Constitutional Processes in the Global Legal Order

Current PhD research

• Mr J. Akkermans, Insolvency of banks and governments: An integrated constitutional and economics analysis of those mechanisms that smother the triggers to insolvency of banks and governments (1/09/2017 - 31/08/2023)
• Mrs A. Bazrafkan, Do international investment agreements promote good governance in developing countries? (1/06/2017 - 31/05/2021)
• Mrs E. De Clercq, The right to property and environmental protection, towards true integration? (1/09/2023 - 31/08/2027)
• Mr T. De Cuyper, Foreign Direct Investment Screening and the Commitment to Maintain an Open Investment Climate (1/09/2020 - 31/08/2026)
• Mr P. Daem, The Entrenchment of Economic Freedom (15/10/2020 - 14/10/2024)
• Mrs M.B. Gracia, Rethinking the international law framework for the transition of developing countries to an inclusive circular economy in plastics (1/09/2023 - 31/08/2027)
• Mrs S.A.M. Harleman, Intelligence and Law (1/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
• Mrs D. Huang, The Expansive Application of Rules of Transboundary Harm beyond International Environmental Law (30/08/2021 - 30/06/2025)
• Mrs I. Jennekens, Towards an international legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring: Evidence from law and economics, and debates on country classification (1/06/2023 - 31/05/2024)
• Mrs Y.Y. Jing, China and the Oceans Order From an International Law Perspective (1/09/2013 - 31/08/2017)
• Mrs A. de Leo, EUs Shifting Borders- Scrutinizing Externalization of Migration Management and International Protection Responsibilities (15/06/2020 - 14/06/2024)
• Mr Q.H. Lu, Institutional interaction in areas beyond national jurisdiction: From institutional fragmentation to ocean governance (1/05/2024 - 30/04/2028)
• Mrs E. Malathouni, How to Free and Restrain Sovereign Wealth Funds?: the Role of Law in Striking a Balance (1/03/2010 - 28/02/2014)
• Mr W.F. Mingelen, The welfare state in Dutch constitutional culture (1/09/2023 - 31/08/2029)
• Mr M.L. Munu, Trade negotiations and e-commerce: An analysis of their impact for micro, small and medium enterprises growth in African countries (1/11/2019 - 31/10/2023)
• Mrs D. Nidel, Joint Investigation Teams - Effective Institutions for Cross-border Law Enforcement? (1/02/2021 - 31/01/2025)
• Mrs N.R. Okany, State Responsibility in International Law for Unlawful Conduct of Quasi-Public and Private Entities Exercising Governmental Authority (1/01/2013 - 31/05/2017)
• Mr E. Omičević, EU AFSJ agencies and related bodies as global actors in the fight against crime: accountability for fundamental rights violations (27/01/2020 - 26/01/2024)
• Mrs T.I. Oost, Development of international customary law on restitution of stolen cultural goods (1/04/2009 - 31/03/2013)
• Mr A. Ortega Navarro, Economic sanctions in international law: drawing the line between enforcement, coercion and intervention (1/09/2022 - 31/08/2026)
• Mr H.K. Özkonak, The Legality of Unilateral Coercive Measures Within a Normative Framework - The Four-Step Verification Method (Legal Ground, Limitation, Termination and Surveillance) (15/03/2020 - 14/03/2024)
• Mr M.C. Sati, Lethal use of weaponized artificial intelligence and the law of armed conflict: Legal and ethical perspectives (1/09/2019 - 31/08/2023)
• Mrs M. Wang, Post-conflict Peacebuilding under International Environmental Law: A Focus on Transboundary Watercourses and Aquifers (1/09/2021 - 31/08/2025)
• Mrs G. Zoboli, Weaponising the economy: Assessing the international legal framework of unilateral sanctions (1/11/2024 - 31/10/2030)

PhD Defences

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

• Mrs Dr I. Alexovicova, Independence and Impartiality of the International and European Civil Service (Maastricht, 4/07/2012)
• Mr S. Amoozeidi, The WTO dispute settlement system as a legal impediment to Iran's accession to the WTO (Maastricht, 28/06/2017)
• Mrs A. Berman, The accountability of Transnational Regulatory Organizations (Geneve, 20/06/2014)
• Dr C.M. Brölmann, The Institutional Veil in Public International Law: International Organisations and the Law of Treaties (Amsterdam, 22/04/2005)
• Dr A.H. Cáceres Solari, Modern insurgency warfare’s incompatibility with the Principle of Distinction (Maastricht, 16/04/2024)
• Mrs S. Cartier, Institutionalization of International Justice (Maastricht, 21/11/2012)
• Mrs L.C. Clarke, The Emergence of Global Public-Private Partnerships within the International Constitutional Order (Amsterdam, 12/10/2012)
• Mrs Dr E. Cloots, The role of national identity in the adjudication of EU law (Leuven, 31/05/2013)
• Mr N.F. Coelho, Extraterritorial jurisdiction in the law of the sea: Unilateral quests for universality (Utrecht, 12/02/2019)
• Mrs N.L. Dobson, Extraterritoriality in International Law: The Case of EU Climate Protection (Utrecht, 5/06/2018)
• Dr C. Eggett, General Principles as Systemic Elements of International Law (Maastricht, 12/04/2021)
• Dr S.X. Espinosa Velasco, Ecuador and international investment law and policy: Between constitutional sovereignty and state responsibility (Maastricht, 29/03/2019)
• Mrs D.F. Georgoula, Supplemental Jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: Prongs, Scope, Potentials (Utrecht, 13/01/2025)
• Dr N. Giannopoulos, International Law and Offshore Energy Production (Utrecht, 2/11/2020)
• Dr M.E.A. Goodwin, The Romani Claim to Non-territorial Nation Status (Florence, 3/07/2006)
• Mrs Dr F.A. Haijer, Corporate crime conundrums and globalization. Transnational anti-corruption enforcement in the Netherlands and the United States of America, 2001-2017 (Utrecht, 20/12/2021)
• Dr I.J.D. Hillebrand Pohl, Financial transaction taxes and the right of free transfer and convertibility under international investment law (Maastricht, 19/09/2024)
• Dr S.J. Hollenberg, The emergence of an international value system and the re-establishing of (domestic) legal control over the exercise of international public power directed at private individuals (Amsterdam, 11/06/2013)
• Dr A.N. Honniball, Extraterritorial Port State Measures: The basis and limits of unilateral port state jurisdiction to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (Utrecht, 13/03/2019)
• Mrs L. Inigo Alvarez, Towards a regime of responsibility of armed groups in international law (Utrecht, 2/12/2019)
• Dr B.P. Kerr, Climate Obligations for International Shipping (Utrecht, 25/06/2024)
• Mr L.R. Kiestra, The impact of the ECHR on private international law (Amsterdam, 2/07/2013)
• Mrs K. Kindji Gaspard, WTO role in the protection of small African food producers access to international market: case study of shrimps export in Benin (Maastricht, 12/06/2015)
• Ms C.E. Koops, The effectiveness of (non-)infringement procedures in the EU and other international organizations. (Amsterdam, 13/03/2014)
• Mr A. Kudryavtsev, Private-Sector Standards under WTO Law (Maastricht, 2/09/2015)
• Dr G.E.T. Lautenbach, International law and the rule of law in European states - the possible complementarity of international rule of law standards (Amsterdam, 27/01/2012)
• Mrs Dr Y. Levashova, The Right of States to Regulate in their Public Interest and the Right of Investors to Receive Fair and Equitable Treatment: The search for a balance in treaties and cases on international investment law (Utrecht, 5/12/2018)
• Mrs Dr S.J. McGibbon, Non-state effective territorial entities: A critical appraisal of international legal capacity and responsibility (Maastricht, 11/07/2023)
• Mr A. Memeti, The Republic of Kosovo and the WTO: On the Road to Accession (Maastricht, 13/11/2013)
• Mrs N.M. Mendis, National policy space in the WTO general agreement on trade in services: With special reference to public health services (Maastricht, 18/06/2020)
• Dr F. Naert, The European security architecture from an international perspective. Reality, potential and limits (Leuven, 22/11/2008)
• Mrs Dr D. Prévost, Balancing Trade and health in the SPS Agreement: The Development Dimension (Maastricht, 7/05/2009)
• Dr S. van de Put, Accountability for human rights violations by UN peacekeepers: A legal and theoretical perspective (Maastricht, 12/09/2023)
• Mrs Dr R.J. Roland Holst, Change in the Law of the Sea: Context, Mechanisms and Practice (Utrecht, 5/10/2020)
• Mrs I. Rossi, Legal Status of Non-Governmental Organisations in International Law (Leuven, 8/12/2009)
• Prof C.M. Ryngaert, Extraterritorial jurisdiction in the United States and Europe: A quest for reasonableness (Leuven, 12/02/2007)
• Mrs Dr K. Shang, WTO law on export restrictions on trade in goods: the rejected stone or the cornerstone? (Maastricht, 4/07/2017)
• Mrs D. Sinopoli, Sword and shield? The impact of WTO law on the extraterritorial effect of sanitary and phytosanitary measures (Wageningen, 19/06/2018)
• Mrs Dr S. Thin, Beyond Bilateralism: A Theory of State Responsibility for Breaches of Non-Bilateral Obligations (Maastricht, 5/10/2022)
• Dr A. Vandaele, International Labour Rights and the Social Clause: Friends or Foes? A Theoretical and Legal Analysis with Particular Attention to GATT Article XX (Leuven, 31/10/2003)
• Mrs T.M. Vieira da Silva Cabrita, Confirming and Contesting International Law: The European Union and the United Nations International Law Commission (Amsterdam, 11/01/2023)
• Mrs L. Visser, The Legal Framework of Intervention by Invitation (Maastricht, 12/04/2023)
• Mr C. Wang, The status of Tibet in international law. From the 1840s to the 1950s (Utrecht, 22/11/2021)
• Mrs Dr I. Willemyns, Regulatory cooperation at the multilateral, plurilateral and European Level in an era of international services markets, applied to a case-study of digital services (Leuven, 5/10/2019)
• Mrs C. Yu, The regulation of 'modern' ocean data collection activities under UNCLOS. With a focus on the marine scientific research regime (Utrecht, 9/02/2021)
• Mrs C. Zhao, The dispute settlement mechanism in a China-EU free trade and investment agreement (Maastricht, 14/12/2020)
• Mr M. Zoetekouw, Enforcement Jurisdiction on the Internet – Caught Between Clay and Cloud (Utrecht, 21/06/2024)