Nieuws /en en Sun, 04 May 2025 23:58:00 +0200 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:52:00 +0200 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 University 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 University, 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 University 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 Call for papers: Democracy in times of transition in the European Union /en/news/call-for-papers-democracy-in-times-of-transition-in-the-european-union The 8th Young European Law Scholars Conference will be held on 3-4 July 2025 at Utrecht University. We invite young scholars to submit papers on this year's theme. 145429 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:40:00 +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 University. 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 University /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 University. 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 University. 140226 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:54:00 +0200 Nieuws André Verburg appointed as professor of Legal Protection against the Government /en/news/andre-verburg-appointed-as-professor-of-legal-protection-against-the-government André Verburg was appointed professor of Legal Protection against the Government at Utrecht University on April 15, 2024. 139700 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Work-life Balance in EU Member States: considerable work still to be done /en/news/work-life-balance-in-eu-member-states-considerable-work-still-to-be-done On International Women’s day, the European Equality Law Network publishes its second report on the transposition of the Work-life Balance Directive in EU Member States. 138404 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:07:00 +0100 Nieuws Looking back at the VSR conference 2024 “Building Bridges” /en/news/looking-back-at-the-vsr-conference-2024-building-bridges UCERF researcher Jet Tigchelaar spoke at the annual VSR conference, organised by the Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice 137780 Sat, 10 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Hanneke van Eijken first holder of the Alex Brenninkmeijer chair /en/news/hanneke-van-eijken-first-holder-of-the-alex-brenninkmeijer-chair Hanneke van Eijken is the first researcher to hold the new Alex Brenninkmeijer chair in Rule of Law & Democracy at Utrecht University. 137179 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:17:00 +0100 Nieuws New SIM fellow: Karin de Vries /en/news/new-sim-fellow-karin-de-vries The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University welcomes its new fellow, Karin de Vries 136517 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:05:00 +0100 Nieuws