegebouw Universiteit Utrecht /en/events/phd-defence-countering-economic-cyber-espionage-and-the-right-to-privacy Sophie Harleman defends her dissertation on the use of cyber investigation powers by intelligence and security services. 152477 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:15:00 +0100 - Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:15:00 +0100 /en/events/phd-defence-judicial-feedback-an-empirical-legal-study-of-the-interaction-between-judges-and Wendy Yan defends her dissertation, about how judges send off signals about legislative bottlenecks and what legislators do with these signals. 152480 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:15:00 +0100 - Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0100 /en/events/phd-defence-city-improvers-in-the-dutch-indies-and-indonesia Hans Versnel will defend his PhD thesis 'Stadsverbeteraars in Indië en Indonesië' ('City improvers in the Ducth Indies and Indonesia'). 153095 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100 - Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0100