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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...

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...

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),...