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Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance
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ACELG is dedicated to the research of European Union Law in the context of the surrounding legal and political systems and wider structures of global governance. Part of the Amsterdam Law School, University of Amsterdam. https://acelg.uva.nl/
Long celebrated for its mastery of uncertainty, the EU’s regulatory model now faces profound uncertainty itself.

Join the 2025 ACELG Annual Conference|26-27 November.
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Regulating Europe under Uncertainty - ACELG
Long celebrated for its mastery of uncertainty, the EU’s regulatory model now faces profound uncertainty itself. Join the 2025 ACELG Annual Conference on 26-27 November for in-depth roundtables on: go...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Today at 15:30cet. Amsterdam and online. Register below for the zoomlink.
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Professor Antoine Vauchez joins us at the @uvalawschool.bsky.social on 10 November.

Focusing on the French supreme courts, he will explore the judiciary’s role in protecting fundamental freedoms at a time when democratic institutions appear increasingly fragile.
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Judges too Wise for our Own Good: Is Anyone Still Protecting Civil Liberties in France? - ACELG
Antoine Vauchez and Stéphanie Hennette Vauchez have just published their latest book, 'Des Juges bien trop Sages'. Focusing on the French supreme courts, the authors explore a wider theme—the judiciar...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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The multimodal exhibition ‘Picturing Scholasticide’ arrives at VOX-POP (University of Amsterdam)

Join us for the launch event on 10 November from 16:30 to 18:00, in conversation with members of the Picturing Scholasticide Collective.

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Expo opening: Picturing Scholasticide - VOX-POP
Join us on November 10 for the opening of Picturing Scholasticide, an exhibition on the impact of Israel’s destruction of Palestinian higher education. Created in collaboration with Palestinian photog...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What have we learned about American constitutional democracy from the presidencies of Donald Trump?

One view is that Trump has shattered political norms that are essential to democracy.

Join us at 15:30cet today for the lecture by Prof Eric Posner.
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The Collapse of Political Norms under Trump - ACELG
We're delighted to invite you to a lecture with Eric A. Posner, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, on Tuesday 4 November. Join us at the Amsterdam Law School or online to hear his views on...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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📣 Coming soon at SPUI25: Wiebe Hommes shines a new light on the pushback against European human rights. Join us at SPUI25 on 10 November
​​The Convention and the Kingdom
The European Convention on Human Rights is nowadays one of the most prominent human rights treaties. In particular in the Netherlands, it has become the main legal tool for fundamental rights protection. As such, it has also found itself in the spotlight: pushback has developed against its perceived excessive constraining of political options and the European Court is being criticized for interference with domestic sensitivities.   
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November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
'The Collapse of Political Norms under Trump'

Join us on Tuesday 4 November for this lecture with Eric A. Posner, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, when he'll be speaking about the importance of political norms that ensure democracy functions.
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The Collapse of Political Norms under Trump - ACELG
We're delighted to invite you to a lecture with Eric A. Posner, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, on Tuesday 4 November. Join us at the Amsterdam Law School or online to hear his views on...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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On Oct 13, AMCIS co-organizes a book presentation by Sibylle Gollac on "The Gender of Capital" which examines the persistence of the gender wealth gap in countries, showing how this gap is maintained ­by legal professionals.

Info and registration here:
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The Gender of Capital - AMCIS
Join the book talk by Sibylle Gollac about her book "The Gender of Capital" on the gender wealth gap and how it is maintained by legal professionals.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Join us this Friday 3 October when Felix Ronkes Agerbeek will be speaking to us about the tensions between courts and politics, especially in an age of polarisation. The examples are everywhere including migration, climate change and foreign policy.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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People are losing their jobs in the rapidly changing economy. 💼 Where does that leave these so-called “losers” and what do we owe them? Giacomo Tagiuri received an ERC Starting Grant to see what law can do @erc.europa.eu @acelg-uva.bsky.social 👉 http://bit.ly/42Aw7fK
September 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The European Court of Justice could soon have the chance to rule on the EU’s climate mitigation obligations. ⚖️🍃

CHRISTINA ECKES on the possible request for an opinion on the EU-Mercosur Deal - and why the deal clashes with the EU’s mitigation duties.

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September 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Prof @eckes-uva.bsky.social latest paper explores how European courts are increasingly treating climate mitigation duties as rights-based obligations as opposed to policy choices. They are giving climate action a ‘constitutional dimension’. @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
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September 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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🚨 Access to justice in corporate climate litigation for people living abroad by Clara Kammeringer
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Toogdag 2025 blog series

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📷 Credits: Germanwatch

#Climatechange, #Climatelitigation, #Accesstojustice, #Corporateresponsibility
September 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Congratulations to ACELG's Giacomo Tagiuri for being awarded an @erc.europa.eu starting grant to develop his project: the Governance of Loss in the EU.

The project seeks to explore how law and regulation can govern loss in economic transformations.

Learn more here:
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September 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Wiebe Hommes' new book - on the ECHR's reception in the Netherlands - is out

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The Convention and the Kingdom
Cambridge Core - Socio-Legal Studies - The Convention and the Kingdom
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August 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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If you're pragmatic enough, you can strike a deal with anybody’, says Piotr Krajewski. That's a good thing, because trade alliances are beginning to shift 🤝 https://bit.ly/4no4cZf
‘Trump’s tariffs will steer the EU to more pragmatic deals’
Trump’s tariffs will impact more than just the price of consumer goods. Trade alliances are beginning to shift. ‘If you're pragmatic enough, you can strike a deal with anybody’, says Piotr Krajewski. ‘But the EU’s dealmaking must remain transparent,’ he adds. Krajewski wrote his thesis on power dynamics in the EU’s trade policy.
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July 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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New publication 🙌

It uses the concept of "climate rent" to critique the distribution of power and wealth in the EU Emissions Trading System.
It's part of an upcoming symposium on Marxism + EU law edited by Me, @pashukanist.bsky.social + @nanoboss.bsky.social

Read it here👉 doi.org/10.1017/elo....
July 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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'Als je pragmatisch genoeg bent, kun je met iedereen een deal sluiten', zegt Piotr Krajewski. Dat is maar goed ook, want de handelsallianties van de EU veranderen 🤝 https://bit.ly/44Hvt1w
‘De invoerheffingen van Trump leiden tot meer pragmatische EU-deals’
De invoerheffingen van Trump hebben niet alleen gevolgen voor de prijzen van producten. Ook handelsallianties veranderen. ‘Maar als je pragmatisch genoeg bent, kun je met iedereen een deal sluiten’, zegt Piotr Krajewski. ‘De EU moet alleen wel transparant blijven in haar onderhandelingen’, voegt hij eraan toe. Krajewski promoveerde op zijn onderzoek naar de machtsverhoudingen in het handelsbeleid van de EU.
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July 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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5. Dissensus in Europe: climate protesters before court
By Christina Eckes
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6. Peoplehood, dissensus, and partisanship. The European Union as a case study
By Martin Deleixhe
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Dissensus in Europe: climate protesters before court - European Political Science
Democracies in Europe fail to take adequate climate mitigation measures. In response, not only legal, but also illegal acts of climate protesters are multiplying in Europe. This paper examines the cri...
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June 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🆕 Excited to share our new special issue "Dissensus over Liberal Democracy" in European Political Science coordinated with Ramona Coman, as output of Red Spinel project. @sciencepoulb.bsky.social @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
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June 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Today, @yannickvdberg.bsky.social will defend his dissertation, 'Indulging in Paradise? EU law and policy of holiday air travel through the lens of practice theory'. @acelg-uva.bsky.socialhttps://bit.ly/440XVva
Indulging in Paradise? EU law and policy of holiday air travel through the lens of practice theory
Yannick van den Berg will defend the dissertation 'Indulging in Paradise? EU law and policy of holiday air travel through the lens of practice theory'. Supervisors are Prof. C. Eckes and Prof. M. Bartl. The co-supervisor is Dr C. Leone.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
@jelledegraaf.bsky.social helps activists work on radical change. We're looking forward to hearing his viewpoints at our roundtable on Thursday about climate protests and civil disobedience. Join us @uvalawschool.bsky.social
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June 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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TODAY 📣 at 5 pm in SPUI25: Bringing Climate Change to Court 🌍 Feel free to join online if you can't make it in person @acelg-uva.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3ZAmKvf
Bringing Climate Change to Court – Questions of Justice and Democracy
Join us at Spui 25 for a roundtable discussion about climate change, law and matters of democracy.
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June 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Climate change affects everyone, everywhere. How do we balance the need for global justice with the limits of local democracy?

A discussion today (16 June) at 17:00 at Spui25 & online.
W/ @phvandam.bsky.social, @eckes-uva.bsky.social & @philpaiement.bsky.social
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Bringing Climate Change to Court
Climate change affects everyone, everywhere. But the way we deal with it—especially in court—is mostly local. Lawsuits over climate issues usually happen in national or regional courts, using local la...
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June 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM