In the International Inter- and Transdisciplinary Conference: “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75: Rethinking and constructing its future together”, taking place in Ghent from 6 till 8 December 2023, the Law and Dev network is taking part with a panel discussion. You can find the programme of the HRRN Conference 2023 here. Programme: 13:15-13:25 : Welcome and introduction by Wouter Vandenhole, University of Antwerp13:25-13:50 : Governing Public Goods…
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HRBAD Roudtable 26 April 2023
Human rights-based approaches to development HRBAD – 26 April 2023 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM – Register now! A joint initiative of the Law and Development Research Group, University of Antwerp and the Flemish Interuniversity Research Network on Law and Development (law&dev) Are you ready to dive into the fascinating world of human rights-based approaches to development (HRBAD)? Join us for the HRBAD Round table, where we continue our annual…
Human Rights-Based Approaches to Development (HRBAD) Roundtable (20 Apr 2022)
A joint initiative of the Law and Development Research Group, University of Antwerp and the Flemish Interuniversity Research Network on Law and Development (law&dev). 20 April 2022, 9.30 am – 4 pm (CEST) – Antwerp – Register now! This HRBAD Roundtable continues a very young tradition of holding an annual research day with the Flemish Interuniversity Research Network on Law and Development (law&dev) on the dedicated topic of human rights-based…
Vacancy at HRC Ugent: Postdoctoral Fellow (deadline 10 Jan 2022)
Postdoctoral fellow Last application date: Jan 10, 2022 00:00Department: RE22 – Department of European, Public and International LawContract: Limited durationDegree: PhD degree in law or a relevant social scienceOccupancy rate: 100%Vacancy type: Research staff Job description The ERC research project “DISSECT: Evidence in International Human Rights Adjudication” (ERC-AdG-2018-834044) is seeking to fill one full-time research position at post-doctoral level. Contract duration: 24 months with a possible 6-month extension. Deadline for submission:…
Webinar on Child marriage and health (10 DEC 2021)
CHILD MARRIAGE AND HEALTH: PROTAGONISM AND/OR PROTECTIONISM? What: Dissemination workshop on Child marriage and health: Protagonism and/or protectionism?Where: Online When: December 10, 2021, 10:00 – 11:30 am (CET)Organised by: The University of Antwerp Law and Development Research Group (Belgium) and the Law Faculty of Mzumbe University (Tanzania) The event will present empirical findings on children’s rights, child marriage and health challenges, with an overview of the academic state of the art. The interventions will aim…
Webinar on ‘Just Memories’
Intersentia kindly invites you to the online book launch and webinar: JUST MEMORIES Remembrance and Restoration in the Aftermath of Political Violence 10 December 2020 | 14:00 – 15:45 CET (GMT +1) | attendance is free Participants can purchase the book Just Memories at a 20% discount In their book Just Memories, Remembrance and Restoration in the Aftermath of Political Violence, the editors and authors examine how memory and remembrance…
Program Research Day 2020
Law and Development Virtual Research Day : Research ethics in practice 29 May 2020, 9h20 -12h10 with Starleaf Program in pdf 9h20 –9h30: Welcome 9h30 –10h30: Interactive discussion 1: Doing research with vulnerable groups and on sensitive topics Ruben Wissing(PhD candidate UGent) will share his first-hand experience from fieldwork in Morocco, where he worked with refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants and other vulnerable persons. He will talk about how researchers…
Vacancy at the Human Rights Centre Ghent University
1 PhD and/or post-doc RESEARCH POSITION The Human Rights Centre at Ghent University is seeking to fill one full-time research position as part of the ERC-funded research project “DISSECT: Evidence in International Human Rights Adjudication” (ERC-AdG-2018-834044). The postholder will investigate, from both a legal and a social perspective, the evidence regime developed at the African Court of Human and People’s Rights. The position will be filled at either doctoral or…
2018 Law & Development Research Network PhD course
LDRN Law & Development Research Network PhD course 2018 Åbo Akademi University Finland organizes a PhD Course for the Law & Development Research Network. It will take place in Åbo, Finland, from 11 till 15 June 2018. Background The position and empowerment of vulnerable individuals, as well as issues related to equality and non-discrimination are central to many branches of the law and development research field. Such research addresses, for…
Call for Papers: Special issue in HR&ILD on relationship between HR and IHL
The theme of this special edition of the Journal of Human Rights and International Legal Discourse is the relationship between international humanitarian law and international human rights law. This is a topic that has prompted considerable academic debate ever since the Geneva Conventions and Universal Declaration of Human rights were drafted in the late 1940s. More information on this topic can be found in the CfP-pdf. Submissions are welcomed on…