http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/allnews/disciplines/law.html http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/human-rights-economy.html Human rights are often not sufficiently enforced. Legal scholar Christine Kaufmann recommends to name problems specifically. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/human-rights-economy.html Roger Nickl; translation: Gemma Brown 2026-04-20T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/provost-u22.html In this role, the UZH Vice President will be in charge of the operational management and strategic development of the global university network U21. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/provost-u22.html UZH Communications 2026-04-19T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/interview-global-politics.html Russia, China and the U.S. are flouting the principles of the rules-based international order. Historian Jeronim Perović and international law expert Oliver Diggelmann weigh in. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/interview-global-politics.html Interview: Thomas Gull and Roger Nickl; Translation: Gena Olson 2026-03-19T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/UZH-alumnus-lauber.html Ambassador Jürg Lauber is one of Switzerland’s most experienced diplomats. He has represented his country on the international stage for decades. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/UZH-alumnus-lauber.html Philippe D. Monnier 2026-03-10T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/life-worth-living.html A new module resumes the ancient tradition of philosophizing on the big existential questions at university. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/life-worth-living.html Adrian Ritter 2026-02-04T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/transform-funding-line.html Two interdisciplinary projects have been awarded seed funding. One researches topics such as new forms of crime, while the other promotes the accountable use of AI. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/transform-funding-line.html Roger Nickl; Translation: Gemma Brown 2026-01-19T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/latsis-prize.html Legal scholar Saskia Stucki, recipient of this year’s Swiss Science Prize Latsis, discusses animal rights and legal developments in the Global South. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/latsis-prize.html Barbara Simpson 2025-09-15T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/cordelia-baehr.html Lawyer and UZH alumna Cordelia Bähr was the legal brain behind the landmark lawsuit brought by the KlimaSeniorinnen organization before the European Court of Human Rights. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/cordelia-baehr.html Simona Ryser 2025-04-16T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/united-europe.html Europe currently faces challenges on multiple fronts: internally from populism, and externally from China and the US, which under Trump could go from partner to rival. How can Europe respond? Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/united-europe.html Thomas Gull / Translation: Gemma Brown 2025-03-25T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/ecthr-alice-margaria.html UZH professor Alice Margaria's research shows that the European Court of Human Rights often neglects its responsibilities when it comes to discrimination against non-traditional families. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/ecthr-alice-margaria.html Adrian Ritter 2025-03-24T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/youth-violence.html From family problems to lack of self-control to social disadvantage, the causes of youth violence are complex. We look at the reasons and what really helps people get back on track. Sun, 16 Mar 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/youth-violence.html Carole Scheidegger, Translation: Gemma Brown 2025-03-16T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/japanischer-orden.html UZH Vice President Christian Schwarzenegger has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government. Sun, 02 Mar 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/japanischer-orden.html Brigitte Blöchlinger 2025-03-02T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/semester-award-rw.html Law student Leander Etter used data analysis to demonstrate the impact that language barriers are having on the work of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. He received a semester award for his Master’s thesis. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/semester-award-rw.html Marita Fuchs 2025-01-13T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/disinformation-law.html How should governments deal with disinformation in digital media? And what will it take to protect democracy? Media specialist Mark Eisenegger and legal scholar Florent Thouvenin set out some proposals in an interdisciplinary study. Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/disinformation-law.html Text by Tanja Wirz; Translation by Gemma Brown 2025-01-05T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/uber-and-co.html Digital platforms arrange jobs at short notice and promise people the chance to work independently at their own pace. But what many of these digital gig workers really need are steady employment conditions. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/uber-and-co.html Roger Nickl; Translation by Michael Jackson 2024-11-26T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/urpp-financial-market-regulation--.html Financial market law can’t prevent a bank going bankrupt – nor should it – but it should effectively limit the impact on systemic stability and stop contagion. This is the take-home message from the concluded URPP Financial Market Regulation. The program’s director Rolf Sethe takes a look back and reveals what he has found most surprising over the past 12 years of research. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/urpp-financial-market-regulation--.html Interview: Nicole Bruggmann, Translation: Gemma Brown 2024-06-26T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/teaching-award.html Marc Thommen was presented with the UZH teaching award at this year’s Dies academicus. With his interactive approach to teaching, the criminal law expert succeeds in creating a conducive learning environment that gets students to ask questions, engage in discussion and challenge ideas – even in large lectures. Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/teaching-award.html Nathalie Huber; English translation by Philip Isler 2024-04-28T22:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/uzh-life-crime-authors.html Oliver Diggelmann has written about the upheavals in post-socialist Hungary, Felix Uhlmann about the logic of senseless violence. Both UZH legal scholars published a novel last year, which places them within a long tradition of writers with legal backgrounds. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/uzh-life-crime-authors.html Simona Ryser 2024-02-20T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/fan-award.html Melanie Ehrler, Simon Walo and Regina Weder are being honored with this year’s FAN Awards in recognition of their outstanding research work. Their three topics of research are the development of children with heart defects, the future of work, and the legal conditions for the use of AI in public administration. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/fan-award.html UZH Communications; English translation by Caitlin Stephens 2024-02-14T23:00:00Z http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/metaverse-kuenzler.html Next week, the elite of science and politics will meet at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to talk about current global challenges. Digitalization and data protection are high on the agenda. UZH law scholar Adrian Künzler is a consultant and member of the WEF Global Future Council on the Future of Metaverse. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMT http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2024/metaverse-kuenzler.html Text by Stefan Stöcklin; translation by Caitlin Stephens 2024-01-10T23:00:00Z