The Faculty of Law at Maastricht University is a top-quality provider of challenging and rewarding Dutch and European legal education at bachelor’s, master’s and PhD-level. A true pioneer in small-scale teaching and teaching of skills aimed at a broad range of future legal professionals.
Theclear focus in research on European and international aspects of the law, Law and tech, and the empirical setting in which the law operates, provides an exceptionally stimulating environment for both students and staff.The Faculty greatly values its open, diverse and inclusive community that makes it a pleasant and rewarding place to work and study.
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Bouillonstraat 1-3, 6211 LH Maastricht
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Maastricht University,Faculty of Law
P.O. Box 616,6200 MD Maastricht
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The UM Faculty of Law offers a wide range of bachelor's and master's programmes. Would you like to know more about our programmes? Download the brochure for more information on the courses, career perspectives and admission requirements of our programmes.
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Research project CHILD-WAR receives NWO grant
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) awarded a grant for the new research project CHILD-WAR by Dr. Marieke Hopman and Dr. Guleid Jama.
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Awards for theses by PhD Candidates Hannah Brodersen and Alice Giannini
Two Law PhD candidates of the Maastricht Faculty received awards for their doctoral theses during the 21st International Congress of the International Association of the Penal Law in Paris.
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The Maastricht Consulates Prize on EU Law 2024
The competition is open to all students registered for a LLM programme in Maastricht who submits their thesis in the academic year 2023-2024.
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Examining the EU's Future: Conference on Values, Actions, and Challenges
The Law Faculty of Maastricht University, in collaboration with Studio Europa, hosts an academic conference focusing on the upcoming new term of the European Parliament and European Commission.
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PhD Candidate Doudou Huang Selected for fellowship programme at the International Court of Justice
It is the first time the International Court of Justice selected a student from Maastricht University.
Faculty in Focus
A lot can happen in a year. Our Faculty in Focus series highlights some of the most surprising, inspiring and important activities in the field of education, research and events at our faculty from 2023.
The Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition team shares their story about winning this prestigious event, and why mooting competitions are so valuable for future lawyers. Next, we sat down with Andrea Parziale, whose research project aimed to make damages in Europe more equal. Also, a familiar face at our faculty, Fons Coomans, returned to his former workplace to talk about the importance of human rights for future generations.
Dive into the fascinating world of our faculty's research, education, and events!
Read our Faculty in Focus series.
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Education
We aim at educating excellent jurists who are well prepared to take up the various roles they will fulfil in their future professional career. Maastricht is a special place to study law. The international classroom, focus on small-scale teaching, staff-student contact and skills are widely praised.
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Research
Our research profile specialises in the role of law in a Europeanising and globalising society. It is implemented in one common faculty research programme and offers space for talented researchers. There is always aclose link between teaching and research.
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About Law
The faculty is based in a remarkable building in the centre of Maastricht. It has 3,400 students and 360 staff members.
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23 Aug 29 Aug
18:00 - 20:00
Graduate School of Law Annual BBQ
Annual BBQ for theGraduate School of Law
18 Sep 31 Dec
11:00 - 15:30
The Globalization & Law Network is composed by a group of researchers of Maastricht University, coming from different backgrounds, who study the role that law plays in a globalizing society from a holistic perspective. Invited experts will give a presentation on a specific topic followed by a Q&A...
18 Sep
16:00 - 18:00
Maastricht Foundations of Law Colloquia
On 18 September, our speaker is Marc de Wilde from the University of Amsterdam - Title: Protecting Non-Christian Allies: Hugo Grotius's Justification of Dutch Overseas Expansion in the East Indies
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23 Sep 23 Sep
16:00 - 18:30
Law and Popular Culture Lecture series
Underlining the value that non-conventional approaches to law offer to a better understanding of social sciences, this Lecture Series aims at sparking continuousdebate and dialogue.
25 Sep 27 Sep
The Right to Social Security: a new dawn!
TheConference "The Right to Social Security: a new dawn!"brings together the MoveS seminar on EU Fundamental Rights for cross-border workers, Prof. Vonk's inaugural lecture, and the annual EISS conferenceon Contemporary Challenges for the Fundamental Right of Social Security.
Blogs
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Text- and data mining beyond borders
AI needs to have access to huge amounts of data in order to be trained. In thisarticle, I discuss the need for suitable text- and data mining exceptions in copyright law that stimulate AI development as well as enable human authors and creators to still earn a revenue.
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- A. Moerland
in Law
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Reflection on Panel 3: Migration and Membership
This blog post is part of a series reflecting on the panel discussions held during the conference "Between narratives and reality: The EU at the gates of a new mandate", which took place at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University on June 20 and 21, 2024. This panel covered issues related to...
by:
- L. Díez Sánchez
- F. Ristuccia
in Law
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Reflection on Panel 2: Environmental Protection
This blog post is part of a series reflecting on the panel discussions held during the conference "Between narratives and reality: The EU at the gates of a new mandate", which took place at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University on June 20 and 21, 2024. This panel discussed Environmental...
by:
- L. Díez Sánchez
- F. Ristuccia
in Law
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Introduction - Between narratives and reality: The EU at the gates of a new mandate
The conference “Between narratives and reality: The EU at the gates of a new mandate” which took place at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University on the 20 and 21 of June 2024, was the closing event of a series of initiatives that revolved around the European elections.
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- L. Díez Sánchez
- F. Ristuccia
in Law
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Reflection on Panel 4: Inequality and Cohesion
This blog post is part of a series reflecting on the panel discussions held during the conference "Between narratives and reality: The EU at the gates of a new mandate", which took place at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University on June 20 and 21, 2024. This panel addressed inequality and...
by:
- L. Díez Sánchez
- F. Ristuccia
in Law
Interactive Campus Tour
Watch the interactive video and take a tour of our faculty. Our student Niklas will tell you all about the faculty's facilities, study areas, historical buildings and teaching spaces and more. Choose your own path and find out whether studying at Maastricht University is right for you.
