Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence
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BlueSky account of the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence, Embedded in the Department of Foundations of Law at Maastricht University.
We kick off the new academic year with legal historian Mariken Lenaerts (Foundations of Law) and her paper 'The Collectivisation of Private and Family Life in Nazi Germany'.
September 16, 16-18h. To register and to see all our upcoming events, go to lnkd.in/e3PpzT9t
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September 16, 16-18h. To register and to see all our upcoming events, go to lnkd.in/e3PpzT9t
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September 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
We kick off the new academic year with legal historian Mariken Lenaerts (Foundations of Law) and her paper 'The Collectivisation of Private and Family Life in Nazi Germany'.
September 16, 16-18h. To register and to see all our upcoming events, go to lnkd.in/e3PpzT9t
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
September 16, 16-18h. To register and to see all our upcoming events, go to lnkd.in/e3PpzT9t
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
Please find enclosed our call for abstracts for a two-day conference, entitled: ECtHR jurisprudence: an incremental and progressive development or time to take a breather?
Keynote speakers: Mattias Kumm (WZB) and Janneke Gerards (Utrecht).
14-15 January 2027, at @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social.
Keynote speakers: Mattias Kumm (WZB) and Janneke Gerards (Utrecht).
14-15 January 2027, at @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social.
July 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Please find enclosed our call for abstracts for a two-day conference, entitled: ECtHR jurisprudence: an incremental and progressive development or time to take a breather?
Keynote speakers: Mattias Kumm (WZB) and Janneke Gerards (Utrecht).
14-15 January 2027, at @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social.
Keynote speakers: Mattias Kumm (WZB) and Janneke Gerards (Utrecht).
14-15 January 2027, at @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social.
On 1 July, our colleague Manon Moerman successfully defended her PhD thesis. The thesis is entitled: Normative Hybridity in Private Partnerships: An Exploration Into the Rules of Conduct for Business Partners in Early Modern Amsterdam (1601-1791). Congratulations Manon!
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July 3, 2026 at 7:57 AM
On 1 July, our colleague Manon Moerman successfully defended her PhD thesis. The thesis is entitled: Normative Hybridity in Private Partnerships: An Exploration Into the Rules of Conduct for Business Partners in Early Modern Amsterdam (1601-1791). Congratulations Manon!
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@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
On Tuesday, 16 June, we welcome Alexander Somek (University of Vienna) to @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social. He will present a paper titled "Republicanism and Liberal Democracy: Transformation of our Political Predicament."
Registration here: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc...
Registration here: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc...
June 4, 2026 at 6:07 AM
On Tuesday, 16 June, we welcome Alexander Somek (University of Vienna) to @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social. He will present a paper titled "Republicanism and Liberal Democracy: Transformation of our Political Predicament."
Registration here: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc...
Registration here: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc...
Look at us! The first official group picture of the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence.
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May 21, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Look at us! The first official group picture of the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence.
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
Onze @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social collega Paula Lozada is benoemd tot een van de Faces of Science van het KNAW:
"Onze wetgeving ziet de natuur vooral als iets dat mensen kunnen bezitten en gebruiken. Maar klopt de tegenstelling ‘eigenaar’ en ‘bezit’ eigenlijk wel?"
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"Onze wetgeving ziet de natuur vooral als iets dat mensen kunnen bezitten en gebruiken. Maar klopt de tegenstelling ‘eigenaar’ en ‘bezit’ eigenlijk wel?"
www.knaw.nl/fondsen-en-p...
Faces of Science - KNAW
Faces of Science communiceren over hun wetenschappelijk onderzoek en hun leven als promovendi aan de hand van blogs, vlogs, artikelen, lezingen, optredens in de media en activiteiten op sociale media....
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March 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Onze @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social collega Paula Lozada is benoemd tot een van de Faces of Science van het KNAW:
"Onze wetgeving ziet de natuur vooral als iets dat mensen kunnen bezitten en gebruiken. Maar klopt de tegenstelling ‘eigenaar’ en ‘bezit’ eigenlijk wel?"
www.knaw.nl/fondsen-en-p...
"Onze wetgeving ziet de natuur vooral als iets dat mensen kunnen bezitten en gebruiken. Maar klopt de tegenstelling ‘eigenaar’ en ‘bezit’ eigenlijk wel?"
www.knaw.nl/fondsen-en-p...
Next Tuesday, 27 January (16-18h, on site and online), we will host @ingovenzke.bsky.social (UvA) at our Maastricht Foundations of Law Colloquia.
Title: "Fossil Sovereignty: The Struggle for the Law in the Climate Crisis."
Register here: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc...
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Title: "Fossil Sovereignty: The Struggle for the Law in the Climate Crisis."
Register here: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Next Tuesday, 27 January (16-18h, on site and online), we will host @ingovenzke.bsky.social (UvA) at our Maastricht Foundations of Law Colloquia.
Title: "Fossil Sovereignty: The Struggle for the Law in the Climate Crisis."
Register here: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc...
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
Title: "Fossil Sovereignty: The Struggle for the Law in the Climate Crisis."
Register here: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc...
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the colloquium with Prof. Somek has been postponed to June. Next week, we will welcome Ingo Venzke (UvA).
Pre-announcement: on Tuesday, 27 January (16-18h), we will host Alexander Somek (Vienna) at our Maastricht Foundations of Law Colloquia. He will present his paper "Republicanism and Liberal Democracy: Transformations of our Political."
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the colloquium with Prof. Somek has been postponed to June. Next week, we will welcome Ingo Venzke (UvA).
Pre-announcement: on Tuesday, 27 January (16-18h), we will host Alexander Somek (Vienna) at our Maastricht Foundations of Law Colloquia. He will present his paper "Republicanism and Liberal Democracy: Transformations of our Political."
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Pre-announcement: on Tuesday, 27 January (16-18h), we will host Alexander Somek (Vienna) at our Maastricht Foundations of Law Colloquia. He will present his paper "Republicanism and Liberal Democracy: Transformations of our Political."
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social
Yale hired a new professor of Legal Philosophy, who looks to be a legal positivist.
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Yale hired a new professor of Legal Philosophy, who looks to be a legal positivist.
Our colleague @sebreyes.bsky.social has a new pre-publication paper out in the Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence:
A Matter of Pedigree: Legal Interpretation and Judicial Review.
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A Matter of Pedigree: Legal Interpretation and Judicial Review.
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A Matter of Pedigree: Legal Interpretation and Judicial Review | Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence | Cambridge Core
A Matter of Pedigree: Legal Interpretation and Judicial Review
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November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Our colleague @sebreyes.bsky.social has a new pre-publication paper out in the Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence:
A Matter of Pedigree: Legal Interpretation and Judicial Review.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A Matter of Pedigree: Legal Interpretation and Judicial Review.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Tomorrow, Oct. 22, 16-18h, Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Anne Ruth Mackor (Groningen): On Bayesian modelling of criminal cases as a whole.
Please join us in Maastricht or online. For registration: Https://www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subscribe?survey_id=199377
Please join us in Maastricht or online. For registration: Https://www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subscribe?survey_id=199377
October 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Tomorrow, Oct. 22, 16-18h, Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Anne Ruth Mackor (Groningen): On Bayesian modelling of criminal cases as a whole.
Please join us in Maastricht or online. For registration: Https://www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subscribe?survey_id=199377
Please join us in Maastricht or online. For registration: Https://www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subscribe?survey_id=199377
Next Wednesday, October 1st, 16-18h,
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Roland Pierik on why the ‘right to bodily integrity’ is redundant in discussions on childhood vaccination.
Please join us in Maastricht or online. For registration: Https://www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subscribe?survey_id=199377
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Roland Pierik on why the ‘right to bodily integrity’ is redundant in discussions on childhood vaccination.
Please join us in Maastricht or online. For registration: Https://www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subscribe?survey_id=199377
September 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Next Wednesday, October 1st, 16-18h,
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Roland Pierik on why the ‘right to bodily integrity’ is redundant in discussions on childhood vaccination.
Please join us in Maastricht or online. For registration: Https://www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subscribe?survey_id=199377
@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Roland Pierik on why the ‘right to bodily integrity’ is redundant in discussions on childhood vaccination.
Please join us in Maastricht or online. For registration: Https://www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subscribe?survey_id=199377
Next week, September 10th, 16-18h, @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Massimo Fichera (UM)(@massimofichera.bsky.social) will present a paper on Communal Constitutionalism and the notion of legitimate authority. Please join us online or in Maastricht. For registration: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc....
September 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Next week, September 10th, 16-18h, @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Massimo Fichera (UM)(@massimofichera.bsky.social) will present a paper on Communal Constitutionalism and the notion of legitimate authority. Please join us online or in Maastricht. For registration: www.aanmelder.nl/169090/subsc....
Tomorrow, 11.06, 16-18h @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social:
Sanne Taekema (EUR) on(Un)Civil activism and the rule of law.
"how should [we] see the relationship between activism and the rule of law: how does the rule of law frame activism, and how do activists relate to the rule of law?"
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Sanne Taekema (EUR) on(Un)Civil activism and the rule of law.
"how should [we] see the relationship between activism and the rule of law: how does the rule of law frame activism, and how do activists relate to the rule of law?"
lnkd.in/eJB5skQj
June 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Tomorrow, 11.06, 16-18h @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social:
Sanne Taekema (EUR) on(Un)Civil activism and the rule of law.
"how should [we] see the relationship between activism and the rule of law: how does the rule of law frame activism, and how do activists relate to the rule of law?"
lnkd.in/eJB5skQj
Sanne Taekema (EUR) on(Un)Civil activism and the rule of law.
"how should [we] see the relationship between activism and the rule of law: how does the rule of law frame activism, and how do activists relate to the rule of law?"
lnkd.in/eJB5skQj
30 April 16-18h at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence at @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: colloquium with Dimitrios Kyritsis (University of Essex) entitled: Law in the Service of Legitimacy. More info: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/maast...
Please us, in Maastricht or online.
Please us, in Maastricht or online.
April 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
30 April 16-18h at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence at @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: colloquium with Dimitrios Kyritsis (University of Essex) entitled: Law in the Service of Legitimacy. More info: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/maast...
Please us, in Maastricht or online.
Please us, in Maastricht or online.
19 March, 16-18h, at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence, @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social.
Colloquium with Inge van Hulle (KU Leuven) entitled: The Opium Wars, International Drug Control and the Fragmentation of International Law. More info:
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Colloquium with Inge van Hulle (KU Leuven) entitled: The Opium Wars, International Drug Control and the Fragmentation of International Law. More info:
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/fac...
March 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
19 March, 16-18h, at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence, @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social.
Colloquium with Inge van Hulle (KU Leuven) entitled: The Opium Wars, International Drug Control and the Fragmentation of International Law. More info:
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/fac...
Colloquium with Inge van Hulle (KU Leuven) entitled: The Opium Wars, International Drug Control and the Fragmentation of International Law. More info:
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/fac...
26 February (16-18h) at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence in @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Colloquium with Alejandro Calzetta (University of Genova) on 'Eugenio Bulygin and the Evolution of the Theory of Competence Norms'. More info: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/fac...
February 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
26 February (16-18h) at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence in @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social: Colloquium with Alejandro Calzetta (University of Genova) on 'Eugenio Bulygin and the Evolution of the Theory of Competence Norms'. More info: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/fac...
12 February (16-18h) at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence in @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social at @maastrichtu.bsky.social: Colloquium with Eva Bernet Kempers: (U of Antwerp). Title: Do rights of nature include animal rights?
On-site and online. Register here: aanmelder.nl/159956/subsc...
On-site and online. Register here: aanmelder.nl/159956/subsc...
January 27, 2025 at 6:54 AM
12 February (16-18h) at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence in @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social at @maastrichtu.bsky.social: Colloquium with Eva Bernet Kempers: (U of Antwerp). Title: Do rights of nature include animal rights?
On-site and online. Register here: aanmelder.nl/159956/subsc...
On-site and online. Register here: aanmelder.nl/159956/subsc...
18 December (16-18h) at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence in the @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social at Maastricht University: Colloquium with Prof. Mila Versteeg (U of Virginia), entitled: How Constitutions Fail. On-site and online. Register here: www.aanmelder.nl/159956/subsc...
December 9, 2024 at 6:46 PM
18 December (16-18h) at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence in the @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social at Maastricht University: Colloquium with Prof. Mila Versteeg (U of Virginia), entitled: How Constitutions Fail. On-site and online. Register here: www.aanmelder.nl/159956/subsc...
Today (16-18u) at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence in the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University: Colloquium with Prof. Don Loeb (University of Vermont). Title: The Guidance Problem for Natural Law. On-site and online. Register here: www.aanmelder.nl/159956/subsc...
November 27, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Today (16-18u) at the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence in the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University: Colloquium with Prof. Don Loeb (University of Vermont). Title: The Guidance Problem for Natural Law. On-site and online. Register here: www.aanmelder.nl/159956/subsc...