2022

The Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research is pleased to announce its second Doctoral Research Forum in partnership with the University of Groningen and Open Universiteit!
After a successful online edition in 2021, this year’s Forum will be held in-person (online participation possible) on 14 October 2022 10:00-18:00 (CEST) at the Van Swinderen Huys, Groningen. The Forum will bring together PhD candidates who engage in research in the field of human rights. The objective of the Forum is to give participants the opportunity to present their work in a collaborative and informal setting and to facilitate interaction between junior and senior members. To provide valuable feedback to participants, senior members of the Network will serve as discussants.
Below you will find this year's programme! To view the full programme, click here.

Doctoral Research Forum 2022 Agenda

Van Swinderen Huys
Oude Boteringestraat 19, 9712 GC Groningen
Organized by Noor Swart and Kilian Roithmaier

09:30-09:50 Walk-in with coffee & tea

09:50-10:00 Welcome Dr. Antenor Hallo de Wolf (University of Groningen)

10:00-10:45 Impact where it matters? Writing a blogpost Dr. León Castellanos-Jankiewicz (T.M.C. Asser Institute, NNHRR Academic Coordinator)

10:45-11:00 Break with coffee & tea

11:00-12:15 Panel 1: Regional human rights issues

Moderator: Noor Swart (University of Groningen)
Discussant: Prof. Marcel Brus (University of Groningen)

Protecting Human Rights through Judicial Policymaking: Public Interest Litigation before the India Supreme Court Anmol Gulecha (Tilburg University)

Health data governance in China: Emphasising ‘sharing’ and ‘protection’ based on the right to health Lujia Sun (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

A lawless space? The legal regulation of evictions of "informal" refugee camps of Calais Isabella Leroy (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Social media platforms challenging EU fundamental rights protection: The need for an effective response to online hate speech Stevi Kitsou (Maastricht University)

12:15-13:00 Lunch Van Swinderen Huys

13:00-15:00 Panel 2: Business & economics and human rights

Moderator: Kilian Roithmaier (University of Groningen)
Discussant: Dr. Lottie Lane (University of Groningen)

The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Freshwater: Conceptualisation and some ideas for potential empirical research Candice Foot (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Is CSR window dressing? Bridging corporate responsibility in codes of conduct and their actions in global supply chains Sarah Vandenbroucke (Leiden University)

Access to an Effective Remedy for Victims of Transnational Business-Related Human Rights Abuses: The Role of Private Grievance Processes Gustavo Becker (University of Amsterdam/Max Planck Institute Luxembourg/University of Luxembourg)

Through the scope of human rights: About risk management with gun control laws Johri Maat (Radboud University Nijmegen)

Anonymity and authenticity on online platforms Yelyzaveta Markova (Radboud University Nijmegen)

Participatory rights, international investment law and inclusive prosperity: Re-imagining legal economic systems around inclusion Stephanie Triefus (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

15:00-15:15 Break with coffee & tea

15:15-17:15 Panel 3: Procedural questions & current challenges

Moderator: Dr. León Castellanos-Jankiewicz (T.M.C. Asser Institute, NNHRR Academic Coordinator)
Discussant: Prof. Michel Vols (University of Groningen)

How do States’ arguments impact ECtHR’s established case law? Mónica Ávila Currás (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

States' Strategic Litigation in Collective Expulsion Cases at the European Court of Human Rights Jessica Klüger (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Research on balancing clashing fundamental rights Noor Swart & Jorrit Westerhof (University of Groningen)

Voting Matters: An Analysis of the Use of Electoral-Assistive Devices through the Lens of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Adriana Caballero-Pérez (Maastricht University)

Are 20th century ‘rights’ fit for 21st century pandemics and climate change? Rethinking human right-based approaches to health in the post-colonial context David Patterson (University of Groningen)

17:15-18:00 Human rights in practice: Careers outside of academia Dr. Charlotte Baarda (College voor de Rechten van de Mens)

18:00-19:00 Dinner Van Swinderen Huys

19:45-21:15 Social activity: Pétanque & drinks BOEL, Nieuwe Ebbingestraat 163, 9715 BC Groningen

The 2022 Doctoral Research Forum is organized in cooperation with the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research, the T.M.C. Asser Institute, the University of Groningen, and the Open University