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World Congress on Adult Capacity
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam will host the 8th World Congress on Adult Capacity 'Maximising autonomy and tailoring safeguards for adults in need of support' in Amsterdam on 8, 9 and 10 July 2026. The congress will be convened by Kees Blankman and Rieneke...
Conference on multicultural families
From 28-30 May 2026, the Odisee Centre for Family Studies and the International Commission on Couple and Family Relations (ICCFR) organise a conference on "Bridging Cultures, Building Families: Exploring the Dynamics of Multicultural Families". Families today are...
FL-EUR conference ‘European Pathways for Supporting and Protecting Adults’
We are pleased to invite you to the 3rd FL-EUR Conference ‘European Pathways for Supporting and Protecting Adults: Insights and Best Practices across Europe’ on 2 May 2025. The conference will explore the latest developments in statutory measures, ex lege measures,...
FAMIMOVE x RETHINKIN_ seminar: Family Law and Migration. A meeting of practice and research
On 25 June 2024, FAMIMOVE and RETHINKIN_ jointly organise a seminar on Family Law and Migration. During this seminar, researchers and practitioners will discuss how the conclusions of the FAMIMOVE project and conference can be transposed to the Belgian and Dutch...
New book The Right to Identity and Access to Information on Genetic Origin and Parentage
The book The Right to Identity and Access to Information on Genetic Origin and Parentage, edited by Ingrid Boone and Machteld Vonk, has just been published with Intersentia. This edited volume originates from the RETHINKIN_ expert seminar on this matter. More...
Memorandum of Understanding between RETHINKIN_ and NorFam
We are pleased to announce the conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding between RETHINKIN_ and the Nordic Centre for Comparative and International Family Law (NorFam). As the leading hubs for family law research in the Low Countries and the Nordic Countries,...
PhD seminar
On Monday 29 January 2024, the Vlaamse Vereniging voor Familierecht (V.Fam.), the French-speaking Famille et Droit and RETHINKIN_ organised a joint doctoral seminar. Eight doctoral students explained their research, followed by a debate. The following PhD students...
The 18th (Golden Jubilee) ISFL World Conference – happening soon!
Join us for the 18th (Golden Jubilee) World Conference of the International Society of Family Law, happening in Antwerp from 12-15 July 2023! Experts from 57 jurisdictions will share their insights in more than 310 papers in 67 sessions. With engaging keynote...
ISFL World Conference July 2023 (Antwerp) – Call for papers
The 18th World Conference of the International Society of Family Law will be held at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) from 12 to 15 July 2023, under the title “Rethinking Law’s Families & Family Law?”. We welcome submissions for individual presentations or...
PhD defence Veerle Vanderhulst
On 2/09/2023, Veerle Vanderhulst will publicly defend her PhD on "Parental planning for the future care of vulnerable adults". This is a joint PhD between the Vrije Universiteit Brussel en the Universiteit Antwerpen, supervised by prof. dr. Elisabeth Alofs (VUB)...