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by our awesome publications!
What goes around comes around. Scientific publications help the world move forward. They present research, spark discussions, generate theories, test hypotheses, foster collaborations and encourage reflection. They can blow your mind! Written by scientists for scientists and increasingly accessible to everyone, as the VUB is doing its bit for the international movement striving for open access to scientific information. All for the greatest possible impact. Dive into the world of science!
Our PUBR blog
Blogging is much more than just writing a post. Blogging takes you further. It sparks ideas, makes you smarter, helps others, opens doors and always offers a challenge. All that knowledge in our heads… it just has to come out! Blogging is fun to do and even more fun to share. Let yourself be swept away by new and challenging perspectives on a wide range of topics. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and read along...
News
The 2026 European Labour Law Young Scholars Meeting
Save the Date! We are thrilled to announce that BruCeL will be hosting the 2026 European Labour Law Young Scholars Meeting this autumn at the VUB! This year, the conference will focus on the theme of "Reframing Social Security and Labour Law Through Fundamental Rights in a Deregulatory Context".
Inaugural lecture of the TEMPORALAW research project by Prof. Dr. Corina Heri
Last week, Prof. dr. Corina Heri delivered her inaugural lecture on the temporal and equity dimension of climate change litigation, which presented her newly started FWO Odysseus Project "No Time to Litigate? The Temporal and Equity Dimensions of Human Rights and Climate Change".
Nomination of Professor Ezéchiel Amani Cirimwami to the International Criminal Court
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has officially nominated Brussels Centre for Law, Government and Society (BruCeL) member Ezéchiel Amani Cirimwami as a candidate for election as a judge of the International Criminal Court, with elections scheduled for December 2026.
New BruCeL talks 2025-2026
We are pleased to announce a new series of lectures for the upcoming academic year and hope to welcome many of you there. Brucel talks will generally take place on campus. If a session is scheduled online, this will be clearly indicated in the invitation.
LLM candidate Matthias Moens made it to the final of “AFT-Meesterwerken” published by Wolters Kluwer
📚 "Honored to have made it to the final of “AFT-Meesterwerken” published by Wolters Kluwer. In the context of my Master in Law degree at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, I wrote a thesis on the subject of “Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)”.
Events
Practical info20 Mar 2026 - 09:30 - 20 Mar 2026 - 17:301st NextGen Legal Scholars Conference – 20 March 2026
