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.
Team up with our research activities
The collaboration within PLG is very much inspired by a joint research interest. Whereas many scholars in the field of Public Law and Public Administration primarily focus on their internal dynamics, the Tilburg scholars are driven by a primary focus on both their context and foundations. Our researchers work together by the joint inspiration to rethink publicness in a globalized, multi-layered, and hypercomplex world, from the local to the global.
Study with us
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 Law & Global Governance (in English) and LLM European Law and Global Risks (in English).
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Work with us
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.
News
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Tilburg University appoints Pieter Huisman as endowed professor of educational law
31st May 2022Tilburg University has appointed Prof. Pieter Huisman as an endowed professor of education law with effect from 1 June 2022. He will mainly focus on the increasing importance of the individual right to education as reflected in concepts such as 'inclusive education' or 'Lifelong Development'.
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Farewell speech 'Peace and Justice' Ernst Hirsch Ballin available
16th May 2022On Friday May 13th Prof. Ernst Hirsch Ballin delivered his farewell speech 'Peace and Justice'. It is now available online.
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University medal and royal honor for Ernst Hirsch Ballin
13th May 2022On Friday, May 13, 2022, university professor Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin received the university medal for his many years of outstanding service to the university during his farewell from Tilburg University. In addition, the Mayor of Tilburg presented Professor Hirsch Ballin with the insigna of the royal honor conferred upon him: he was appointed a Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Events
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10:30 - 14:30
Roundtable “Making sense of Chile’s constitution-making experiences"
Tilburg Law School (Department of Public Law and Governance) together with Leiden University (Constitutional and Administrative Law Department) have convened a roundtable to discuss the constitution-making processes that unfolded in Chile between 2021 and 2023.
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15:00 - 16:30
Book Presentation "The Story of Constitutions" with Prof. dr. Wim Voermans (Universiteit Leiden)
Tilburg Law School is organizing the presentation of Wim Voermans' latest book "The Story of Constitutions - Discovering the We in Us".