Department of Public Law and Governance (PLG)
The Department of Public Law & Governance is a unique collaboration of researchers in the field of Public Law and Public Administration, in which various disciplines work together: International Law, European law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Public Administration, Legal Philosophy, Political Science, Legal History and Jurisprudence.
Our research
Our research program Global Law and Governance (GLG) hosts and facilitates projects in the area of law and governance. GLG takes as its starting point societal challenges such as climate change, further globalization and increasing inequalities, the growing importance of social media, and migration. These challenges necessitate rethinking issues such as the role of human rights, democratic practices, and the regulation of non-state actors.
Our education
This unique approach has been translated into our Bachelor and Master programs. PLG makes an important contribution to the LLB and the LLM Law and the Global Law Bachelor and runs the programs: BSc Public Administration (in Dutch), BSc and MSc of Public Governance (in English), LLM International and European Law (in English).
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Our team
Our department is working in research, education and impact on the publicness of public law and governance. About 100 researchers give their best to contribute to this unifying goal.
