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…
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…
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…
A view from the Global South – Research Conference 2017
The conference The 2017 Law and Development Research Conference, hosted by the Law and Development Research Group, University of Antwerp, will focus on perspectives from the Global South on the field of Law and Development. It is a first attempt to establish a North-South dialogue around three topics: sustainable development, the protection of vulnerable groups, and the need to use innovation and technology transfer for the benefit of vulnerable groups….
Critical Interdisciplinary Course on Children’s Rights (CICCR)
We are happy to announce that application for the Critical Interdisciplinary Course on Children’s Rights (CICCR) are open at www.hr4dev.be. The course will take place in Ghent from August 28th until September 9th 2016. CICCR maps the potential and limits of a children’s rights approach towards global and local issues concerning the human rights of children. Key themes include a multidisciplinary introduction to children’s rights, contextualizing children’s rights in (local)…
European Law and Development Research Conference 2016
About the conference ‘Law and development’, a field that once enjoyed strong momentum in research and policy-making, appears today to have broadened its scope but also to have become increasingly fragmented across various areas of law, including human rights law, law and governance, investment and trade law, environmental law, security law and socio-legal research. The purpose of the conference is: to document the scope of law and development research in…