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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)...
Conference Vulnerability and Family Law
On 7 May 2022, the International Society of Family Law and the University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research (UCILeR) invite you to an international Conference on Vulnerability and Family Law. For more information, please consult the Flyer Vulnerability and...
Doctoral seminar
On Friday 25 March 2022, RETHINKIN_ and the Vereniging voor Familierecht (V.Fam.) are jointly organising an online doctoral seminar. The seminar is open to academics and practical lawyers. You are cordially invited to attend. Three PhD students will explain their...
ELI webinar “Protection of Adults in International Situations”
The European Law Institute is pleased to invite you to the ‘ELI at 10: Protection of Adults in International Situations’ webinar which will take place on 7 December 2021 from 18:15–19:45 (CET). You can register for it free of charge here. The webinar forms part of...
PhD position Utrecht University
The Utrecht Centre for European Research into Family Law (UCERF) has an open position for a PhD researcher in family law, under the supervision of prof. dr. Wendy Schrama. More information is available...
New Belgian reports on vulnerable adults
The International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL) has chosen to treat the topic “The protection of the adult and respect for his/her autonomy” during her next general congress of 2022. At the same time, the Academic Network on Family Law in Europe (FL-EUR),...
Inaugural address Machteld Vonk TPR Exchange Chair
As part of the 2020 TPR Exchange Chair at the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp, Prof. Dr. Machteld Vonk (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) will deliver her inaugural address entitled: "How many parents may, can and do you want to have?" The inaugural address...
Book ‘Elderly Care and Upwards Solidarity’ – Open access content
The introduction and the conclusion of the book entitled 'Elderly Care and Upwards Solidarity: Historical, Sociological and Legal Perspectives' appeared in the 'European Family Law Series' (EFL), under the editorship of the Rethinkin members Prof. dr. Elisabeth...
WEBINAR: Pensioen- en verzekeringsrechten in het familie- en familiaalvermogensrecht
Als notaris, notarieel jurist, advocaat of vermogensplanner bent u vaak het eerste en soms zelfs enige aanspreekpunt in heel wat familierechtelijke dossiers. Het is hierbij belangrijk dat u niet enkel op de hoogte bent van de burgerrechtelijke en fiscaalrechtelijke...