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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.

PhD thesis by Krishnamani Jayaraman

The Research and Data Centre (WODC) has published a research report on femicide in Dutch legal practice.

Mariolina Eliantonio and Elvira Loibl both received an open competition SSH XS grant for their research projects.

Ambassador Lecture Series with François Alabrune, Ambassador of France to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Maastricht Centre for Human Rights hosted the 2026 edition of the Theo van Boven Lecture with William A. Schabas

PhD thesis by Janine Heim

On 10 and 11 June 2026, MCEL will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a conference entitled ‘EU Law for a Changing Europe’.