‘Societies must be able to direct their digital future'
How do we safeguard citizens' rights and democratic interests with the development of new technology? Joris van Hoboken, professor of Information Law, will investigate this the coming years.
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Combining multiple jobs: how does that affect people?
It is increasingly common for people to hold multiple part-time jobs or freelance. But we don't know how that affects workers' well-being. Researcher Wieteke Conen wants to change that. Now that Conen has been ... -
Secondary liability for international crimes
Can helpers in international crimes be held accountable? That's what the project Rethinking Secondary Liability for International Crimes investigates. -
‘If law makes misery, then one must be able to unmake it’
Legal researchers Kanad Bagchi, Eliana Cusato and Ingo Venzke work on the cross-disciplinary research project ‘Decolonial Futures’. -
The tax system in a digital world
The project Designing the tax system for a cashless platform-based and technology-driven society (CTP) analyzes (re)designing the tax system for digital technologies. -
Global approach to climate change
The SGEL research project deals with inequality and climate change. What can global economic law do? -
Consequences of energy transition
The ENLENS project is a research priority area of the UvA. Researchers work on the energy system, energy transition and the Sustainable Development Goals. -
The algorithmic society
The project The algorithmic society (ALGOSOC) analyzes how we can safeguard public values and human rights within (semi-)automated processes.
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Funded projects and awards
Overview of funded projects and awards (including NWO, ERC, KNAW and Sector Plan).Overview -
Research Priority Areas
The faculty participates in 6 UvA-wide Research Priority Areas: Personalized Communication, Humane AI, Global Health, Organisational Ethics, ENLENS and ACES.More about the Research Priority Areas -
About SEVEN
SEVEN is the climate institute of the University of Amsterdam, bringing together the knowledge of all seven faculties of the UvA. Read more about us.More about the Sustainability Platform
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T.M.C. Asser Institute
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Doctoral programme
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Excellence track
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Skillshare
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The research publications of the Amsterdam Law School can be found in UvA-DARE and the Social Science Research Network. -
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