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VSR-VWR study day – November 17 2023, Erasmus University Rotterdam

October 3, 2023

On Friday 17 November 2023 the VSR (The Dutch-Flemish Association for the Socio-Legal Study of Law) and VWR (The Netherlands Association for Philosophy of Law) will organise a study day entitled ‘Multi-disciplinary approaches to the rule of law’ at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. The study day will feature a keynote address from Professor Sanne Taekema (EUR), a reaction from Professor Marc Hertogh (RUG) and three round […]

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VWR PhD meetings ’23-’24

September 19, 2023

Dear PhD-students, The academic year has started again! This academic year, the VWR will organize meetings for PhD students in philosophy of law. We will start with a meeting to get to know each other (even) better on September 21, from 13:00 – 15:00 in Muntstraat 2A, room 1.11 (Stijlkamer), Utrecht. We will exchange ideas in a speed […]

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Valedictory lecture Jeanne Gaakeer ‘In the Court of Practical Wisdom’ – 13 October 2023

August 29, 2023

Prof. dr. A.M.P. (Jeanne) Gaakeer, LL.M., professor of Jurisprudence: Hermeneutical and Narrative Foundations at the Erasmus School of Law, will present her public valedictory lecture on Friday 13 October 2023, entitled In the court of practical wisdom: Hermeneutics and narrative jurisprudence. The ceremony will begin at 16.00 hrs promptly in the Aula, Erasmus (A) building, of […]

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Public Lecture with Brian Tamanaha (Washington University, St. Louis) – May 30, 2023 – University of Amsterdam

May 25, 2023

On May 30th, Professor Brian Z. Tamanaha will deliver a public lecture at the University of Amsterdam entitled Lessons Learned from Current Challenges to the Rule of Law in the United States. The talk will be hosted by the Paul Scholten Centre for Jurisprudence and the Amsterdam Centre on the Legal Professions and Access to […]

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Vacancy: Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Law – Radboud University

May 22, 2023

See here for more information: Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Law | Radboud University (ru.nl) Application deadline is May 25, 2023

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Kostia Gorobets (RUG) receives Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Prize

May 8, 2023

Kostia Gorobets, assistant professor in international law at the University of Groningen, has received one of the five Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prizes. He won the Prize because of his dissertation Contemplating an uneven landscape: the authority of international law. For more information, see here.

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Two Day Masterclass for PhD Students and Research Master Students with Brian Tamanaha – June 1st and 2nd, 2023

April 28, 2023

Two Day Masterclass for PhD Students and Research Master Students A Social-Historical Theory of Law Professor Brian Z. Tamanaha (Washington University School of Law) Thursday, June 1st- Friday, June 2nd 2023 13.00-15.00, with a coffee/tea break of 30 minutes, 15.30-17.30 Location: REC A3.01 Friday June 2nd: Drinks 17.30-18.30 Location: A3.16 Address: University of Amsterdam Roeterseilandcampus […]

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Seminar with Antony Duff – Utrecht – June 22, 2023

March 22, 2023

On June 22nd Antony Duff will deliver a keynote lecture in Utrecht entitled ‘The Trial on Trial: Towards a Communicative Approach to Criminal Proceedings.’ More information can be found here: The Trial on Trial: Towards a Communicative Approach to Criminal Proceedings – Current affairs – Utrecht University (uu.nl)

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