Koen De Feyter Memorial Lecture Series

On 20 September 2024, Professor Koen De Feyter passed away. Unexpectedly. Professor De Feyter was an inspirational scholar. He published widely on human rights and development cooperation, the rights of indigenous peoples, human rights and business, and the right to development. His driving force was his quest for justice, in particular for indigenous peoples, local communities and the Palestinian people. Professor De Feyter brought people together and built global communities that became intellectual homes for so many scholars.

Professor De Feyter was a driving force in the establishment of the LDRN. He was also the LDRN’s chair until mid-September 2024. His contribution to the establishment of a global approach to law and development and an infused global justice agenda into law and development was significant. His work will continue to inspire the Network’s research and practice.

In this lecture series, four colleagues from different parts of the world, who have closely collaborated with professor De Feyter, will commemorate his life and legacy.

Date

Room

Name

Affiliation

Lecture title

Wed 26/2

SC 002

Daniel Matthew

National Law University-Delhi

Balancing Scales: Human Rights Considerations in Investment Arbitration

Thu 13/3

SC 103

Carol Ngang

National University of Lesotho

State’s Entitlement to Assert the Right to Development: An Enquiry into the Unsettled Controversy

Tue 18/3

SC 103

Dana Farraj

Birzeit University/Burgundy University

The Right of People to Self-Determination between a Legal Interpretation and an Emancipatory Perspective

Wed 26/3

SC 002

Liliana Lizarazo Rodriguez

Brussels School of Governance

Koen De Feyter and the Evolution of Law and Development in the 21st Century 

The lecture series is a joint initiative of the Law and Development Research Group and the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp.

Practical information

Each lecture starts at 5 p.m. and will end latest at 7 p.m.

Venue: University of Antwerp Stadscampus, Building s.C. Grote Kauwenberg 2, 2000 Antwerpen. 

The lectures will also be available through live-stream via this link: https://lnkd.in/eiVXtNaj.

Registration is not necessary.

If you have any questions, please contact the Law and Development Research Group (lawanddevelopment@uantwerpen.be).