Long celebrated for its mastery of uncertainty, the EU’s regulatory model now faces profound uncertainty itself. Join the 2025 ACELG Annual Conference on 26-27 November for in-depth roundtables on: governance of uncertainty; varieties of the backlash; competition law, geopolitics, tech-sovereignty; the climate crisis.

On Monday November 24th, Ernest Lim (National University of Singapore) will give a lecture at the ACT as part of our lecture series, Interfacing Private Law. His lecture is titled, Fiduciary Duties, Climate Change, and the External Dimension: Lessons from State-Owned Enterprises.

De Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) kent aan 26 talentvolle wetenschappers van de UvA en Amsterdam UMC (locatie AMC) een Vidi-subsidie toe. De Vidi-financiering bedraagt maximaal 850.000 euro per project. Hiermee kunnen de wetenschappers een eigen onderzoekslijn ontwikkelen en en eigen onderzoeksgroep opstarten of verder uitbouwen.

Revolverende fondsen zijn niet altijd transparant genoeg. Dat concludeert Veerle van Waarde in haar promotieonderzoek. Er moet volgens haar een aparte wet komen voor het uitgeven van overheidsgeld.

Op donderdag 20 november zal de vijfde editie van de Miek de Langen-lezing, uitgesproken door prof. mr. Jenny Goldschmidt, in het teken staan van kinderrechten én mensenrechten. 

De woningcrisis vraagt om herziening van het eigendomsrecht. Eva Vermeulen pleit voor een eerlijkere verdeling en betaalbare huisvesting voor iedereen.

Gina Heathcote, Professor of Public International Law at Newcastle University, joins us on Monday 17 November to talk about the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency, the disintegration of stable patterns of global governance, and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally.

De Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) kent aan 26 talentvolle wetenschappers van de UvA en Amsterdam UMC (locatie AMC) een Vidi-subsidie toe. De Vidi-financiering bedraagt maximaal 850.000 euro per project. Hiermee kunnen de wetenschappers een eigen onderzoekslijn ontwikkelen en en eigen onderzoeksgroep opstarten of verder uitbouwen.

Laurent Pech is Professor of Law, Dean of Law and Head of the Sutherland School of Law. We are looking forward to his lecture on 8 December.

De Belastingdienst gaat vanaf volgend jaar strenger controleren op schijnzelfstandigheid, waardoor werkgevers er nu al voor kiezen om afscheid te nemen van vele zzp'ers. Zo ook Rijkswaterstaat, blijkt...

The call for the RPA Decolonial Futures Scholars in Residence Program 2026 is now open.

The European Convention on Human Rights is nowadays one of the most prominent human rights treaties. In particular in the Netherlands, it has become the main legal tool for fundamental rights protection. As such, it has also found itself in the spotlight: pushback has developed against its perceived excessive constraining of political options and the European Court is being criticized for interference with domestic sensitivities.   

On 21 November, we're hosting an important debate on the Dutch storage and supply of F-35 fighter jet parts.

Antoine Vauchez and Stéphanie Hennette Vauchez have just published their latest book, 'Des Juges bien trop Sages'. Focusing on the French supreme courts, the authors explore a wider theme—the judiciar...

The European Convention on Human Rights is nowadays one of the most prominent human rights treaties. In particular in the Netherlands, it has become the main legal tool for fundamental rights protection. As such, it has also found itself in the spotlight: pushback has developed against its perceived excessive constraining of political options and the European Court is being criticized for interference with domestic sensitivities.   

We're delighted to invite you to a lecture with Eric A. Posner, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, on Tuesday 4 November. Join us at the Amsterdam Law School or online to hear his views on...

Law for Health and Life (UvA) and IViR are pleased to announce thatDr. Catriona McMillanwill give a lecture entitled Regulating Femtech: Addressing Regulatory Gaps in Women’s Health Technologies on Fr...

The Paris Agreement was hailed as a milestone in climate law and politics. What has it achieved? What is its remaining potential? As the Paris Agreement nears its tenth anniversary, the speakers take stock and look to the future: What can we expect from climate law and politics? 

De woningcrisis vraagt om herziening van het eigendomsrecht. Eva Vermeulen pleit voor een eerlijkere verdeling en betaalbare huisvesting voor iedereen.