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  • How can and should the government respond to the current low participation in the national immunization programme? Can certain forms of coercion be justified? The book Inducing Immunity? Justifying Immunisation Policies in Times of Vaccine Hesitancy provides answers. 

  • On 20 March 2024, the Globalisation & Law Network hosted the seminar featuring Professor Jacob Öberg (University of Southern Denmark). 

  • FPN’s prof. dr. Rainer Goebel has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant of € 2,5M for his research project Reading the Mind’s Eye: AI inspired personalised brain models of mental imagery. Goebel is among 255 researchers (out of 1829 applications in all domains) in Europe to receive the grant, and he is...

  • PhD thesis written by Valentina Golunova
    This thesis has examined how the use of algorithms for the detection of illegal or harmful content on online platforms affects freedom of expression of EU citizens. Algorithmic content moderation is often hailed as an innovative solution to the problem of...

  • In March, Dr. Konrad Kollnig was granted an AiNed Fellowship for his research project RegTech4AI. The project combines expertise in law and technology to develop regulatory technologies for citizens, enforcement agencies, and businesses in the domain of artificial intelligence (AI). This shall...

  • On 9 March 2024, Maastricht University’s European Law Moot Court (ELMC) Team, coached by MCEL Members Dr. Pauline Melin and Guido Bellenghi, won the regional final held at the Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid.

  • On 7 March 2024, Dr. Juan Auz Vaca, Postdoctoral Researcher at Tilburg University, gave a compelling talk entitled "The Political Ecology of Climate Remedies in Latin America and the Caribbean" at the seminar hosted by the Globalisation & Law Network. 

  • In the recent allocation of grants within the AiNed Fellowship program, the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University was awarded a Fellowship for a research project by Dr. Konrad Kollnig. With the project 'RegTech4AI: Pioneering Regulatory Technologies for AI and Making AI Regulation Work in Practice...

  • On 28 February 2024, the Globalisation & Law Network hosted a research seminar featuring Dr Michael Veale, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at University College London.

  • Criminal justice systems across the globe face similar challenges, yet their solutions to these obstacles might differ for a variety of reasons. This book introduces the most salient aspects of criminal procedure from a comparative perspective.