Elvira Loibl Appointed Endowed Professor of Recognition, Dialogue, and Recovery After Intercountry Adoption by the University for Humanistic Studies

Loibl also works at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University in the Criminal Law and Criminology department. In 2019, she obtained her PhD with a criminological study on the factors within the German and Dutch adoption systems that enable and encourage illegal intercountry adoptions. Loibl has been conducting research on intercountry adoption for ten years. She approaches the topic from various perspectives, including human rights, family law, anthropology, criminology, and criminal law. Last year, Maastricht University awarded her research the annual Edmond Hustinx Prize. 

In search of meaningful forms of recognition and reparation

In an interview with the University of Humanistic Studies, she stated: “With this chair, I want to contribute to legal clarity and consistency in addressing the complex questions surrounding state responsibility and reparation. Furthermore, I want to strengthen the role of adoptees by placing their voices and needs at the center of the debate, and build a bridge between the government and adoptees to promote constructive dialogue. My goal is to use this knowledge to better inform policy debates, stimulate broader public discourse, and jointly explore meaningful forms of recognition and reparation.”

The faculty congratulates Elvira Loibl with this wonderful achievement!