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Farmers, builders, teachers and shopkeepers who protest, Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) discussions, social dissatisfaction worldwide.... these are busy times for an expert in demonstration law. Lawyer Berend Roorda is inundated with questions from journalists, mayors and police.

Just before the summer, our faculty received the good news that the two Marie Curie ITN projects submitted by the Security, Technology and e-Privacy (STeP) research group in January 2019 have been awarded.

Prof. Brigit Toebes is calling for human rights guidelines to including healthy eating. Toebes, Professor of Health Law in a Global Context, has published an opinion piece on this topic in the leading medical journalThe British Medical Journal. Toebes wrote the call to action together with Roger Magnusson (from the University of Sydney), Kent Buse (from UNAIDS) and David Paterson (a self-employed academic, affiliated to the UG as a fellow).

In 2023, The University of Groningen's (UG) Faculty of Law will move into the Public Library building at the Oude Boteringestraat 18. The UG has selected Cruz y Ortiz and Inbo as the renowned architects for the building's required renovation and restructuring. The former of these is known, among other things, for the renovation of Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. Together, the two architecture firms have extensive experience with educational projects.