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When historic injustice meets Tort Law: the case of the Srebrenica genocide
July 20th 2017, by Gijs van Dijck
In July 1995, thousands of Muslim Bosniak men were deported from the enclave Srebrenica and subsequently killed by the Bosnian Serb army under the command of Ratko Mladić. -
Jurisdiction after Brexit: get your common law from the French court
July 21th 2017, by Jan Smits
One of the major achievements from European integration is the principle of mutual recognition.
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Integration of refugees: towards a more coordinated approach
July 14th 2017, by Natasja Reslow and Dersim Yabasun
The increased flow of asylum applicants and migrants to the EU in recent years has not only put considerable pressure on the reception systems of Member States, but at the same time raises challenges regarding the integration of newcomers at the national and local level.
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Jurisdiction after Brexit: get your common law from the French court
July 21th 2017, by Jan Smits
One of the major achievements from European integration is the principle of mutual recognition.
Integration of refugees: towards a more coordinated approach
July 14th 2017, by Natasja Reslow and Dersim Yabasun
The increased flow of asylum applicants and migrants to the EU in recent years has not only put considerable [...]
Poland and the EU rule of law framework
June 20th 2017, by Hoai-Thu Nguyen
Last month the Council of Ministers debated in its meeting of 16 May 2017 the rule of law situation in Poland. [...]
Comparative legal history
July 4th 2017, by Agustin Parise
Comparative legal historians do not undertake pure legal history or pure comparative law. The product of their research experience is more than the mere addition of the two building blocks.
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Anyone who thinks that all asylum seekers who are granted a residence permit in the Netherlands stay here forever, is wrong.
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Together with experts from the various disciplines, ITEM made an inventory of the problems encountered by cross-border workers...
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The ECtHR’s Satamedia judgment juxtaposes issues of data protection and freedom of expression relating to the (re-)publication of public tax data.
In focus
Commentary on the ECtHR Grand Chamber case Ibrahim v. United Kingdom
June 19th 2017
Commented upon by Anna Pivaty and Anneli Soo.
Advanced introduction to Private Law
Video Book review
In this video, Jan Smits takes you on an intellectual journey through different [...]
Corrupting football, the beautiful game
May 5th 2017
These blogs were written as part of a series on “Corruption in Football''.
Do we know what law is?
May 9th 2017
A little bit of provocation sharpens the mind. Let me therefore start with a provocative thesis [...]
Excusing illegal use of force
April 25th 2017
From illegal but legitimate to legal because it is legitimate? This post argues [...]
The ecological function paradigm of ownership
April 27th 2017
When should the State intervene on ownership to guarantee [...]
Recent Books
Experts in disaster
Catastrophes used to be regarded as Acts of God, but nowadays tend to be blamed as Acts of Man.
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Experts in disaster
Punish, Seduce or Persuade
Doctoral thesis. An empirical assessment of anti-piracy interventions, interesting book for organisations and individuals that are in [...]
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Punish, Seduce or Persuade
Flawed strategies to reducing labor exploitations
Doctoral Thesis on reassessing the role of private actors in the global supply chain [...]
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Flawed strategies...
Research-Based Learning: Case Studies from Maastricht University
This book describes lessons learned from the implementation of research based learning at Maastricht University.
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Research-Based Learning
The ballot box
Right to vote, which is not that bad at all. About hundred years of universal suffrage and proportional representation.(Dutch only) [...]
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De Stembus
Civil liability and financial security for offshore oil and gas activities
This book provides insights into the liability and compensation for offshore-related [...]
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Civil liability
Information asymmetries in EU VAT
Doctoral Thesis about the phenomenon of tax information asymmetries between the taxable person and his [...]
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Asymmetries in EU VAT
Preventing medical malpractice and compensating victimised patients in China
First English book on the legal remedies for preventing medical errors [...]
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Preventing medical malpractice
Between Flexibility and Disintegration
This book will be essential reading for students and academics in EU law or anyone interested in the future of EU integration.
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Between Flexibility and Disintegration
State aid uncovered
This fourth volume of State Aid Uncovered reviews the main developments in the field of State aid in 2016. The past 12 months have been full of surprising twists and turns [...]
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State aid uncovered
The Competence of the EU in Copyright Lawmaking
Discusses the intersection between EU law and copyright law, encompassing [...]
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Copyright Lawmaking
Advanced Introduction to Private Law
This new book takes up the challenging question what is the role of private law [...]
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Advanced Introduction to Private Law
Maastricht Law Talk audio blogs
Tort Law
June 2017, by Benedikt Schmitz
In this episode with Gijs van Dijck, we discuss where tort law originates from and much more.
Contract Law
April 19th 2017, by Benedikt Schmitz
This episode, an interview with Jan Smits, covers the law of contract. Contracts are everywhere: we rent apartments, subscribe to Netflix, and buy coffees.
BREXIT It is not easy
March 23th 2017, by Benedikt Schmitz
Episode about the UK leaving the European Union. With me for a second time is Aalt Willem Heringa - an expert in his field.
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Antonia Waltermann
Assistant Professor at the department of Foundations and Methods of Law at Maastricht University.
Alexander Hoogenboom
Scientific Coordinator at the Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross-border cooperation and Mobility (ITEM), Researcher at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Prashant Sabharwal
University tutor, currently contributes to the teaching of the Comparative Government course at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Lisa Waddington
Professor in European Disability Law and International and European Law at Maastricht University.
Jan Smits
Professor of European Private Law and academic director of the Maastricht European Private Law Institute.
Mark T. Kawakami
Joined MEPLI to research the human rights violations in the global supply chain and the role of the private sector/private law in the quagmire.
Fons Coomans
Professor of Human Rights at the UNESCO Chair in human rights and peace at Maastricht University.
Aalt Willem Heringa
Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at Maastricht University and director of the Maastricht Montesquieu Institute.
Marjon Weerepas
Associate Professor in Tax Law and Member of Maastricht Centre for Taxation. She is also connected with ITEM.
Raymond Luja
Professor of Comparative Tax Law at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University.
Thu Nguyen
PhD candidate at the Department of Public Law and a fellow of the Montesquieu Institute.
Sascha Hardt
Assistant Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law and a fellow of the Montesquieu Institute Maastricht.
Michael Faure
Professor of Comparative and International Environmental Law at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Anne Pieter van der Mei
Associate Professor in EU Law. Director of the master’s Programmes European Law School, Globalisation and Law and International laws.
Sofie Wolf
Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law at the Department of Public Law, Maastricht University.
Matteo Bonelli
PhD researcher at the International and European Law Department of the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Nadine Gorissen
Lecturer at the Tax Law Department at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Arjan Thomassen
Assistent Professor of Tax Law at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University.
Jan Willems
Assistant Professor International and European Law at Maastricht University. Expertise within the field of children's rights.
Vigjilenca Abazi
Postdoctoral Researcher at Maastricht University and coordinator of the Centre for European Research in Maastricht.
Bram Akkermans
Associate Professor in European Private Law and Associate Director of the Maastricht European Private Law Institute.
Sarah Schoenmaekers
Assistant Professor at Maastricht University, post doc researcher at the Open University in Heerlen and a practising lawyer in Belgium.
Constantijn van Aartsen
PhD fellow at the Institute for Corporate Law, Governance and Innovation Policies (ICGI).
Marcel Schaper
Assistant Professor of Tax Law. Marcel teaches international and European Tax Law in Maastricht University.
Samantha Renssen
Assistant Professor of Corporate and Insolvency Law at Maastricht University.
Andrea Ott
Associate Professor of European Union Law at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University.
Hans Nelen
Criminologist and since January 2007 he has been working as a Professor of Criminology at the UM.
Sandra Nascimento da Nobrega
Junior lecturer and researcher at the Department of Public Law at at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University.
Elise Muir
Associate Professor and Veni research fellow in European Law. She is associate director of the Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL).
Lotte Meurkens
Assistant Professor Private Law at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University.
Guayasén Marrero González
PhD candidate at the Private Law Department at UM and affiliated to the IUS COMMUNE Research School.
Hans van den Hurk
Started Sustainable Tax Solutions in conjunction with Quantera Global since January 2015.
Jasper Korving
Teaches International and European Tax Law and Cross-border taxation of human capital at Maastricht University.
Eveline van der Linden
Assistent Professor of Public Law at Maastricht University.
Sieb Kingma
Sieb Kingma is junior teacher at the Department of Tax Law at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University.
Dersim Yabasun
PhD researcher at the International and European Law Department and affiliated to the MACIMIDE research group.
Rankie ten Hoopen
Assistant Professor Healt Law at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University.
Remy Jorritsma
Lecturer in Public International Law at the department of International and European Law at UM.
Oswald Jansen
Professor of European Administrative Law and Public Administration at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University.
Nicola Gundt
Assistant Professor Labour Law at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Marie-Therese Gold
Marie-Therese Gold is a PhD researcher supervised by Bruno de Witte and Monica Claes at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Malva Driessen
Assistant Professor Social Law at the Departement of Public Law, Maastricht University.
Thera Dieleman
Assistant Professor Private Law at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
Sjoerd Claessens
Senior Lecturer in EU Law. He is a member of the board of the joint law curriculum of Maastricht University.
Jacques Claessen
Assistant Professor Criminal Law and Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.
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Book review
Advanced introduction to Private Law
In this introduction, one of the world’s leading private law scholars takes you on an intellectual journey through the different facets and dimensions of the field, from the family home to Kuta Beach and from Thomas Piketty to Nina Hagen.
The book stands out as a unique account of how private law allows individuals to optimally flourish in matters of economy, work, leisure, family and life in general.
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