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Cedric Ryngaert addresses European Parliament in Brussels on the connection between EU external relations and Universal jurisdiction
On 28 June, Cedric Ryngaert addressed the European Parliament in Brussels at a workshop entitled ‘Universal jurisdiction and international crimes: Constraints and best practices’. Cedric spoke on the connection between EU external relations and universal jurisdiction. A video recording of the talk can be found here.
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Cedric Ryngaert speaks at Conference on The Principle of Common Concern in Global Law at World Trade Institute
On 22 and 23 June, Cedric Ryngaert spoke on extraterritoriality at a conference organized by the World Trade Institute in Bern (Switzerland), titled Towards a Principle of Common Concern in Global Law. Extract from the Conference Programme: ‘This conference would showcase the initial conclusions of a three year long project funded by the SNSF on the…
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Successful final conference of the UNIJURIS Project on 18 June 2018
On 18 June, all members of the UNIJURIS team (directed by Prof Cedric Ryngaert) presented their findings at a conference held in Utrecht. Comments were made by members of the Steering Committee as well as a wide range of academics and professionals from around the world.
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Natalie Dobson successfully defends her PhD thesis titled ‘Extraterritoriality in International Law: The Case of EU Climate Protection’
On Tuesday 5 June 2018 Natalie Dobson LLM successfully defended her PhD thesis titled Extraterritoriality in International Law: The Case of EU Climate Protection. Her PhD was supervised by prof. dr. C.M.J. Ryngaert and prof. dr. S. Trevisanut of Utrecht University.
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Prof. dr. Cedric Ryngaert gives presentation on Corporate Human Rights Abuses and lecture on Theories of International Law at the University of Seville
On 10 April 2018, Prof. Cedric Ryngaert gave a presentation on Criminal Accountability regarding Corporate Human Rights Abuses, as well as a lecture on Theories of International Law, at the University of Seville.
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Prof. dr. Cedric Ryngaert presents paper on EU unilateralism at European University Institute
On 16 April 2018, Prof. Cedric Ryngaert presented a paper on EU unilateralism and global environmental governance – the trade dimension, at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence.
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Cedric Ryngaert holds presentation on the exercise of Dutch criminal jurisdiction to provide accountability for profiting from foreign labour exploitation practices
From organiser’s website: ‘During the conference on February 6th, the research team of the ‘Slaves to the System’-project will present new cases and will further expand on former cases, such as the Poland case. The new report will show that the North Korean regime has a worldwide network that exploits the labour of its citizens to…
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Prof. dr. Cedric Ryngaert gives talk on Criminal jurisdiction over Corporate Human Rights Violations at the Asser Institute
On 8 January 2018, Cedric Ryngaert spoke at the Asser Institute’s ‘Winter Academy’, an event set up in the framework of the Institute’s ‘Doing Business Right’ project on corporate social responsibility. Prof. Ryngaert’s talk addressed Criminal jurisdiction over corporate human rights violations. More information on the ‘Winter Academy’ (taken from the Asser Institute’s website): ‘The…
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Prof. dr. Cedric Ryngaert speaks on ‘The Challenges for State Jurisdiction in International Law’ at Queen Mary University of London
On 29 November 2017, Cedric Ryngaert shared his research with several European legal academics at a workshop on ‘Jurisdiction in International Law’. The event was hosted by the Centre for European and International Legal Affairs (CEILA) at Queen Mary University of London and is a work in progress workshop involving a number of contributors to the…
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Prof. dr. Cedric Ryngaert gives lecture on ‘Separation Movements’ at Amnesty International Nijmegen
On 27 November 2017, Amnesty International Studentgroup Nijmegen invited Cedric Ryngaert to share his legal expertise on the topic of ‘Separation Movements’, alongside political science professor Andrej Zaslove. Prof. Ryngaert spoke about whether a referendum about separation, for example in Catalonia, can be seen as legal, and to what extent the national government has the…
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