Join us on 8 May 2025, at the @vuamsterdam.bsky.social for a discussion with @mallamfamude.bsky.social (Babátúndé Fágbàyíbọ́) on teaching international law through songs

Today, the Dutch Senate approved serious cuts for education budget. This probably marks the beginning of a series of judicial and workplace struggles, with the strike of @vuamsterdam.bsky.social staff and students yesterday #berniewisdom

An urgent debate at Pakuis de Zwijger on populist lawfare in the US and EU today, building support structures for civil disobedience and doomscrolling with @sldelange.bsky.social, @karolinakocemba.bsky.social, @mstambulski.bsky.social and Scott Cummings

A truly fun academic event - roundtables discussing avenues for further research on strategic litigation in Europe 🧵 yesterday in Amsterdam with @cohelongo.bsky.social, @faheye.bsky.social, @dionkramer.bsky.social, @martamorvillo.bsky.social and other enaged colleagues

How right-wing populists use lawyers and the law to implement their agendas?
Join us for a discussion in Amsterdam on 21 March with Sarah de Lange, Scott Cummings, @karolinakocemba.bsky.social, Michał Stambulski.
Here are a few pics that didn't become the event poster 😉
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Join the @deconinckjoyce.bsky.social book tour at her stop in Amsterdam at the @vuamsterdam.bsky.social on 10 February 2025.

Strategic litigation brainstorming. “Advertising must be in accordance with the law, truth, good taste and decency”(Art 2 of the Dutch Advertising Code). Can advertising for pineapple on pizza be in violation of the "good taste" clause? 🍍🍕
For more serious proposals:
acelg.uva.nl/content/even...

Debating Polish and European Eastern Policy with Kolegium Europy Wschodniej in the castle in Wojnowice 🏰

Timely special issue edited by Karolina Kocemba and Michał Stambulski, on "Populism, non-state actors and right-wing legal mobilization in Europe", as MAGA tactics and funding for right-wing legal mobilization increasingly come to Europe:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

On 21-22 March, we will discuss strategic litigation using European Union law with a stellar lineup of speakers! Tune in by checking out the workshop playlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/1fF...
For more information, check out the website:
vu.nl/en/events/20...

Join us at the VU Amsterdam for a seminar on Geoconstitutionalism with Hans Lindahl from Tilburg University and Queen Mary University - Thursday, 30 November at 15.30 with drinks following the event 🍻

"How to deliver on the EU's geopolitical enlargement" Steven Blockmans will give the annual lecture of the Vrije Universiteit Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies (VICES) on 6 December 🎅

Launching the JUDILL Jean Monnet Chair with Lola, Winnie the Pooh, unicorns and Shiba inu 🌈

It's been 15 years since I've experienced systematic border controls on the German-Polish border. On this concrete spot, near Kołbaskowo, it brings back unpleasant memories of patience and powerlessness...😐
Germany has reintroduced border controls 16-25 October 2023 on internal Schengen borders

Excited and worried 😬After Polish exit polls, the first comments of PiS representative:
1. We are the first party in PL history to win third election in a row
2. We expect the President to give us the mission to form the government
3. We have to be careful and wait until final results on Tuesday

Exchanging pierogi recipes in the queue 📃🔖📥🗳✏️