Faculty in Focus '23
A lot can happen in one year. This new Faculty in Focus series proves just that! In 2023, numerous inspiring events took place at our faculty and our many researchers conducted much research about various cases and issues within the fields of law. And let’s not forget our students, who visit our faculty daily and represent the law faculty during competitions and other events.
This Faculty in Focus series highlights some of the most important and surprising stories from 2023. One thing is for sure: our people inspired others and made impact inside and outside our faculty.
Mooting competitions: a great value for future lawyers and our faculty
Last year, the Maastricht University’s moot court team won the Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition in Strasbourg. Now, almost a year since their win, the team meets again to look back on their experience.
Read the story of the Helga Pederson Moot Court Competition team.
Quest on equality in damages
Andrea Parziale, who’s originally from Italy, came to Maastricht University’s Faculty of Law for his Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship. Inspired by the empiric approach of the Dutch legal (scholar) community, he began his journey on researching the differing damages in Europe and how to make it more equal.
Everyone has a voice. Including future generations.
Climate change, depletion of natural resources, environmental pollution... Consciously and unconsciously, we burden future generations with problems because we created a mess. But, how can you consciously take this into account if this group has no rights? Fons Coomans drew up a guideline together with a group of scientists and experts in the field of human rights.
