Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:22:23 +0200 Thu, 16 Oct 25 13:29:00 +0200 Call for papers: Criminal Law in the Age of Transitions – Between sacred cows and core values of criminal justice system /en/news/call-for-papers-criminal-law-in-the-age-of-transitions-between-sacred-cows-and-core-values-of Papers are welcome for the 14th Symposium for Young Penalists of the International Association of Penal Law, about criminal law and criminal justice systems as a reflection of changing times. 152998 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:29:00 +0200 Nieuws A look back on the Legal Hackathon 2025 /en/news/a-look-back-on-the-legal-hackathon-2025 A look back on the third edition of the Legal Hackathon for "Inleiding Staats- en Bestuursrecht" attended by nearly a thousand first-year law students. 152692 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 06:23:00 +0200 Nieuws Annemarie Drahmann appointed Professor of Administrative Law /en/news/annemarie-drahmann-appointed-professor-of-administrative-law As of September 1, 2025, Annemarie Drahmann has been appointed full professor of administrative law at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ. 151246 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:20:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Papers “Legal Advisory Opinions Shaping Climate Action and Human Rights /en/news/call-for-papers-legal-advisory-opinions-shaping-climate-action-and-human-rights The Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) is calling for papers for their Annual Conference, taking place on 6 November 2025 in Leiden. 151121 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:09:00 +0200 Nieuws Brianne McGonigle Leyh appointed Professor of Global Justice Studies /en/news/brianne-mcgonigle-leyh-appointed-professor-of-global-justice-studies As of 1 July 2025, Brianne McGonigle Leyh has been appointed Professor of Global Justice Studies at the Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ School of Law. 150280 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:59:00 +0200 Nieuws SIM Peter Baehr lecture by Jolien Schukking: A House of Stories /en/news/sim-peter-baehr-lecture-by-jolien-schukking-a-house-of-stories The SIM Peter Baehr lecture of 2025 will be given by Jolien Schukking, judge at the European Court of Human rights. 150009 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:40:00 +0200 Nieuws When Evidence Isn’t Enough: Government Dismisses Report on anti-Muslim Discrimination /en/news/when-evidence-isnt-enough-government-dismisses-report-on-anti-muslim-discrimination On March 21st 2025, the National Research on anti-Muslim Discrimination, commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, was published. 148534 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:52:00 +0200 Nieuws Stop Fixing Girls—Start Fixing the System /en/news/stop-fixing-girls-start-fixing-the-system In the RE-WIRING project, we work on de-biasing career choices while taking the whole decision ecosystem into account - including schools, materials, teachers, and parents. 147648 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 11:27:00 +0100 Nieuws Harmful gender stereotypes in media and advertising: a significant gap in EU law! /en/news/harmful-gender-stereotypes-in-media-and-advertising-a-significant-gap-in-eu-law On International women’s day 2025, the European Equality Law Network with several Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers, published a report on harmful gender stereotypes 147647 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 10:35:00 +0100 Nieuws Karin de Vries appointed Professor of Fundamental Rights /en/news/karin-de-vries-appointed-professor-of-fundamental-rights As of March 1, 2025, Karin de Vries has been appointed Professor of Fundamental Rights at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance. 147467 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:08:00 +0100 Nieuws Sociological Inquiries into International Law in a Polarized World: Markets, National Security, and Democracy /en/news/sociological-inquiries-into-international-law-in-a-polarized-world-markets-national-security-and The Sixth Workshop on Sociological Inquiries into International Law will be held at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ on 13–14 November 2025. We invite abstracts. 146672 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:41:00 +0100 Nieuws Reviewing the Legality of the Cabinet's Plans on Migration: The need for a New Platform of Investigation /en/news/reviewing-the-legality-of-the-cabinets-plans-on-migration-the-need-for-a-new-platform-of Migration has been a leitmotif of the past year at the European and national level, as a response and to promote further research a new research platform on Migration Law (MiLa) will be established from the 1 January 2025, 145501 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:39:00 +0100 Nieuws Special issue of the Utrecht Law Review: Exploring Linkages between Rule of Law Backsliding and Human Rights /en/news/special-issue-of-the-utrecht-law-review-exploring-linkages-between-rule-of-law-backsliding-and-human This special edition of the ULR has contributions from Montaigne Centre researchers Antoine Buyse, Katharine Fortin and Hadeel Abu Hussein, among others. 145133 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:56:00 +0100 Nieuws Lautaro Melcón receives François prize from Royal Netherlands Society of International Law /en/news/lautaro-melcon-receives-francois-prize-from-royal-netherlands-society-of-international-law Lautaro Melcón is a Public International Law LLM graduate from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ. His wrote his thesis on armed groups (rebels), taxes and pillaging. 144598 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:46:00 +0100 Nieuws Special Issue on Families, Individuals and Human Rights /en/news/special-issue-on-families-individuals-and-human-rights The Utrecht Law Review has a special issue out, ddited by UCERF researchers, on human rights, family law and people outside 'the norm'. 144367 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:21:00 +0200 Nieuws Het lichtzinnig beroep op een ‘asielcrisis’, een gevaar voor de rechtsstaat? /en/news/het-lichtzinnig-beroep-op-een-asielcrisis-een-gevaar-voor-de-rechtsstaat Een reactie op de beroep van een 'asielcrisis' in het regeerprogramma. 143490 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:47:00 +0200 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com/BalkansCat New project on strengthening Human Rights Cities across four European countries /en/news/new-project-on-strengthening-human-rights-cities-across-four-european-countries The RightsCities project aims to promote civil society organisations' implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in Utrecht, Lund, Vienna, Gdansk and Sopot. 141762 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 12:01:00 +0200 Nieuws Paulien de Winter receives NIAS Fellowship to find out how group dynamics influence public servants’ enforcement style /en/news/paulien-de-winter-receives-nias-fellowship-to-find-out-how-group-dynamics-influence-public-servants Paulien de Winter is going to research how group dynamics among street-level bureaucrats influence enforcement of social security rules. 141565 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:16:00 +0200 Nieuws Joep Lindeman appointed full professor of criminal procedural law at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ /en/news/joep-lindeman-appointed-full-professor-of-criminal-procedural-law-at-utrecht-university Joep Lindeman is appointed full professor of criminal procedural law at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ. His appointment is during an interesting time in Dutch criminal law. 141074 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Marc Hertogh appointed as Distinguished Professor of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance /en/news/marc-hertogh-appointed-as-distinguished-professor-of-the-faculty-of-law-economics-and-governance As of May 1, 2024, Marc Hertogh has been appointed Distinguished Professor of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ. 140226 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:54:00 +0200 Nieuws