VWR Promovendiplatform – Write Together

by Admin on March 17, 2026

Would you like to work on your  dissertation alongside others who are also working on their dissertations? Then this Write Together event is for you! Every last Wednesday of the month during the 2025–2026 academic year, we will meet from 1:00–5:00 p.m. in downtown Utrecht to work on our dissertations, possibly followed by drinks. We’ll […]

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VWR PhD-conference – 20 November 2026 – Radboud University 

by Admin on March 9, 2026

Call for Papers – PhD conference of the Netherlands Association for Philosophy of Law The Netherlands Association for Philosophy of Law (VWR) is organizing a PhD conference on Friday, November 20. The aim of the conference is to offer young scholars working in the broad field of philosophy of law and legal theory the opportunity to present their […]

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Job opening: Full Professor of Legal Philosophy – Deadline: March 15, 2026

by Admin on March 2, 2026

Tilburg University | Tilburg Law School is looking for a FULL PROFESSOR OF LEGAL PHILOSOPHY   Department: Public Law and Governance Hybrid or on site: Tilburg Contract size: 0,8 – 1,0 fte (32 – 40 hours per week) Full-time gross monthly salary: € 7.202,00 – € 10.441,00 Contract duration: Permanent contract Intended start date: September 1, […]

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VWR Spring Symposium (17/4/2026 – Utrecht) – Technologies and the Rule of Law: Disruptions, Dependencies, Directions

March 2, 2026

Technologies and the Rule of Law: Disruptions, Dependencies, Directions For nearly five centuries, the Rule of Law has been shaped by the materiality of print. The architecture of legal systems evolved alongside the affordances of printed text. Stability, publicity, contestability, and reason-giving became cornerstones of legality in a world where law was inscribed on paper. […]

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Winner of the VWR dissertation award 2025: Hylke Jellema

November 26, 2025

The winner of the VWR dissertation award 2025 is Hylke Jellema. He received the award for his thesis “(Im)probable stories: combining Bayesian and explanation-based accounts of rational criminal proof.” In his thesis, Jellema addresses the theory of evidence from the perspective of analytical epistemology. In a very original way, Jellema combines Bayesian probabilities and explanation-based […]

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CFA for the Legal Philosophy Workshop 2026 (Submission deadeline: Jan. 9, 2026)

October 23, 2025

We are pleased to announce the 13th annual Legal Philosophy Workshop (LPW), and to invite you to participate. We are excited to host the 2026 workshop in-person on June 11– 12 at the Chicago-Kent Collegeof Law, and invite you to submit an abstract or to volunteer to comment. Click here to submit an abstract, or to volunteer to […]

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Joint Conference VWR-VSR (November 14, 2025): Vulnerability and the Law: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Maastricht University)

October 22, 2025

From climate breakdown and algorithmic bias to shrinking social safety nets – vulnerability is a defining feature of our time. Yet while the concept is widely used in legal and policy debates, its meanings, applications, and implications are anything but straightforward. Who defines vulnerability? How does it shape legal responses, access to justice, and institutional […]

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Call for contributions – Elgar Encyclopedia of Legal Ethics

August 22, 2025

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Legal Ethics is looking for contributors for the following entries: lawyers in non-lawyer organisations (MDPs, ABS); cross-border practice; overseas lawyers; special advocacy; Prosecution ethics; Complaints, Advertising (incl publicity and solicitation); disclosure/discovery;  duties to regulators; duties to clients incl disclosure to clients; termination of representation; Duties to third parties (harms) incl opponents, […]

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Call for presentations: November 14, 2025 – Joint conference VWR-VSR: Vulnerability and the Law: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Maastricht University)

July 22, 2025

On Friday 14 November 2025, the symposium ‘Vulnerability and the Law: Multidisciplinary Perspectives’ will take place in Maastricht. The event is organised by The Netherlands Association for Philosophy of Law (VWR) and the Dutch-Flemish Law & Society Association (VSR), and is hosted by the Maastricht Centre for Law & Jurisprudence (MCLJ). This one-day symposium brings […]

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Workshop “Human Rights and Prison Labour (Within Europe)” – September 12, 2025 – University of Amsterdam

June 18, 2025

Workshop: Human rights and prison labour (within Europe) University of Amsterdam Friday 12 Sept. 2025 How should we theorize, morally and legally, the human rights of prisoners? This interdisciplinary workshop will bring together legal philosophers, criminologists, and human rights scholars to critically reflect on detainees’ human rights, focusing especially on European legal and carceral contexts. […]

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