EVICT seminar on the relationship between right to housing and the right to health

The relationship between the right to housing and the right to health

The EVICT project organizes a special hybrid seminar on the interplay between the right to housing and the right to health, with Prof. Brigit Toebes, Dr. Marlies Hesselman, LLM and Prof. Michel Vols.

Programme

4:00    Opening by Emma Bowar
4:05    Talk by Brigit Toebes – on the right to health
4:20    Discussant Tokuko Munesue
4:25    Talk by Michel Vols – on the right to housing
4:40    Discussant Paul van Sasse IJselt
4:45    Talk by Marlies Hesselman – on housing in the context of the right to health
5:00    Discussant Emma Sweeney
5:05    Q&A
5:30    Concluding remarks by Emma Bowar

About the speakers

Prof. Brigit Toebes is a Professor of Health Law in a global context at the Faculty of Law and scientific director of the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health. Her research, which is embedded in the Groningen Centre for Health Law, is at the intersection of health law, international law and human rights.

Prof. Michel Vols is the Principal Investigator in the EVICT project and a full professor of law at the University of Groningen. His main fields of research are housing law, human rights, public safety, and legal methodology.

Dr. Marlies Hesselman is an Assistant Professor in International Law at the University of Groningen, focussing on public international law, human rights law, international environmental law, and international climate law.

Join this talk

The seminar is in a hybrid format, where the speakers and discussants are present onsite, while attendance would be possible online via Bluejeans. Signing up is not necessary. There will be moderators present to monitor the online chat, and ensure that the Q&A runs smoothly. A recording of this talk is available here.

The seminar is held on May 19th, 2022 from 4:00 PM CET till 5:35 PM CET.