EUTopia CoLeCo Legal History: Collective and Individual Rights in Legal History

 Hello ! We are Aude, Ferdaouse, Emma, Lisa and Philippine ! We are first-year Master students from Cergy who took part in the Eutopia Legal History research project in 2024-2025.     Why did we join?   When Mrs. Argyriadis-Kervegan introduced us to the Eutopia legal history research project, we were highly intrigued by the opportunity it presented. It allowed us not only to engage in a substantial research endeavor but also to collaborate with students from various European Union countries. The theme for this year, “Individual and Collective Rights,” strongly resonated with us and the prospect of exploring how students from other nations perceive this topic motivated us to participate enthusiastically. Although most of us had prior experience with research projects, this was our first time presenting our findings before an audience of students and faculty from outside our university.   How did we choose our subjects?   Ferdaouse and Aude...

From March 13th to 16th, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) participated in the latest edition of the EUTopia Peak Event in Legal History, hosted this year at the University of Warwick. This year’s CoLeCo (Connected Learning Community) centered on the theme of Individual and Collective Rights, bringing together students from four EUTopia universities to explore historical and contemporary perspectives on the balance between personal freedoms and communal responsibilities. We set off for the Peak Event early in the morning, boarding a Eurostar train at Brussels-Midi bound for London. As we traveled beneath the Channel, anticipation grew for the days ahead, and the journey provided the perfect opportunity to connect with each other; since this year’s Brussels cohort had not met properly before. Upon arrival in the British capital, we took the opportunity to immerse ourselves in history, visiting the National Portrait Gallery and the British Museum. Walking through the halls of these ...