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A tale of three cities and international law
Last July, an international organization meeting in an Asian city took historic decisions that will influence the fate of three European cities for years to come. At its 44th session, held in Fuzhou and online, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) stripped Liverpool of its World Heritage List (WHL)...
Crossing Borders in Arts & Heritage
On 18 and 19 March 2018, the Maastricht Centre for Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage will host its annual, transdisciplinary conference together with the Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht. This year’s theme ‘Crossing Borders in Arts & Heritage’ will explore the challenges we encounter when...
18 Mar19 Mar- jasper_nebel_mcel_master_working_paper_2021-1_pdf.pdf (1022.22 KB, PDF)… remains normatively a convincing concept and that judicial dialogue between the CJEU and national apex courts must be enhanced. The PSPP judgment has shown that both courts only reluctantly have contributed to a meaning- and respectful judicial exchange. Thus, the descriptive dimension of constitutional pluralism only partly holds true. Second, this thesis argues that the judicial dialogue must be further institutionalised and therefore, proposes a constructive mechanism that could facilitate … and Costa v. ENEL, affected some of the very important national doctrines that were carefully defined and developed within the national legal orders. Due to the Simmenthal doctrine, regular national courts were suddenly enabled – by a back then foreign court – to set aside national legislation. In most national legal orders, the constitutional or supreme courts have had a monopoly of invalidating national legislation (e.g., Art. 100 of the German constitution). By giving regular national … of judges of the new Member States into the European legal community.159 The Commission, too, has supported the CJEU in fostering pro-European networks of judges and lawyers by establishing the Fédération Internationale de Droit Européen (FIDE) where exchange among pro-European lawyers and CJEU judges can take place.160 Despite all these efforts, it is questionable whether it really contributes to attaining the objective of an inter-institutional bargaining among the courts. Although these …
Digital Society
BA Digital Society explores the complex relationship between digital technologies and social change. For both doers and thinkers: BADS fuses a scientific mindset with creativity and hands-on experimentation with technologies such as AI, VR, and podcasts.
European Studies
European Studies is a unique multidisciplinary bachelor focusing on Europe and European integration. We study the multifaceted challenges of today’s Europe in a wider, global context, combining historical, political, legal, economic and cultural insights.
Master your future
The Faculty of Science and Engineering is organising a 'Master your Future' event exclusively for current UM bachelor’s students to make sure you have all the necessary information about our master's programmes.
9 AprReaching for the top: How productivity gaps influence skill formation
In many industries today, a few "superstar" firms dominate while many others lag behind. This concentration contributes to wage inequality, reduced aggregate productivity, and diminished competition and innovation. In countries with many small and medium enterprises (SMEs), this dominance can limit...
