Law
The Law Group focusses on legal solutions to social problems, including those studied in life sciences domains. These issues touch on every aspect of the law, which means that we have collective expertise on matters relating to EU law, food law, environmental law, international law, WTO law, intellectual property law, private law and human rights law. The research of the group is also strongly interdisciplinary, with faculty and students from all over the world.
Our vacancies
Our current chair prof. dr. Josephine van Zeben will leave WUR per July 1:vacancy full professor and chair of
law
PhD opportunities
We welcome applications for self-funded PhDs on a range of topics.
Grant application support
Are you considering applying for a personal grant? The Law Group can help you!
Application Visiting PhD Students
We welcome PhD students from a wide range of Backgrounds and fields of expertise for research visits at the Law Group.
Our research
The group focuses on the law and regulation pertaining to private and public actors of the global economy, such as companies, consumers, states, international organizations, and civil society organizations, in the supra-, inter- and transnational arenas. While our work is grounded in classical legal analysis, we strongly engage into interdisciplinary and transnational research with social and natural science.
Our courses
The Law Group offers general academic courses, capita selecta courses, internships and theses.
Latest publications
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Climate adaptation in informal areas in hot arid climates
Sustainable Development (2024), Volume: 32, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0968-0802 - p. 777-794. -
Towards a Non-Use Regime on Solar Geoengineering: Lessons from International Law and Governance
Transnational Environmental Law (2024) - ISSN 2047-1025 -
Harmonizing Halal in ASEAN : Analysis of Halal Food Guidelines under the ASEAN Way Approach
Journal of ASEAN Studies (2023), Volume: 11, Issue: 1 - ISSN 2338-1361 - p. 43-67.