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CORE LEGAL THEORY SEMINAR: Amina HASSANI (Sciences Po) (Ixelles: VUB - Faculty Council Room, 4th floor, 13:00, 27 MAY 2026)

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    (image source:  Sciences Po ) On  27 May 2026 , Prof.  Laurent De Sutter  will host a lecture by dr. Amina Hassani (Sciences Po Law School). Abstract: Large corporations suing states for hindering their profits by adopting social or environmental legislation: this is the scene that plays out daily in the private tribunals of investment arbitration (or ISDS, "Investor-State Dispute Settlement"), the cornerstone of globalized capitalism. Forged in the heart of declining empires to preserve, "through the magic of law," the plundering of resources in decolonized countries, this justice of capital has relentlessly extended its reach through international agreements and free trade treaties. In its tribunals, cases affecting the vast majority are decided in secret… to the benefit of multinationals and the "lawyers" who keep the machine running. Amina Hassani brings together all the pieces of the puzzle and shows how arbitration erodes the sovereignty of state...
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REMINDER: JOINT PHD DEFENSE: Léna SYLVESTRE (Cergy-Pontoise: Auditorium de la Maison de la Recherche SHS - Annie Ernaux, 23 MAY 2026)

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      Dra. Léna Sylvestre obtained the permission to submit her PhD Dissertation (Joint PhD agreement CY Cergy Paris Université/Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and defend it publicly on Saturday 23 May 2026 at 09:30. The candidate will defend her dissertation entitled " L’influence de la pluralité linguistique dans l’élaboration et l’application de normes internationales. Étude de cas historique du régime multilingue de l’Organisation des Nations Unies " before a jury consisting of: - Prof. Dr. Renaud Baumert (CY) (president) - Prof. Dr. Dirk Heirbaut (UGent/KVAB-Academia Europaea)  - Prof. Dr. Sylvie Monjean-Decaudin (Sorbonne Université) - Dr. Gésa Dannenberg (CY) - Prof. Dr. Paul De Hert (VUB) Supervisors are Prof. Dr. Caroula Argyriadis-Kervégan (main supervisor, CY) and Prof. Dr. Frederik Dhondt (VUB). Address: Auditorium de la Maison de la Recherche SHS - Annie Ernaux - Université CY Cergy Paris- Université, 33, boulevard du Port 95011 Cergy-Pontoise Google Maps...
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SEMINAR: Stefano CATTELAN, "La neutralità nella diplomazia veneziana del Settecento" [Seminario VAS] (Padova: Università di Padova, 22 MAY 2026)

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  (image source: Università di Padova) Dr. Stefano Cattelan will present on Venetian neutrality in eighteenth-century diplomacy at the University of Padova on 22 May 2026. Read more here .
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SEMINAR: Stefano CATTELAN, "Chiudere il mare ? "Riflessioni a partire da Mare Clausum: The Formation of the Law of the Sea in Premodern State Practice and Legal Doctrine (c. 1350–1650), (Brill 2025)" (Firenze: Università degli Studi, 19 MAY 2026)

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  (source: University of Florence ) Dr. Stefano Cattelan will present his recent monograph Mare Clausum: The Formation of the Law of the Sea in Pre-modern State Practice and Legal Doctrine (c. 1350–1650)  at the University of Florence on 19 May 2026. More information here .
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VACANCIES: Three PhD Students (m/f/x), ERC Consolidator Grant TREATYLAB (DEADLINE 8 JUL 2026)

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(image source: TREATYLAB )  Three full-time PhD vacancies for the ERC Consolidator Grant TREATYLAB ("The Labyrinth of Treaties, 1712-1763. International Law Behind the Scenes of Early Enlightenment Diplomacy") have been published.  More information on the project's website .
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JOINT PHD DEFENSE: Léna SYLVESTRE (Cergy-Pontoise: Auditorium de la Maison de la Recherche SHS - Annie Ernaux, 23 MAY 2026)

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    Dra.  Léna Sylvestre  obtained the permission to submit her PhD Dissertation (Joint PhD agreement CY Cergy Paris Université/Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and defend it publicly on  Saturday 23 May 2026 at 09:30. The candidate will defend her dissertation entitled " L’influence de la pluralité linguistique dans l’élaboration et l’application de normes internationales. Étude de cas historique du régime multilingue de l’Organisation des Nations Unies " before a jury consisting of: - Prof. Dr. Renaud Baumert (CY) (president) - Prof. Dr. Dirk Heirbaut (UGent/KVAB-Academia Europaea)  - Prof. Dr. Sylvie Monjean-Decaudin (Sorbonne Université) - Dr. Gésa Dannenberg (CY) - Prof. Dr. Paul De Hert (VUB) Supervisors are Prof. Dr.  Caroula Argyriadis-Kervégan  (main supervisor, CY) and Prof. Dr.  Frederik Dhondt  (VUB). Address: Auditorium de la Maison de la Recherche SHS - Annie Ernaux - Université CY Cergy Paris- Universit...
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CORE WEEKLY GATHERING: drs. Louis DEBERSAQUES on Exploring the role of ‘legal middlemen’ in construction law (Belgium, Belle Époque) (Ixelles: VUB, 29 APR 2026)

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(image source: Europeana ) On Wednesday 29 April, drs. Louis Debersaques  will present on the aims, sources and structure of his PhD dissertation on building and its legal framework in 19th and 20thC Belgium. This will take place in room B 4.08, 13:05-14:35 . Catering is foreseen.  RVSP with Frederik dot dhondt at vub dot be.
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