Research of the Law Group
Law is a powerful tool for social change. The Law Group studies the influence of law on the rules and institutions needed to face the environmental, social and economic challenges of today and to facilitate transitions to a sustainable living environment.
Through its unique institutional position at Wageningen University & Research, the Law Group can act as a bridge between traditional legal scholarship and researchers working towards practical life science solutions to global challenges. Any successful scientific solution to these challenges needs to be accommodated within our legal systems, and be in line with the normative principles that these systems represent.
By holding an unique institutional position, the Law Group can act as a bridge between traditional legal scholarship and researchers working towards practical life science solutions to global challenges. Any successful scientific solution to these challenges needs to be accommodated within our legal systems, and be in line with the normative principles that these systems represent.
Our research lines and related projects
Chair plan Law Group
The Group’s chair plan for the period 2021-2025 is called Law for the Living Environment. As part of the chair plan, the group’s research, teaching and social impact focuses on three thematic research lines: Environment, Food Systems, and Business & Human Rights.
Connectors
Our research lines interact in important ways and our researchers collaborate across these lines, as is reflected in our three connecting themes.
Our connectors
- Systemic change
- Transnational law
- Transdisciplinary methodology