We are happy to welcome Gabriele Cifrodelli in the IGIR community. Gabriele just joined the International Law Department and the Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management Team at Maastricht University, and he is about to conclude a PhD at the University of Glasgow, CREATe Centre.
A new report, co-authored by Maastricht University researchers Felix Peerboom and Lilian Tsourdi, highlights the current crossroads in global migration governance. The study assesses the effectiveness, robustness, and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compact on Migration (GCM) and the UN...
On August 21, Minister of Education Eppo Bruins decided to make the funds for the Law Sector Plan and the Digital SSH domain plan structurally available. This decision follows the very positive final evaluation by the SSH Sector Plan Committee earlier this year.
The two-day workshop on EU Crises and Emergencies in EU Integration has successfully concluded, marking the close of the first year of the EmergEU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence.
PhD thesis by Xi Lin
On 14 November 2025, the symposium "Vulnerability and the Law: Multidisciplinary Perspectives" will take place in Maastricht.
Prof. Dr Anouk Bollen-Vandenboorn, Director of the Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross border cooperation and Mobility (ITEM) at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, was appointed Knight in the Order of the Crown on 3 July, during a formal ceremony at the Belgian Embassy in The...
The IGIR seminar series will be launched after the Summer break. Our aim is to offer a nice and friendly environment for staff members and visiting researchers to present their ongoing research.
ITEM enters new phase within UM Faculty of Law from 2025.
On 19 June 2025, the Globalisation & Law Network welcomed Dr Dalia Palombo, Assistant Professor at Tilburg University, who presented her book project titled ‘Imperialism, Business and Human Rights’.
