Research Tilburg Law School
The research mission of Tilburg Law School is to understand and improve the role of law in tackling societal problems now and in the future, particularly those connected with globalization and rapic economic, social, cultural and technological change. We shall do this by engaging in ground-breaking research which pushes forward the horizons or juridical disciplines and national justice systems. In this way we hope to lay bare the fundamental principles of the law.
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18 Jul 2014News
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18 Jul 2014News
Professor Witteveen, his wife and student daughter, killed in plane crash Ukraine
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10 Jul 2014Press release
Longterm mental health problems of disaster victims due to stress at work
Stress at work is a well-known predictor of mental health disturbances (MHD). Tilburg University researchers studied the extent to which this kind of stress predict MHD among employed victims of disasters. Their research shows that disaster victims experience more mental health disturbances, but these are attributed to work stress rather then exposure to disaster. Read more -
27 Jun 2014Press release
Separate criminalization forced marriage not necessary, effective prosecution is
Forced marriage can be adequately prosecuted with the existing legal instruments in Dutch and international criminal law. That is Iris Haenen’s conclusion in her PhD thesis, which she defended on June 24 at Tilburg University. Apart from the symbolic value of token legislation, formulating forced marriage as a separate offense is not necessary, according to Haenen, but the phenomenon of forced marriage should nevertheless be vigorously prosecuted. Read more -
25 Jun 2014Press release
Employment security and job security equally necessary
Labor law should offer more scope for continuity in people’s careers – employment security – as well as continuity in employment – job security. That is the conclusion of Nuna Zekić in her PhD thesis, which she will defend on June 25, 2014. Read more
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