Integration, Differentiation and Flexibility: New Perspectives on EU Law and Policy

Current PhD research

• Mrs L. Van Acker, E-Distribution - Towards a vertical agreements framework fit for an environmentally sustainable and digital economy (2/01/2020 - 31/12/2023)
• Mrs R.B. Beems, The impact of institutional design on convergence of EU substantive law. A study into the growing convergence of the laws on free and fair competition, consumer protection and data protection. (1/09/2017 - 31/08/2021)
• Mr F. Bostoen, The new gatekeepers: abuse of dominance in the platform economy (1/09/2016 - 31/08/2021)
• Mrs G. Bouwman, The organisation of (public) social sector services within the EU. Facing the future by a legal framework that stimulates innovation? (1/01/2016 - 31/12/2019)
• Ms L.C.M. Brekhof, Rules on Economic Proof (1/11/2008 - 31/10/2012)
• Mrs N. Colpaert, Mergers and abuse of dominance (1/09/2019 - 31/08/2023)
• Dr F. Coman Kund (31/08/2013)
• Mr D.T.G. Droshout, De regulering van hoogtechnologische activiteiten in de 'risicomaatschappij'. Het samenspel van juridische instrumenten, technische voorschriften en standaarden in een complexe “regulerende mix”. (1/08/2007 - 31/12/2010)
• Mrs S.K. Dura, A European pillar of social rights: Expectations, implementation and potential impact on the EUs performance in the protection of social rights (1/09/2018 - 31/10/2022)
• Mr P.D. van Goinga (1/09/2019 - 30/07/2023)
• Mrs V. Golunova, From transparency to participation: protecting freedom of expression in the age of algorithmic content moderation (1/12/2019 - 30/11/2023)
• Mrs J.J.M. Graat, EU citizenship in the EU criminal justice area: Defining the legal position of EU citizens under instruments for mutual recognition of judicial decisions in criminal matters (15/01/2015 - 15/01/2019)
• Mr J. Gruyters, The application of state aid law in the field of social security and social welfare (1/09/2019 - 31/08/2024)
• Mrs A. Halilovic, EU integrated border management: shared competences, shared responsibility, or shared administration? (1/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
• Mrs A.L. Hardy, The EUs response to Mixed Migration movements policy making at a crossroad between Human Rights or migration management and border control (1/09/2010 - 31/08/2014)
• Mr W.-C. Huang, Judicial Review of Science-Based Measures by the European Courts: Problems and Solutions (1/11/2011 - 31/10/2013)
• Mrs M.L.W. Hubers, The protection of social rights in the context of cross-border company mobility in Europe (15/08/2019 - 14/08/2023)
• Mr M.R. Hübner, Differentiated EU legislation and its impact on enforcement (1/09/2018 - 31/08/2022)
• Mrs L.M.F. Hummel, Disruptive technologies and the impact on Modern Bigness: how should European competition law respond? (1/08/2020 - 31/07/2024)
• Mrs A.M. de Jong, Towards a better cultural heritage protection and regulation of the art market: A critical assessment of Regulation 2019880 on the import of cultural goods into the EU and the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (15/11/2020 - 14/11/2024)
• Mrs M. Kajić, Waste treatment on the path to circular energy-food systems (1/10/2019 - 30/09/2023)
• Mr K. Klinger, The rule of law in private regulatory settings within the EU context: Developing a constitutional-proof institutional design for private regulatory mechanisms at Union level (1/10/2016 - 31/07/2020)
• Mrs L.F. Lalíková, Modern Bigness: Challenges for European Competition Law (MOBI) (1/08/2020 - 31/07/2024)
• Mrs D.L. Martínez Lorenzo, The impact of public procurement law on horizontal and vertical teaming of economic operators in construction projects. Reconciling effective and undistorted competition and the free market (1/09/2018 - 31/08/2022)
• Mrs C. Molinari, Going All Out to Manage Migration: a Constitutional Analysis of the EU Return Policy (1/09/2017 - 31/08/2023)
• Mrs J. Montero Regules, Freedom of expression endangered in the digital age? A critical legal analysis of the regulation of online hate speech in Europe (1/10/2019 - 30/09/2023)
• Mrs V. Morozovaite, Hypernudging strategies in the digital market economy: a role for European competition law? (1/05/2019 - 30/04/2023)
• Mrs E.C. van Ooij, Employment and social security of patchwork-workers in a de-territorialized labour market in the EU new patterns of work and mobility regarding the cultural industries and ICT sector considered in the light of EU law (1/01/2017 - 31/12/2019)
• Mrs P.S. Phoa, Creating a New Legal Narrative for Europe a Law and Literature Approach to the relationship between the EU Single Market and Fundamental Rights (1/09/2014 - 31/08/2018)
• Mrs C. Rosca, A computational perspective on European constitutional values in the case law of the CJEU on economic free movement (1/09/2019 - 31/08/2023)
• Mrs T. Si, The risk burden of private parties under concession regulations in public-private partnerships: a comparison between European Union and China regimes (1/09/2016 - 31/08/2020)
• Mr O. Spijkers, The United Nations and the Evolution of Global Values (1/02/2006 - 31/05/2010)
• Mr P. Stamoulis, Labelling of Products and the Rules of the World Trade Organization (1/09/2004 - 31/08/2008)
• Mr T. Tang, The Application of Consumer Choice in Competition Law Regulation of Internet Industry (1/12/2012 - 30/11/2015)
• Mr R.L.N. Tans, Five years after the migration crisis: how successful have the European and national frameworks been in integrating migrants in the labour market and providing them with access to education? (1/01/2021 - 31/12/2024)
• Mr T.J. Verdonk, Market power in agribusiness: An antitrust perspective (1/09/2017 - 31/08/2021)
• Mrs M. Verhagen, Industrial citizenship: the relationship between individual and collective citizenship of employees (1/09/2016 - 31/08/2010)
• Mrs I.M. de Waal, The relation between the European chemicals, product and waste legislation in the light of stimulating the transition towards a circular economy (1/09/2019 - 31/08/2023)
• Mrs Q. Wu, Tying in digital platforms under competition law in the EU, China and US (1/09/2018 - 31/08/2022)
• Mr J.J. van Zanden, Consumentenbescherming voor pensioendeelnemer (15/06/2020 - 14/06/2024)
• Mrs K. Zheng, The use of competition soft law in the digital society: A comparative legal analysis of China and the EU (1/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)

PhD Defences

It is possible that the researchers below were a member of another research programme when carrying out their PhD research.

• Mrs Dr V. Abazi, Secrecy and Oversight in the European Union: The Law and Practice of Classified Information (Amsterdam, 11/12/2015)
• Mrs M. Aelen, European principles of good market supervision (Utrecht, 26/09/2014)
• Mrs A. Aschieri, Public-private partnerships and sustainable development in the European Union. Another reason to foster the promotion of PPPs as viable alternatives in the delivery of public services and infrastructures (Maastricht, 7/02/2018)
• Mrs Dr A.K.J. Bolz, A Regulatory Framework for the Art Market? Authenticity, Forgeries and the Role of Art Experts (Maastricht, 23/10/2019)
• Mrs N. Büttgen, Towards an innovative framework for employment protection (Maastricht, 20/12/2017)
• Dr N. Cambien, Citizenship of the Union as a cornerstone of European integration: a study of its impact on policies and competences of the Member States (Leuven, 18/11/2011)
• Dr S. Carrera Nuñez, In search of the perfect Citizen? The intersection between integration, immigration and nationality in the EU (Maastricht, 31/10/2008)
• Mr S. Charitakis, The challenges and consequences for the European Union of the implications of the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, with a focus on accessibility (Maastricht, 11/10/2018)
• Dr S.J.F.J. Claessens, Free Movement of Lawyers and the Future of the Legal Profession (Maastricht, 18/12/2008)
• Dr F. Coman Kund, Agencification of EU External Relations: European Regulatory Agencies as Global Actors (Maastricht, 20/01/2016)
• Mrs Dr K. Cseres, Consumer protection and competition law (Utrecht, 29/09/2004)
• Ms T. Ehnert, Regulating the Invisible: Law, Science and Accountability Concerns in the Governance of Nanotechnologies (Maastricht, 26/03/2015)
• Mrs Dr K.B. Eisele, The External Dimension of an EU Migration Policy (Maastricht, 16/05/2013)
• Dr M.J. Frese, Decentralized enforcement of EC competition law (Amsterdam, 22/11/2012)
• Mrs Prof A. Gerbrandy, Convergentie in het mededingingsrechtelijke bestuursprocesrecht in het licht van effectieve rechtsbescherming (Utrecht, 22/09/2009)
• Mr A.C.C. Groenen, Tackling the illicit traffic in cultural property through private law means an analysis of the 1995 Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects to Cultural Property Theft (Maastricht, 2/10/2018)
• Mrs Dr K. Hamenstädt, The Margin of Appreciation in European Expulsion Decisions (Maastricht, 10/07/2015)
• Mrs M.M. Haritz, Liability law and the application of the precautionary principle with respect to climate change (Maastricht, 17/12/2010)
• Dr H.J. van Harten, Autonomie van de nationale rechter in het Europees recht (Amsterdam, 1/07/2011)
• Mr P.D. Hildebrand, Private enforcement in the European Union and the United States. A comparative analysis of the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France and the United States in the light of the Directive on Antitrust Damages (Maastricht, 1/05/2017)
• Mr A. Hoogenboom, Free movement of students in and to the European Union (Maastricht, 18/10/2016)
• Dr P. Jansen, From policy to law? Industrial policy under European Union law (Leuven, 15/01/2018)
• Mrs L.S.J. Kortese, The recognition of qualifications in the EU: blurring the lines of competences between the internal market and education (Maastricht, 28/05/2020)
• Mrs S. Li, Conflict and Compromise: Internationalization of Competition Law and Chinas Participation (Maastricht, 6/12/2019)
• Mr K. Lubina, Contested Cultural Property - The Return of Nazi Spoliated Art and Human Remains from Public Collections (Maastricht, 25/11/2009)
• Dr A.P. van der Mei, Free movement of persons within the European Community – Cross-Border access to public benefits (Maastricht, 28/06/2001)
• Mrs Dr P. Melin, The external dimension of EU social security coordination: Towards a common EU approach (Maastricht, 2/07/2018)
• Dr T.P. Mennicken, Game of pleas. An empirical analysis of the pleas raised in recent EU competition law cases (Maastricht, 16/10/2019)
• Mrs Dr M. Mol, Horizontal Direct Effect of General Principles of EU law (Maastricht, 2/10/2014)
• Dr M. Provera, The Detention of Asylum Seekers in Australia and the European Union - A Comparative Analysis (Maastricht, 16/05/2013)
• Mrs M.P.M. Rijsbergen, EU agencies’ Soft Rule-Making: Lessons learnt from the European Securities and Markets Authority (Utrecht, 6/06/2018)
• Mrs Dr S. Röttger-Wirtz, The interplay of global standards and EU pharmaceutical regulation (Maastricht, 18/12/2017)
• Mrs Dr S.L.T. Schoenmaekers, The Regulation of Architects in the European Union. A Comparative Law and Economic Analysis (Maastricht, 14/10/2010)
• Mr G. Shen, The freedom of establishment and the freedom of services in the EU and China (Maastricht, 30/06/2016)
• Mrs M. Shi, The divestiture remedy under merger control in the EU, US and China: a comparative law and economics analysis (Maastricht, 3/10/2017)
• Mrs Z.D. Vankova, Circular migration from the Eastern neighbourhood to the EU. The rights of migration works in Bulgaria and Poland (Maastricht, 27/06/2018)
• Mrs I.E.L.E. Wendt, The Tension between Rules Regulating the (Liberal) Professions and EC Competition Law - Reason and Passion in discussing professional regulation in EC competition law (Maastricht, 8/12/2009)
• Mrs Dr A. Wiesbrock, Legal migration to the European Union and the conflicting goals of integration and circularity (Maastricht, 25/11/2009)
• Mrs Dr Z. Xhaferri, Delegation of rulemaking powers to the European Commission: law and practice (Maastricht, 7/10/2020)
• Dr D. Yabasun, The common European asylum system: Vulnerable asylum applicants (Maastricht, 3/10/2019)
• Mr J. Zander, Different kinds op precaution - A comparative analysis of the application of the precautionary principle in five different legal orders (Maastricht, 17/04/2009)
• Mrs Dr E.L. van der Zee, Regulating sustainable food standards in the EU and WTO: perspectives from law and consumer science (Wageningen, 7/03/2018)
• Mr M. Zinzani, Market integration through network governance: the role of European agencies and networks of regulators (Maastricht, 15/11/2012)