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On 21 May 2026 the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on the International Court of Justice’s landmark advisory opinion on climate change.

The MCHR hosted the first edition of the Master's Research-in-Progress Presentations

Ambassador Lecture Series with Dren Doli, Ambassador of Kosovo to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

ICGI and Elverding Chair organize a seminar, in which Frederique Bouwman will present her paper on the following topic: CEO Cultural Values and Environmental Performance: The Role of Heritage and Long-Term Orientation.

Alessandro Cuomo and Ellen Vos, ‘The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change: Fit For Purpose?’ (2026) 63 Common Market Law Review

Pauline Melin, ‘Proving and Maintaining Dependency for Deriving Right of Residence as a Family Member of a Mobile Union Citizen: Too High of a Burden?’ (2026) 63 Common Market Law Review

The current Dutch Compulsory Education Act ( leerplichtwet) allows for exceptions that raise questions in practice. Assistant Professor Marieke Hopman believes the legislation regarding the child's right to education conflicts with children's rights.

Ramona Coman delivered a Jean Monnet Lecture at the Faculty of Law, examining what the rule of law crisis has revealed about the EU itself and how it has transformed the EU polity.

Daniel Hegedüs explored how illiberal governments leverage foreign policy to advance democratic erosion and how US autocratization is reshaping the prospects of illiberal actors within the EU.

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Theo van Boven, founding father of the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights and a pioneering figure in the protection of human rights.