Past events

Theo van Boven Annual Lecture

Prof. William. A. Schabas, professor of international law at Middlesex University in London, emeritus professor at Leiden University and the University of Galway, distinguished visiting faculty at the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, and an associate tenant at 9BR barristers’ chambers in London, "A refresh of the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice?", 23 April 2026.

Christiaan van Veen, international human rights lawyer and former Senior Advisor to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, and former Director of the Digital Welfare State and Human Rights Project at New York University School of Law, “Environmental Apocalypse and Digital Doomsday: Can Strategic Human Rights Litigation Save the World?”, on Wednesday 28 May 2025.

Professor Dr Bertrand Ramcharan, former Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, former Professor of International Human Rights Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute, and former Chancellor of the University of Guyana, “The Universality of Human Rights in International Law”, February 2024.

His Excellency François Alabrune, Ambassador of France, "Current Challenges to International Justice", 29 April 2026 14:00-16:00 CET.

His Excellency Ambassador Agustín Vásquez Gómez, Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, “El Salvador in International Law: From Historical Challenges to a Legal Framework for Security and Development”, on Tuesday 27 May 2025, 16.00–18.00 CET.
Her Excellency Ambassador Salli Loo Hui, Ambassador of Panama to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Dr Fernando Gómez Arbeláez, Director of International Legal Affairs and Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama, “The Panama Canal: Historical Evolution and Contemporary Significance Through the Lens of International Law”, on Friday 25 April 2025, 16.00-18.00 CET.

His Excellency Ambassador Almir Šahović, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Constitutional Challenges and Human Rights: The Impact of ECHR Judgments in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, on Friday 11 October 2024, 14.00-16.00 CET.

Dr Corina Heri, Associate Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel "Interpreting Environmental Human Rights: narratives of scarcity in climate litigation", April 2026
Saskia von Landenberg, PhD Candidate, Maastricht University, "The Domestic Application of the (Revised) European Social Charter in EU Member States", February 2026.
Dr Coline van Everdingen, medical doctor and PhD Candidate, Maastricht University, “Fair Space for Life: Social Pathways Toward Thriving for All”, February 2026.

Dr Andrés H. Cáceres-Solari, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of International Law, Maastricht University, “No Room for Human Rights in Gaza and Ukraine: How the Law Legitimizes Urban Devastation”, November 2025.
Dr André Nunes Chaib, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, “Ontological Conflicts and the Law: Pragmatic Truth and the Reconciliation of Indigenous Knowledge with Science in International Courts”, June 2025.
Liam Siry, PhD Candidate in International Climate Change Law, “The Paris Agreement and Climate Litigation: Shifting from Vague to Concrete Commitments”, May 2025.
Dr Benson Mutuku, PhD, Maastricht University, “Men’s and Women’s Participation in Resolution of Land-Based Conflicts”, January 2025.

Nozizwe Dube, PhD Candidate, Maastricht University, “Surmounting EU Equality Law’s Impasse on Intersectionality With the Help of International Human Rights Law”, November 2024.
Dr Gustavo Arosemena Solórzano, Assistant Professor, Maastricht Centre for Human Rights, and Shuyuan Zhang, PhD Candidate, Maastricht University, “Identifying Violations of the Progressive Realization Standards for Social Rights: An Evaluation Methodology”, September 2024.
Shuyuan Zhang, PhD Candidate, Maastricht University, “Human Rights Universality, Particularity and Asia: A Discourse Analysis”, June 2024.
Naz Yılancıoğlu, PhD Candidate, Maastricht University, “The Execution of European Court of Human Rights Judgments in National Legal Orders: An Institutional Perspective”, May 2024.

Dr Laura Smith-Khan, Chancellor’s Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, “Understanding Communication, Evaluating Credibility: How Sociolinguistics Can Help Improve Refugee Status Determination”, November 2023.
Professor Dr Alice Margaria, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zurich, “Demystifying the European Court of Human Rights”, November 2023.
Professor Başak Çalı, Professor of International Law, Hertie School, and Professor Laurence R. Helfer, Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law, Duke University, “Rethinking Human Rights Treaty Withdrawals: The Case for a Process-Based Approach”, March 2023.

International Law Discussion Group: "Operation Epic Fury and its implications for international law", 16 April 2026 11:30-13:00 CET.
International Law Discussion Group, “Operation Absolute Resolve: International Law Implications”, 6 February 2026, 13.00-14.00 CET.

Live Stream & Lunch Time Talk, “ICJ Hearings on the Obligation of States Concerning Climate Change”, December 2024.

Book Launch & Seminar, “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Strategically Moving Forward” — launch of Human Rights Strategies: Benefits and Drawbacks (ed. Dr Ingrid Westendorp) and Socio-economic Rights, Inequalities and Vulnerability in Times of Crises: Building Back Better (eds Prof. Dr Andrea Broderick and Dr Jennifer Sellin), January 2025.