Law Track UCU

To all current law thesis writers!!! This Friday, between 14:00-15:00, Diana will be available to ask any questions about your thesis, or raise any concerns in relation to the thesis process. Whether you have questions about your own thesis, or feedback on the process, please feel free to join us in Locke D2.

!! LAWCO X UCUAO PRESENT NETWORK UNLAWCKED !!
LawCo is very excited to organize this wonderful event on April 12th for our law students and alumni! Join the event to see alumni present about their current professional endeavours, how they got there and what UCU has brought them in life past the gates. Highlight speaker Emiel will address how he defends the right to freedom of speech in the Netherlands and Europe. Afterwards all students will get the chance to mingle with alumni whilst having a drink in our lovely bar!
The event will proceed as followed:
- 18:20 – Arrival in the bar
- 18:30 – panel consisting of five alumni highlighting their further education, internships and jobs after UCU.
- 19:00 – highlight speaker media lawyer Emiel who has represented (inter)national media, journalists and human rights defenders in cases about the freedom of speech. he is currently involved in a climate litigation case against the State of the Netherlands, and several years ago he handled a case against the European Union about the financing of a project in Eritrea for which forced labour was used.
- 19:15 and onwards – Ask all your burning questions and have a drink with our amazing Alumni. They will be happy to tell you everything they know! Drinks from the bar are provided by UCUAO;)
Again we are very excited for this event, and hope you are too.
Sign up through the link: https://fd21.formdesk.com/universiteitutrecht-ucu/afterucu_law_network_unlocked
Sign up is not mandatory, but will make networking easier!
See you there!

This Wednesday! If you have taken any Law courses at UCU please help us improve the existing curriculum by coming to the Focus Group :)

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18TH! This Friday, LawCo and the UCU law track bring you the Law Thesis and Double Law Degree information session. All students are welcome, especially those considering writing a law thesis or those (considering) partaking in the Double Law Degree. The session will be between 4pm-5pm in Locke D1. Hope to see you there!

Hey Everyone!!
Exciting news. On November 18th, law fellow, Diana, will be hosting an info-session on the Double Law Degree for any students considering doing the DDLL, as well as for students planning to take the exam this January. Furthermore, Diana will also speak about doing a Law Thesis, for all the 3rd years (or any other eager students) that are considering doing a law thesis!
LawCo will be providing snacks!! Law Committee UCSA
We hope to see you there :)

Opportunity for Double Law Students:
UCU-DDLL student Anna Korevaar invites DDLL students to join Ad Informandum, the student association for criminal law and criminology in Utrecht.
They are still looking for students to join their committees which are a fun and relaxed way to get to know rechtsgeleerdheid students, organise fun activities such as the trip abroad and to have something extra for your CV of course.

For more information you can reach out to Anna on WhatsApp:
06-36361607.

Sign-ups for the winter double law exam are open!!! information and sign-up link below. This exam will be on Private law, can only be taken if you are in your third semester or later.
info:
https://students.uu.nl/en/university-college-utrecht/academics/social-sciences/law/double-degree-in-law-and-liberal-arts-sciences
sign up:
https://forms.gle/y8wUJtjK7F12aKcF6

Double Degree in Law and Liberal Arts & Sciences Registration for the entrance exam: Privaatrecht (Winter 2023)

Very cool internship opportunity for law students at UCU!

Great opportunity for Law, Politics and History students!

OPEN CALL FOR ESSAY SUBMISSIONS

Diana Odier-Contreras Garduno (Law Fellow) and Ling Ling Li are excited to announce that the first ever digital scholarship blog at UCU is now on its way to publish its first issue! The SPOTLIGHT Scholarship Blog is a digital space where students and faculty members of the Law, Politics, and History tracks can post their academic work, written both in and out of class. We especially encourage interdisciplinary pieces that connect with the aforementioned tracks. Our publications include opinion editorials and academic articles, which are published on a monthly basis. This is our first ever open call for op-ed and article submissions, meaning that you can submit your work for any theme below and secure an early spot for getting published!

Every month, we have a different theme. For this November to January, we have the following themes (not in publishing order):
1.5 degrees of climate justice
Bite the apple: The fight for women’s rights
The continuous struggle for LGBTQ+ protection

Curious? Our website has explanations for each theme in detail: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/university-college-utrecht/spotlight-scholarship-blog

Not your topic? Here is a sneak peek for the next couple months after and there are still more to come. If you’re interested, we encourage you to submit your work!
The Ukraine-Russia war from an EU vantage point
Indigenous rights, past and present

DEADLINE: Sunday, October 16 at 23:59.

Submit your op-ed here, and your academic article here. Criteria for these two categories are written into the submission forms and in the flyer below! For any questions or concerns, feel free to email Ling Ling ([email protected]).

Dear law students, are you planning on writing your law thesis this fall? Or on taking the double law entrance exam this August? Then wait no longer! Together with Diana the law track will organize an information session on the third of May at 16! Sign up via this link: https://forms.gle/vkamXdst1xpRsDAe9. We hope to see you there 🙂

Dearest law students,

The time of the semester has come again where you can sign up for the entrance exam (publiekrecht) for the double degree program. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9wa2Uhptvmr6BrMgMAVehe8p8tV8hkyT_actru8gAW-_yBA/viewform
Sign up before the 30th of March.

Dear Law12 students (Introduction to Law), Ling Ling Li and I loved talking to you two weeks ago during the track market. We received a lot of feedback on the course there, but would love to hear more from you to write a further report so that the course can be improved in the future! Therefore there will be online open walk-in interviews this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 14:00-17:00. You can connect using the following Zoom link:
Ling Ling Li (she/her) 邀请您参加预先安排的 Zoom 会议。

加入 Zoom 会议
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2657972809?pwd=SDBCYWQ3TW93QWtaT0NFSWZPdmxlUT09

会议号：265 797 2809
密码：yMus2L

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