Globalization & Law Network
The Globalization & Law Network is composed by a group of researchers of Maastricht University, coming from different backgrounds, who study the role that law plays in a globalizing society from a holistic perspective. We are interested in understanding how globalization is challenging legal systems, the societal consequences of these changes, and how legal actors and instruments should be adapted to respond to these challenges.
Studying globalization
from several angles.
Research
Globalization & Law Network aims at studying the changing role of law in a globalizing society, and, in particular, how globalization is challenging the potential of the law to regulate, protect and solve disputes.
Our Research focuses on two main themes:
1. Legitimacy issues created by Globalization and
2. Judicial Protection and Conflict Resolution.
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View Globalization & Law Network’s publications
Globalization & Law Network’s research is part of the Law Faculty research programme and
its members belong to various research institutes.
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On 11 October 2023, we had the pleasure to host Dr Ane Aranguiz, Assistant Professor of European Labour and Social Security Law at Tilburg University. Aranguiz discussed her current research on “Combating social exclusion in the EU, what role for EU law?”, with Dr. Fulvia Ristuccia, Assistant...
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On 27 September 2023, the Globalization & Law Network hosted Chiara Armeni, Professor of Environmental Law at Université Libre de Bruxelles, who presented her paper entitled “Inequalities and environmental justice in the EU climate transition”.
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The Globalization & Law Network is pleased to present its first newsletter covering the first half of 2023.
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On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the latest of our Globalization and Law Network Seminars took place at the Law Faculty. Joining us online, Dr. Signe Rehling Larsen, from University of Oxford, talked about her recent publication and current research on Empire and Public law and more specifically, the...
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On 19 April 2023, during the latest seminar organized by the Globalization & Law Network, Dr Floris de Witte (London School of Economics and Political Science) presented his paper, ‘Here be Dragons: Legal geography and EU law’. Carlo Colombo and Matteo Bonelli acted as discussants.
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On 12 April 2023, the Globalization & Law Network Seminar had the pleasure to host Dr Fernando Lusa Bordin (Cambridge University), who gave a talk entitled ‘The Consent of International Organizations in the Making of General and Conventional Rules of International Law’.
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On 28 March 2023, the Globalisation and Law Network had the pleasure to have Prof. Ramses Wessel, vice-dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen, at Maastricht University. During the seminar, which was organized in collaboration with the Maastricht Center for European Law (MCEL)...
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On 13 March 2023, the latest Globalization & Law seminar took place. We had the pleasure to listen to prof. Patricia Popelier speak about her ongoing research on “Trust in Multi-Tiered Systems”. Dr Šejla Imamović acted as a discussant.
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Doctrine, documents, data – this is the trinity which Anna Beckers will analyse in her ERC-funded project CHAINLAW. The project will lay the foundation for developing a regulatory framework in response to the socio-economic institutions that make up global value chains. Her holistic approach will...
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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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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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On 23 November 2022, the GLobalization & Law Network held the hybrid seminar featuring Lucas Carlos Lima, Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University Federal of Minas Gerais, Brazil. During the seminar, Professor Lima presented his paper “Is the IACtHR advancing the notion...
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The faculty welcomes the excellent news that our colleague Anna Beckers has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant for her research project on "CHAINLAW, Responsive Law for Global Value Chains". We like to congratulate Anna Beckers!
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On 15 and 16 April 2021, the GLaw Research Network held the online workshop ‘Article 47 of the EU Charter and effective judicial protection: The Court of Justice’s perspective’. The two-day workshop has brought together the authors of the first of two volumes edited by Mariolina Eliantonio, Matteo...
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On 18 March 2021, Henrique Marcos, Dr Antonia Waltermann, and Prof Dr Jaap Hage (Foundations and Methods of Law, Faculty of Law, UM) presented their paper "From Sovereignty to International Cooperation: Lessons from Legal Logic and Social Ontology" at the 10th Annual Cambridge International Law...
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Why would environmental damage in Nigeria be litigated in The Hague, The Netherlands? Or a worldwide Volkswagen “Dieselgate” in Amsterdam? Are Dutch courts better equipped to deal with complex litigation arising out of multinationals’ activities? Against the backdrop of recent Dutch case law, the...
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Dr Matteo Bonelli has become the winner of the UM Dissertation Prize for his thesis "A Union of Values: Safeguarding Democracy, the Rule of Law and Human Rights in the EU Member States".
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Summary of online research seminars held by the Globalisation & Law Network in the academic year 2019 - 2020.
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On Thursday 16 April, GLobalization & Law Network inaugurated a series of bi-weekly meetings, where the members present their ongoing research in an informal setting.
