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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...