Past events

We invite leading Critical International Law scholars to Maastricht and discuss and debate cutting-edge questions in the theory of international law.

"Criminogenic Objects, Senses, and Atmospheres in Criminology: Exploring Human-Object Relationships in Art Markets"

"Whatever Happened to TikTok?" aims at bringing together scholars from different background, with the goal of discussing the reasons and implications behind the recent developments around this platform. What are the risks really associated with TikTok? What are the interests behind the US federal ban...

We are thrilled to invite you to our first event of the year, a special Spark Session co-organised with the Law & Popular Culture Research Network, with visiting scholar Gregory Zinman, who will be presenting his work titled, Public Scenes and “Fugitive Video”: Art in 1980s NYC Nightclubs. The session...

Taking into consideration the issues raised by the intertwining of the European economic governance tools recently adopted by the European institutions, this seminar will debate several questions.

On Wednesday, 29th January 2025, the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights will organise a hybrid seminar/book launch with the theme: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Strategically Moving Forward

How do we create an infrastructure that not only contributes to better access to the capital market, but also encourages participants to build more actively on their pension? What would be needed to improve this complex interplay between regulation, infrastructure and risk appetite, so that Europe no...

On 23 January, the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence (MCLJ ) will officially be launched. The MCLJ is embedded in the Department of Foundations of Law in the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University. The Centre aims to promotes excellence in research in the areas of legal philosophy, legal...

Governing or Governed by Digital Platforms? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Constitutionalism, the EU, and Corporate Power Digital platforms and content moderation raise complex political, legal, and empirical questions. These challenges arise from platforms' global reach and the intertwined...

On 17 December, our speaker is Dr Leandro Mancano, Senior Lecturer in EU Law, Edinburgh Law School; UK's Deputy Contact Point for the European Criminal Law Academic Network.