SECOND SEMESTER: CORE activities (February-May 2025)


In the second semester, the Contextual Research in Law research group will host a series of guest lectures and symposia:

  • February 25, 2025: Dr. Marie-Sophie Silan (Visiting Professor, ULiège) on Gender and Law in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (English) [B 4.08, 12:30]
  • March 13–15, 2025: EUTopia Connected Learning Community Legal History Peak Event: Individual and Collective Rights in Legal History [Warwick] – For more information, contact Prof. Dr. Frederik Dhondt
  • March 18, 2025: Dr. François Pierrard (Postdoc, FRNS/UCLouvain) on Goswin de Fierlant and the Enlightened Codification of Criminal Law (Dutch) [B 4.08, 12:30]
  • March 31, 2025: Prof. Dr. Lauréline Fontaine (Université Paris 3 – Sorbonne Nouvelle) on The Constitution as a Social Fetish (English, Legal Theory Seminar) [C 4.09, 16:00] – For more information, contact Prof. Dr. Laurent De Sutter
  • April 1, 2025: Book presentation Coudenberg. The Lost Versailles of Belgium (Borgerhoff & Lamberigts) by Teaching Assistant Vincenzo De Meulenaere [KBR, Newspaper Room, 15:00; WeKonekt.Bxl Week]
  • April 24, 2025: John Locke Symposium (deDebatten, Leiden) – For more information, contact Dr. Maarten Colette
  • May 8–9, 2025: Symposium "The Worlds of Early Modern Neutrality" (Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library) – For more information, contact Dr. Stefano Cattelan
  • May 27, 2025: Dr. Daniel Quiroga-Villamarín (SNSF/Vienna), "Architects of the Better Worod: Democracy, Law, and the Construction of International Order, 1898-1998"

Unless otherwise indicated, prior registration is required via drs. Rodrick Van der Smissen (Rodrick dot van dot der dot smissen at vub dot be). In principle, it will also be possible to attend events in a hybrid format via Teams.

This program is continuously updated—stay informed via our BlueSky or website.

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