Nena van der Horst is a Dutch scholar with a background in law and economics. She obtained both her master’s degree in law (cum laude) and her master’s degree in economics at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. She ...

Addressing the interrelations between financial stability, social stability, and private law. The presentation explores law and stabilities, highlighting interrelations, possible trade-offs and the role of private ...

On Monday November 24th, Ernest Lim (National University of Singapore) will give a lecture at the ACT as part of our lecture series, Interfacing Private Law. His lecture is titled, Fiduciary Duties, Climate Change, ...

Irina Carnat visiting fellow from 1 September to 19 December 2019

‘As a lawyer with a keen eye for sustainability, I'm currently pursuing my Master's in Law and Sustainable Development at the University of Milano. My passion lies in corporate sustainability, particularly in the ...

The 2024-2025 ACT Lecture Series reflects upon the place and role of private law in these shifting scenarios. It asks whether and how private law norms, doctrines, and institutions are both driving and responding to ...

Amsterdam Center for Transformative Private Law

Private law has often been conceived as a timeless, universal project. Yet, since the Industrial Revolution, grand socio-economic transformations have drawn private law into the whirl of time. Since the social ...

The symposium brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to discuss Christian Joerges’s most recent book “Conflict and Transformation: Essays on European Law and Policy” (2022). The book offers an ...

Transforming Food Labour for Just Food Futures is a Veni project funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for the period 2024-2027.