TEACHING: The New Academic Year 2023-2024

(image source: VUB Graduation Ceremony, 9 Oct 2023)

With the start of the new academic year, positions in academia traditionally change. These are the main modifications for our group as of 1 October:

• drs. Rodrick Van der Smissen will start as fulltime academic assistant for the courses Politieke Geschiedenis van België (Prof. Dhondt) and Historische en Vergelijkende Inleiding tot het Publiekrecht  (Prof. Dhondt), while pursuing his PhD research on Roman law and insolvency in the 19th century under the direction of Prof. Dave De ruysscher
• dr. Stefano Cattelan (Carlsberg Fondet Internationalisation Grant) started to teach the course History and Theory of International Law at the Brussels School of Governance, last August
• dr. Wouter De Rycke remains on board until February to concentrate on the scientific valorisation of his PhD research
• drs. Louis Debersaques joined us as PhD-candidate on the EOS-project on Construction and Legal History (Prof. dr. Dave De ruysscher/Prof. dr. Stephanie Van de Voorde (Architecture))
• Mr. Maxim Hermans (alumnus 2023) will teach seminars as 10% teaching associate in the course Historische Inleiding tot het Privaatrecht (Prof. dr. Dave De ruysscher), within the department of Private Law and Economic Law

With the retirement of Prof. dr. Serge Gutwirth, Prof. Frédéric Audren (Sciences Po) has accepted to temporarily join the department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Law, as guest lecturer (JURI). His main affiliation and teaching will be with our colleagues from LSTS. In view of Prof. Audren's tremendous track record in legal history, we are most honored that he accepted to become an affiliate member of CORE as well.

Dr. Elisabeth Bruyère (TA, EUTopia Connected Learning Community Legal History) becomes an unpaid affiliate in our department.