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Bruno de Witte and the ever-evolving field of EU law

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Professor Bruno de Witte is saying goodbye to Maastricht University, but not to European Law.

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Are human rights of future generations our concern?

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After years of meaningful work at our university, Prof.

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A window of opportunity for grant recipients Nasrat and Arif

Both work on their projects at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Law on a Hestia Grant.

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Partial independence doesn’t exist: how will the EU get on with Poland?

The European rule of law is under siege in Poland.

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What is the right attitude for an ethical lawyer?

She was a criminal lawyer for many years and a member of the Dutch Senate for the GroenLinks (green left) party.

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Terms and conditions of our future

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The Facebook Papers, a series of documents leaked by whistleblower Frances Haugen, brim with revelations.

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Courtly with a strong constitution

After 35 years at Maastricht University, Constitutional Law Professor Aalt-Willem Heringa will hold his farewell lecture on 25 March.

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“I want to make crossing borders easier”

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Hildegard Schneider is set to say goodbye.

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Vulnerable victims can use all the support they can get

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Sexual harassment in public is becoming a punishable offence.

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Lessons from a border region

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The pandemic has called into question the idea of a Europe without frontiers.

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One money security: for an Ivorian legal overhaul to withstand global illicit flows

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My thesis proposes to analyse in depth the Ivorian framework for combating money laundering, suggesting solutions inspired by international best practices. It calls for action from all stakeholders: public decision-makers, financial institutions, media, civil society, and international organizations, in order to foster collective mobilization around the proposed solutions, for an effective and efficient fight against this scourge with multiple repercussions.

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Everyone needs a bank. Including human traffickers.

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Every October 18, the EU marks its Anti-Trafficking Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness for human trafficking and its impact on victims and societies. In this blog – which draws from our article recently published in the 76th special edition of Cahiers Politiestudies exploring the financial side of crime – we adopt a dual legal-sociological lens to explore how this hidden offense can be made more visible. We make the case for law enforcement and banks to proactively join forces, while highlighting some of the tensions that can arise in such partnerships and the need to address them explicitly if these initiatives are to reach their full potential.

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With Little Time Left to Mitigate Climate Change: Insights from the Enforcement of China’s Emissions Trading Schemes

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Due to an increasing number of climate-related events, for example more frequent floods, climate change has become a topic that almost everyone around the world cares about. To mitigate climate change, regions and countries worldwide, for example the EU, California, China, Japan, and Korea, are now using Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Trading Schemes (ETSs). In particular, from 2013 to 2014, China gradually established seven pilot ETSs, including those in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Tianjin, Hubei, and Chongqing. In 2016 and 2021, respectively, the Fujian pilot ETS and the national ETS were put into operation. Most notably, the national ETS, which started in the power-generation sector, has become the largest in the world in terms of covered CO2 emissions. China’s active efforts to reduce GHG emissions are a response to its significant emissions. China has been the world’s largest GHG emitter since 2009, due to its past extensive economic growth model.

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A Glimpse into My EPIP 2025 Journey: Patents, Gene Editing and Food Security

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From 10–12 September, I joined the 20th Annual Conference of the European Policy for Intellectual Property Association (EPIP) in Antwerp, a lively gathering of scholars exploring the intersections of intellectual property (IP), innovation and policy. For me, it was a chance to present my paper and to join the PhD Workshop, sharing my research and exchanging ideas with fellow doctoral students and senior professors. My research project looks at a cutting-edge and pressing question: how can IP law help or hinder the use of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) to secure our food future?

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Academic Etiquette and Legal Conferences

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Everyone learns by attending academic events where best practices prevail. There is value in observing the work of experts and in being exposed to different ideas that can serve as models. After all, participants–both active and passive–can benefit from following an academic etiquette that helps secure the development of ideas and the nurturing of enriching social and academic behaviours

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