π’ New blog post βοΈ on a legislative proposal adopted by the Commission just before summer: a ban on Russian gas imports into the EU.
Whatβs striking? The legal basis: trade, not CFSP.
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π’ New blog post βοΈ on a legislative proposal adopted by the Commission just before summer: a ban on Russian gas imports into the EU.
Whatβs striking? The legal basis: trade, not CFSP.
www.thomasverellen.com/blog/commiss...
De democratische rechtsstaat staat volop ter discussie. Maar wat is eigenlijk een rechtsstaat? En hoe beschermen we hem? Rond deze vragen organiseren we de Rechtsstaat Parade in de Neude Bibliotheek in Utrecht. Gratis toegankelijk, voor iedereen! Kom ook πhttps://www.uu.nl/agenda/rechtsstaat-parade
08.09.2025 14:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1π£π£Β Very excited to share that my new book, Transitional Justice in the United States of America: Justice for All? (Routledge, Transitional Justice Series, edited by Kieran McEvoy), is now out!Β ππ
02.09.2025 09:08 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Op 15 september organiseren we de Rechtsstaat Parade! Gratis van 15.00 - 19.00 in de Bibliotheek Neude (Bibliotheek Utrecht) Met schrijvers, dichters, wetenschappers, en mensen uit de praktijk! Kom ook! π en bouw mee aan het huis van de rechtsstaat. Programma en aanmelden: www.uu.nl/agenda/recht...
11.08.2025 11:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Op 26 september is het Betweter festival in @tivolivredenburg.bsky.social Met ook bijdrages vanuit Rechtsgeleerdheid. Janneke Gerards gaat in gesprek over de macht van de rechter en politiek gevoelige kwesties. www.betweterfestival.nl/programma/20...
31.07.2025 12:49 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π£ Call for Papers: Legal Advisory Opinions Shaping Climate Action and Human Rights
Topics: climate change & human rights, right to a healthy environment, future generations, rights of nature, accountability & reparations π
π¨ Deadline: 15 September 2025
Learn more: www.asser.nl/nnhrr/news/c...
Prof @bmcg-leyh.bsky.social l leads the Open-Source Global Justice Investigations Lab at Utrecht University where researchers, students, journalists, open-source investigators, and activists work together on the pursuit of human rights, truth and transparency. 2/2 www.uu.nl/en/research/...
10.07.2025 08:59 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0We are very happy to have a new chair "Global Justice Studies" and very proud of the professor leading it, @bmcg-leyh.bsky.social She sees an important role for universities and societal partners to work together to strengthen and protect justice worldwide! 1/2 www.uu.nl/en/news/bria...
10.07.2025 08:54 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0In de moderne oorlog kiest AI wie er zal sterven, schrijft collega @jessicadorsey.bsky.social en Marta Bo van @tmcasser.bsky.social In tegenstelling tot autonome wapensystemen blijven AI-DSS grotendeels buiten het publieke debat en de internationale regelgeving. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
27.05.2025 07:37 β π 7 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0On 18 and 19 June actors, artists, and students from Utrecht University will stage a fictional trial on #ecocide and you can be the jury. π΄ π¦ How can trees, birds, entire ecosystems be heard in a court of law? Can we bring justice? Get your tickets via ZIMIHC theatre www.zimihc.nl/agenda/this-...
20.05.2025 14:39 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The @tmcasser.bsky.social, the Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER), ourselves, and @groningeneulaw.bsky.social are organising a PhD and early-career scholars workshop on the legal dimensions of the EUβs role in reviving multilateralism. Submit your abstractβοΈ www.uu.nl/en/news/call...
20.05.2025 13:08 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π±π¦π³ππͺ΄For every professional, researcher, student (master-level above) working on Nature Based Solutions: consider to join our 5 day Summerschool! Deadline for registration= 31 May 2025. utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/scie...
14.05.2025 15:17 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Our colleague @jessicadorsey.bsky.social "The Israelis seem to have eroded all recognisable understandings within the law of who constitutes a civilian, narrowing that category, almost to an unrecognisable level and therefore broadening the people that they see fit to be targeted."
14.05.2025 12:11 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0βΆοΈJoin us for a multi-disciplinary #workshop discussing the human elements in developing and using military AI. Experts from various disciplines will critically examine how the term 'human' is defined politically, socially, and ethically.
πLearn more and register: bit.ly/4jLYwpU
#MilitaryAI #IntLaw
Dear academic network, on 12 May at 16:15 I deliver my inaugural lecture on the tensions between how law understands information and the realities of algorithmic processes. You are warmly invited to join in person or online www.linkedin.com/posts/nadezh...
23.04.2025 09:10 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Today (Tuesday 15 April) is the deadline for the submission of abstracts for our conference on βConceptualizing ecocideβ (2-3 October 2025, Utrecht University) @uurechten.bsky.social @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social www.uu.nl/en/news/call...
15.04.2025 07:19 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0De Vereniging voor Gezondheidsrecht heeft de Goudsmitprijs 2025 toegekend aan Lisette ten Haaf, voor haar proefschrift Regulating Non-Existence: the legal conceptualisation of the future child in the regulation of reproduction. www.uu.nl/nieuws/prijs...
14.04.2025 12:40 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0We have made a starter pack for people working on/ interested in armed groups, civil war scholarship, armed groups and international law and non-international armed conflicts. Please join! go.bsky.app/24KvoKz
10.04.2025 11:44 β π 18 π 11 π¬ 2 π 0Ola Al Khatib reviews "Algorithmic Rule By Law" by Nathalie A. Smuha.
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On April 9, we're hosting an interdisciplinary discussion on the role of regulation in shaping digital innovation and innovative markets, as well as other questions raised in Nikita Divissekno's new book "Regulating Innovation in the Digital Age" Please register to join: www.uu.nl/en/events/bo...
03.04.2025 08:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In de Tweede Kamer is net het nieuwe Wetboek van Strafvordering aangenomen!
01.04.2025 13:32 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Op 9 mei 2025 organiseren @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social en de @vuamsterdam.bsky.social Een Evaluatie Wet vergoeding affectieschade: Vooruitdenk-bijeenkomst. Toegang is gratis, maar aanmelden is verplicht. Het aantal plekken is beperkt, dus meldt u snel aan. www.uu.nl/agenda/evalu...
01.04.2025 08:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Danish Ambassador to the Netherlands, Ulf Melgaard, will give a guest lecure on βThe Kingdom of Denmark β Greenland in a Constitutional Law and Public International Law Perspectiveβ, on 8 April. Please register to join!βοΈ www.uu.nl/en/events/gr...
26.03.2025 13:02 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0We have a vacancy at the Willem Pompe Institute (@uurechten.bsky.social @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social)!
Weβre looking for an Assistant Prof to teach criminal law and/or procedure in Dutch Bachelor&LLM programmes (so fluency in Dutch is a requirement). Please share! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...
Om 28 March, Ambassador Francesca C., Permanent Representative of Malta to the Council of Europe @euatcoe.bsky.social will talk in Utrecht about the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and the role of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
18.03.2025 10:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Op 3 april zal Mark de Hek, advocaat bij SAP advocaten, een gastcollege verzorgen aan de Universiteit Utrecht over aansprakelijkheid bij misstanden rondom kunstmatige voortplanting en afstammingskwesties. Hij komt ook aan het woord in de Netflix docu The Man with 1000 kids. www.uu.nl/agenda/gastc...
18.03.2025 08:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Whats going on in the USA? Join us for a pop-up college at @uurechten.bsky.social @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social on 18 march w @bmcg-leyh.bsky.social and femke van esch to discuss!
13.03.2025 10:58 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Studenten bootsten onlangs een actuele milieurechtszaak na, in de vorm van een pleitwedstrijd. Het draaide het om de vraag of in de milieueffectrapportage voor gaswinning ook uitstoot van gas door bedrijven en consumenten meegenomen moeten worden. Dit speelt in heel Europa. www.uu.nl/nieuws/stude...
13.03.2025 10:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In deze tijd van agressievere politieke en publieke debatten, is dialoog harder nodig dan ooit. Daarom organiseren we samen met Bureau Burgerberaad op donderdag 3 april de eerste Alex Brenninkmeijer-dialoog. Met o.a. Natascha van Weezel en Ernst Hirsch Ballin www.uu.nl/agenda/eerst...
12.03.2025 13:40 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0On 15 April, we're giving you an overview of the water quality expertise that exists at different faculties of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social Join us in making an impact on water quality management and decision-making. Register to join! www.uu.nl/en/events/wa...
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