Prof Dr Roland Pierik (R.)

Roland Pierik is a professor of Philosophy of Law and chair of the Department of Foundations of Law.

His research interests revolve around the question of how liberal democracies should deal with cases of colliding fundamental rights or conflicts between fundamental rights and other central ideals within constitutional democracies: the rule of law or democracy.

He studies fundamental rights as legal-philosophical concepts and legally enforceable rights as they have been formalized in human rights conventions, especially the European Convention on Human Rights.

On 1 December 2023, Prof. Pierik gave his inaugural lecture, entitled: "On the Necessity of Judicial Review for Democratic Governance."

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