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...
Daan has investigated how employees communicate with each other in a multilingual metal foundry in Limburg, nearby the Dutch-German border. He worked in the metal foundry for 3.5 months to observe and experience to what degree multilingualism hindered efficient communication, and the role of...
Valerio is a YUFE Postdoctoral Researcher in Private Law at Tor Vergata University of Rome and he recently joined M-EPLI as a visiting researcher (January - May 2023).
He holds a PhD in Economics, Law and Institutions from Tor Vergata University of Rome.
His research, supervised by dr Caroline...
Sabine van Rijt, principal investigator at Maastricht University’s MERLN Institute, has received a prestigious European grant of two million euros for her research project Nano4Bone. The ERC Consolidator Grant has a term of five years.
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU has faced an energy crisis, with prices for electricity and gas skyrocketing and the security of the EU’s energy supply being undermined.
Since September 2022, Prof. dr. Andrea Broderick holds the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Peace. This Chair aims to connect human rights to issues of societal relevance by focusing primarily on economic, social and cultural rights within the context of processes of globalisation.
Sometimes, there can be an unfortunate disconnect between human rights research at universities, and the rest of the world. Let’s Talk Human Rights is a video and podcast series aiming to bridge that gap.
On 1 September 2022, Joost Sillen was appointed professor of constitutional law. His research focuses on current constitutional law and its foundations, always in relation to recent developments. In particular, he researches the 'resilient constitutional state'.
Over 40 years ago, Maastricht University Faculty of Law was the first law faculty to employ Problem-Based Learning as its underlying learning philosophy. The education of both bachelor and master students lies at the core of the Faculty.
Last spring, we, Anna, Constanta, Haiyang and Naz, were elected by the Faculty of Law as PhD representatives. Thus far, it has been an exciting experience!
