Dear Colleagues,
Marking one year since the passing of Prof. Koen De Feyter, the Law and Development Research Group at the University of Antwerp invites you to an online event commemorating his academic and professional legacy. The event will take place on Friday, 26 September 2025, from 13:00 to 14:00 CET.
On this occasion, we will launch several initiatives that aim to preserve and build on Koen’s work in the longer term. These include:
• the publication of the travaux préparatoires to the UN Declaration on the Right to Development,
• the presentation of a complete list of Koen De Feyter’s publications, and
• the inauguration of the new blog Law and Development Conversations.
Moderator: Prof. Thalia Kruger, Spokesperson of the Law and Development Research Group, University of Antwerp.
Interventions by:
Prof. Mihir Kanade, Academic Coordinator and Head of Department of International Law, University for Peace -San José, Costa Rica and Director of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre, on Koen’s work in the context of Right to Development and the travaux préparatoires to the UN Declaration on the Right to Development,
Prof. George Ulrich, Academic Director, Global Campus of Human Rights - Venice, Italy, on Koen De Feyter’s intellectual legacy as seen through his publications,
Prof. Gamze Erdem Türkelli, Law and Development Research Group, on the launch of Law and Development Conversations and the symposium "Collective Memories in Tribute of Koen De Feyter’s Legacy".
To join this commemoration event and receive the online access link, please register here: https://forms.office.com/e/FdFa9JnFYC
We look forward to welcoming you to this occasion of remembrance and shared reflection.
Kind regards,
The Law and Development Research Group
