Maastricht Graduate School of Law
The Graduate School of Law offers a stimulating and internationally oriented environment for legal research. It is dedicated to training excellent PhD researchers and honours students from all over the world, extending, deepening and actively applying their knowledge on their journey to becoming highly qualified researchers.
Research & training
Research
We aim at supervising research carried out in the areas of law in which our institutes and inter-university research schools are specialized:
- Global justice
- Institutional transformations
- Globalising markets
- Cross-border cooperation and mobility
- Law and Technology
The main focus is the role of law in an ever-globalising society and the institutional and substantive legal developments in Europeanisation and globalisation. Research is rooted in the research groups and institutes and in the domains of the inter-university Ius Commune Research School (the common law of Europe).
Training
The Maastricht Graduate School of Law offers sound and tailor-made training to PhD researchers and Master’s Honours students. Both training programmes focus on research methodology, research integrity, skills training and career development.
In addition, PhD researchers may teach Bachelor’s and Master’s courses at Maastricht University in their field of expertise.
LAW PhD Defences
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The Values of the European Union as Legal Rules: Lessons from the Union’s Reaction to Constitutional Backsliding
PhD thesis written by Martina Coli
This thesis investigated the paths for transforming the founding values of the European Union enshrined in Article 2 TEU into legal obligations binding on the Member States.
Death in denial. A study into the Dutch system of postmortem investigation
PhD thesis written by Cécile Woudenberg-van den Broek
Recent reports on forensic medicine in the Netherlands highlight the need for significant improvements in postmortem investigations. This thesis questions the adequacy of the Dutch system, arguing that it may not meet the criteria set by the...
Enhancing marine protection: The role of Prevention in addressing pollution from land-based sources starting from the European regional experience
PhD thesis written by Francesco Maletto
This research examined whether the legal framework currently governing this kind of marine pollution is adequate and effective in addressing the issue.
Weaponized Investments: Navigating the Intersection of National Security and Global Trade
PhD thesis witten by Jens Hillebrand Pohl
This dissertation explores how international arbitration addresses disputes that arise when states invoke national security to justify restrictive measures against foreign investors.
Uniformity of law does not necessarily lead to (legal) certainty of the law
PhD thesis written by Emma van Doornik
The research is based on the hypothesis that there are various situations in the application of the tariff classification rules, in which uniformity is given unjustifiably greater importance than legal certainty.
