Upcoming Events
Here you can find all of the events from the Government and Law research group. Events include a list of the seminars, research presentations, workshops, and conferences run by our research group.
If you are interested in joining one of our upcoming events, please first send an email to Courtney Marsh-Rosseel.
3 April – Seminar with Visiting Professor Aleksandrs Fillers
You are cordially invited to our joint seminar, with Law and Development, by Aleksandrs Fillers while he is in Antwerp on an Erasmus funded stay. Aleksandrs obtained his PhD under Johan Meeusen in 2019 and now teaches at Riga Graduate School of Law; Alex is also a voluntary researcher within the Government and Law Research Group. His presentation will focus on:
One of the core principles of EU law is mutual trust. It plays particularly significant role in EU private international law. The purpose of the seminar is to engage in a discussion of the role of mutual trust and to explore various facets of mutual trust, including its varying meaning in the terminology of the EU. The seminar will examine the interaction between mutual trust and sovereign powers of the Member States and human rights standards. In particular, one of the core issues of the seminar will be the interaction between human rights standards and mutual trust: are they friends or foes? Does mutual trust help enforce human rights standards or is it a means of weakening them by forcing implementation of foreign decisions that fall short of meeting those standards? At the same time, the speaker will approach the issue of whether mutual trust plays a role beyond EU borders, i.e., in relations between the EU and third states. This also raises a question whether there is a broader concept of mutual trust in international law or whether this phenomenon is unique to the EU?
Prof. Thalia Kruger (L&D) and Prof. Johan Meeusen (G&L) will act as discussants. The seminar will take place on April 3, from 12u30-14u.
29 April – Seminar on Publication Strategy
Please save the date for our upcoming seminar on publication strategy on 29 April from 12u30-14u. We will begin this seminar by discussing overall important points for publication strategies before splitting into smaller groups to examine your publication list. More instructions will be given closer to the date!
19 May – Junior Researchers Present
Please save the date for our upcoming junior researchers present seminar on 19 May from 12u30-14u. Presenters on this day will include Ahmet Erdem (visiting researcher supervised by Patricia Popelier), Alessandro Sorpresa (visiting researcher supervised by Patricia Popelier), and Rana Touseef Sami (supervised by Stéphanie De Somer). The official invitation will follow one month before the event.
19 September – Annual Research Group Day
This year’s Annual Research Group Day will be on September 19 from 9-13u (morning policy discussion session and lunch) at Stadsform and from 14-16u (social activity: Escape Room at Exit Games). The official invitation will follow this summer.
3 October – Annual Government and Law PhD Event
Are you a PhD student in public law eager to present your research, discuss your PhD experience, or just connect with peers in your field of study? Join this year's annual PhD Workshop: "Rule of Law in Times of Crisis and Human Rights Challenges" on Oct 3 organised by Adeodata Kanyamihanda and Georgios Athanasiou. Submit abstracts by April 30. More info can be found in the flyer below or on our website!
22 October – Junior Researchers Present
Please save the date for the junior researchers present seminar on 22 October from 12-13u30. Presenters on this day will include Adeodata Kanyamihanda (supervised by Johan Meeusen), Georgios Athanasiou (supervised by Dirk Vanheule), and Rumeysa Ispir (visiting researcher supervised by Patricia Popelier). More details and the official invitation will follow this summer.
26 November – Seminar on Methodology in Proposal Writing
This interactive seminar will go over the important aspects of what to include in the methodology section in proposals. In groups, we will use example texts to see strengths and weaknesses in various methodology sections. More details and the official invitation will follow this summer.
10 December – Government and Law Annual Welcome Drink
We will be having our annual welcome drink slightly later this year to include some of the festive holiday spirit! Please save the date for 10 December from 18-20u at RAS. The official invitation will follow this summer.