The researchers from the participating institutions of the sectorplan group ‘Transformative Effects of Globalisation in Law’ of Maastricht University will come together for the 2026 TEGL research day, where they will discuss their work in progress and establish potential synergies. The event will also feature a PhD session for early-career researchers who would like to present their research and receive feedback from senior colleagues.

Program:
22 June:
• Keynote ‘Transformative Law and Globalisation’ (Poul Kjær, Copenhagen business School) (discussant Laura Mai, University of Amsterdam)
• Reception and interactive session: the interaction of TEGL with Dutch society (Moderator: Mark Kawakami, Maastricht University)

23 June
• Panel 1 – Regional Integration in a Globalising Legal Order: Comparative Perspectives and Theoretical Debates from the Literature  (Rónán Riordan and Fulvia Ristuccia, Maastricht University)
• Panel 2 - Climate Litigation and Climate Democracy in a Global Crisis (Marijn van der Sluis and André Nunes Chaib, Maastricht University)
• Panel 3 – People, Market & Social Ordering (Mark Kawakami and André Nunes Chaib, Maastricht University)
• Panel 4 – Globalisation Meets Digitalisation: Connected or Fragmented? (Valentina Golunova and Sarah Tas, Maastricht University).