Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law at Maastricht University is a top-quality provider of challenging and rewarding Dutch and European legal education at bachelor’s, master’s and PhD-level. A true pioneer in small-scale teaching and teaching of skills aimed at a broad range of future legal professionals.
 
The clear focus in research on European and international aspects of the law, Law and tech, and the empirical setting in which the law operates, provides an exceptionally stimulating environment for both students and staff. The Faculty greatly values its open, diverse and inclusive community that makes it a pleasant and rewarding place to work and study. 

Contact details

Visiting address
 Bouillonstraat 1-3 , 6211 LH Maastricht

Postal address
Maastricht University, Faculty of Law
P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht

+31 43 3882222
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The UM Faculty of Law offers a wide range of bachelor's and master's programmes. Would you like to know more about our programmes? Download the brochure for more information on the courses, career perspectives and admission requirements of our programmes.

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News

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    GLaw-Net Seminar ‘International Law and the Absurd’ with Wouter Werner

    Friday, January 27, 2023

    After short Christmas break, the Globalization and Law Network (GLaw-Net) resumed its bi-weekly seminars with invited experts who study the role of law in a globalizing world. 

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  • Adriana Caballero Perez

    Voting Matters: An Analysis of the Use of Electoral-Assistive Devices through the Lens of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

    Wednesday, January 25, 2023

    PhD thesis written by Adriana Caballero Pérez
    This study adopts an evidence-based approach and a mixed research design to explore the de facto realization of the right to vote by persons with disabilities, or the ‘opportunity’ to enjoy this right on an equal basis with others.

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  • Bruno de Witte

    Bruno de Witte and the ever-evolving field of EU law

    Tuesday, January 17, 2023

    Professor Bruno de Witte is saying goodbye to Maastricht University, but not to European Law. He will continue to deliver his razor-sharp legal analyses at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. 

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  • Sarah Schoenmaekers appointed professor of construction law at the faculty of law of UHasselt

    Monday, January 16, 2023

    As of 1 January, Sarah Schoenmaekers has been part-time appointed professor of construction law at the faculty of law of UHasselt.

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  • van Prooijen

    Action with racist slogans creates a stir

    Tuesday, January 10, 2023

    The action with racist slogans on Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge at the turn of the year was claimed by members of the Telegram group 'White Lives Matter', active in the Netherlands and Germany. Scientists from the UM react via the media.

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Law 2021 annual review

With this overview we would like to tell you about what happened last year in the field of education, research and our faculty as a whole.

In our new story of science series, we also look ahead through a window of opportunity for grant recipients Nasrat and Arif and once again we like to show that we are innovative LAW.next: new wind for post-academic education. Furthermore, the review has been supplemented by a fascinating story about how the EU will get on with Poland and in the showcases, we focus on recent developments, events and special achievements of our teaching and research activities.

 Read our Law review 2021

Education

We aim at educating excellent jurists who are well prepared to take up the various roles they will fulfil in their future professional career. Maastricht is a special place to study law. The international classroom, focus on small-scale teaching, staff-student contact and skills are widely praised.

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Research

Our research profile specialises in the role of law in a Europeanising and globalising society. It is implemented in one common faculty research programme and offers space for talented researchers. There is always a close link between teaching and research.

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About Law

The faculty is based in a remarkable building in the centre of Maastricht. It has 3,400 students and 360 staff members.

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Agenda / events

  •   3130 Jan May 14:00
    - 15:30

    MCEL Seminars

    The activities of the centre include regular organisation of academic conferences and workshops, as well as monthly research seminars to which high-level speakers are invited to discuss a specific topic in the field of EU law. 

  •   23 Feb 12:30
    - 15:00

    External Financial Governance: Solidarity and Externalisation of Migration Control through EU Funding

    NWO Hestia/Faculty of Law Workshop

  • 11 Feb 09:30
    - 16:30

    Bachelor's Open Day

    Find out more about one of the most international universities in Europe, experience our unique approach to teaching and immerse yourself in your programme of choice.

  • 23 Feb

    On campus Experience Day | European Law School

    During the Experience Day you will receive more information about the European Law School programme and Problem-Based Learning (PBL).

     

  • 8 Mar 12:30
    - 18:30

    Seminar International Supply Chain Taxation

    2023 Seminar ‘International Supply Chain Taxation’ 'Recent developments in VAT, customs, and sustainable trade​'

  • 9 Mar 15:30
    - 17:00

    Opening Environmental Law Lecture series

    This freely accessible online (and hybrid) lecture series provides students and scholars with core insights in the state of affairs of EU environmental law. The lecture series will run in 2023 and 2024. All lectures will be recorded and will be made accessible through YouTube.

  • 16 Mar

    Online Experience Day | European Law School

    During the Experience Day you will receive more information about the European Law School programme and Problem-Based Learning (PBL).

     

  • 24 Mar 13:00

    The war against Ukraine and EU law

    This workshop will discuss the impact of the war against Ukraine on the EU and EU law.

  •   631 Apr Jul 16:00
    - 17:30

    Environmental Law Lecture Series

    This lecture series provides a set of important insights from environmental law scholars on how EU environmental law helps to achieve the aim of a high level of environmental protection in the European Union and across the world.

  •   1215 Apr

    Louis M. Brown Forest S. Mosten International Client Consultation Competition 2023

    We warmly welcome you to the 2023 Louis M Brown Forest S Mosten Client Consultation Competition website, proudly hosted by Maastricht University's Faculty of Law (the Netherlands).

  • 13 Apr

    Recognise Platform Launch

    Are you interested in legal reasoning, how our emotions affect our (legal) decision-making as a result of cognitive biases, the role of AI in courts, and much more?

  • 20 Apr

    On campus Experience Day | European Law School

    During the Experience Day you will receive more information about the European Law School programme and Problem-Based Learning (PBL).

     

  • 12 May 10:00
    - 16:00

    Graduation Ceremonies

    Graduation Ceremonies for Bachelors

     

  •   1213 Jun 13:30
    - 12:30

    Virtual Criminal Justice in a post pandemic world

    With this symposium we strive to set up an interdisciplinary network of researchers from fields such as criminal law, sociology, psychology, criminology and language communication to research virtual criminal trials.

  • 14 Jun 09:30
    - 17:15

    Globalized crime and criminal justice: European and international criminal law perspectives

    This conference aims to compare and critically assess the developments in European Criminal Law and International Criminal Law. The conference sets out to analyse differences and similarities with regard to a variety of different aspects of criminal justice in a globalized world. It seeks to zoom in on the similarities and differences of both supranational legal orders and to discuss a variety of questions spanning from the prosecution of serious international crimes, to issues of substantive and procedural criminal law and cooperation in criminal matters. The conference aims to bring together experts from academia and practitioners from both European as well as international criminal law to discuss challenges and opportunities of today.

  •   2223 Jun 09:00
    - 17:00

    COMIPinDigiMarkts2023 - Call for Abstracts

    Sustainable & Digital Competition on the Merits:  A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspective

  • 23 Jun 10:00
    - 16:00

    Graduation Ceremonies

    Graduation Ceremonies for Masters

     

  •   415 Sep 09:00
    - 18:00

    Cursos de Postgrado en Derecho Tributario Internacional y Europeo 2023

    Tax Law Courses in Spanish, location Brussels.

    information only available in Spanish

  • 17 Nov

    ITEM Annual Conference 2023

    The next ITEM Annual Conference will take place in cooperation with Province of South Holland and Kings Commissioner Jaap Smit, on Friday 17 November 2023 in The Hague. You are cordially invited!

    We hope to see you at the Annual Conference 2023.

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