CHAINLAW aims to develop a novel legal language for Global Value Chains (GVCs). GVCs are the trade structures underlying the production of commodities and the offering of services. While GVCs have been intensively studied in the social sciences, they are largely unknown as legal categories.
Most of our planet’s land is held in private ownership. Since the French Revolution, this has meant that the owner is free to do with their land as they see fit.
What is the link between the Grimm Brothers’ collection of stories, and their work on language and law? This exhibition explores how the Grimm Brothers depicted the legal culture of their time through storytelling and the study of language.
Scientists from Maastricht University (UM) and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) have for the first time systematically investigated what psychotropic medications are present in surface water in the Netherlands. In particular, the concentrations of the drugs...
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.
During his farewell lecture on 20 January, Professor of Education Cees van der Vleuten has been awarded the Tans Medal (Dr. J. G. H. Tans Medal), UM’s highest distinction honouring those who have made a significant contribution towards the development of the university.
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.
On January 25, the NUTRIM Clinical Research Unit (CRU), where patient-related research on nutrition and metabolism takes place, was officially opened at Maastricht UMC+.
Children born prematurely often have problems with their lungs. Can stem cells help repair their damaged lungs? Biologist Tim Wolfs is researching it with support from Longfonds (Lung Fund).
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.
