In this episode of Called to the Bar: International Law Over Drinks, Ntina Tzouvala (UNSW) is joined by Dr Maria O’Sullivan (Deakin Law School) to unpack the legal frameworks governing the right to pr

We are delighted to welcome Professor Sundhya Pahuja to the University of Amsterdam to give a public lecture on Thursday 26 March. Sundhya Pahuja is the Director of the Laureate Research Program in Gl...

Het internationaal recht wordt in rap tempo verdrongen door pure machtspolitiek. Europa moet zich daarbij niet neerleggen, zegt hoogleraarJanne Nijman. ‘Als je het internationaal recht loslaat, kom je...

Dit academisch jaar, waarin het Vluchtelingenverdrag van 1951 75 jaar wordt, wijdt Marjoleine Zieck, hoogleraar International Refugee Law aan de UvA en hoogleraar Public Inter…

We look forward to welcoming our guest speaker, Veronika Fikfak, to the University of Amsterdam on 2 February. Veronika is Professor of Human Rights and International Law at University College London ...

We are pleased to welcome Oscar Parra Vera, current Judge in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia. Beyond his expertise with the Peace and Reconciliation process in Colombia, he is an expert...

Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups

We are pleased to welcome Oscar Parra Vera, current Judge in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia. Beyond his expertise with the Peace and Reconciliation process in Colombia, he is an expert...

The series features speakers whose research challenges International Law’s self-understanding as a community of states and problematise its implicit understanding of the constitution of the social. Wi...

We are pleased to welcome Oscar Parra Vera, current Judge in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia. Beyond his expertise with the Peace and Reconciliation process in Colombia, he is an expert...

On 15 December, join us for the book launch of Dr Plixavra Vogiatzoglou's timely new book, which critically assesses how mass data surveillance frameworks intersect with predictive policing technologi...

On 21 November, we're hosting an important debate on the Dutch storage and supply of F-35 fighter jet parts.

Gina Heathcote, Professor of Public International Law at Newcastle University, joins us on Monday 17 November to talk about the state of gender and feminist knowledge in times of genocide, the climate emergency, the disintegration of stable patterns of global governance, and the rise of significant anti-gender agendas globally.

On 21 November, we're hosting an important debate on the Dutch storage and supply of F-35 fighter jet parts.

Catherine Brölmann, Professor of Public International Law, will hold her inaugural lecture, titled 'Mobilising the contractual and the communal in public international law' on the 17th of October.

We are pleased to welcome Nils Muižnieks, a former Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and one of the most prominent human rights advocates in Europe and beyond. Currently, Muižnieks serve...

We are pleased to welcome Nils Muižnieks, a former Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and one of the most prominent human rights advocates in Europe and beyond. Currently, Muižnieks serve...

Join us for the launch of Dr Johanna Lorenzo’s new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks. With commentary from Professor Celine Tan (Universi...

Join us for the launch of Dr Johanna Lorenzo’s new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks. With commentary from Professor Celine Tan (University of Warwick Law School) and Dr Olabisi D. Akinkugbe (Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law). Professor Ingo Venzke (UvA) will moderate the discussion.

Join us for the launch of Dr Johanna Lorenzo’s new book on the legal and sustainability implications of financing by multilateral development banks. With commentary from Professor Celine Tan (University of Warwick Law School) and Dr Olabisi D. Akinkugbe (Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law). Professor Ingo Venzke (UvA) will moderate the discussion.

Dr Kanad Bagchi has won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’ and said it is ‘a ground-breaking and thought-provoking analysis at the intersection between law & politics’.

Every day, states are targeting your mind. We need to learn how to inform ourselves, not just absorb information, says Károly Végh. He researched how human rights law could help protect the mind in this digital age.

Dr Kanad Bagchi has won the UvA Law Faculty Prize for the Best Publication 2024 for Young Researchers. The jury selected his article ‘Depoliticizing money: how the International Monetary Fund transformed central banking’ and said it is ‘a ground-breaking and thought-provoking analysis at the intersection between law & politics’.

On 10 September Károly Végh will defend his PhD dissertation entitled ‘In Defence of the Informed Mind - The applicability of international human rights law for the conduct of extraterritorial influence’. The thesis aims to explore how international human rights law applies to the conduct of disinformation, propaganda and other cognitive manipulations by foreign States.

Vessela Terzieva explains how the right to the truth in human rights and international criminal law reduces conflict. She is a lawyer and works as an academic at the UvA.

Ruim een week geleden werd Iran opgeschrikt door grootschalige Israëlische aanvallen. Sindsdien bestookten de landen elkaar, al leek dinsdag plotseling een staakt-het-vuren in zicht. Valt dit te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? Nee, menen hoogleraren Marten Zwanenburg en Göran Sluiter.

Ruim een week geleden werd Iran opgeschrikt door grootschalige Israëlische aanvallen. Sindsdien bestookten de landen elkaar, al leek dinsdag plotseling een staakt-het-vuren in zicht. Valt dit te rijmen met het internationaal (oorlogs)recht? Nee, menen hoogleraren Marten Zwanenburg en Göran Sluiter.