Memorial Lecture 2026 by Professor Surya Deva, Antwerp 2026
On 10th September 2026, Professor Surya Deva, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, delivered the lecture From Conflicts to a Peace Economy: The Role of the Right to Development. The event commemorated Professor Koen De Feyter and explored how the right to development can support a transition from war economies towards peace, human rights and sustainable development.
The full video of the lecture is available .
Memorial Lecture 2025 by Professor Wouter Vandenhole, Belo Horizonte 2025
First Koen De Feyter Memorial Lecture: Geographies of Shared Responsibility for Sustainable Development, for Subaltern People(s). This lecture was delivered by Prof. Wouter Vandenhole at the 7th General Conference of the Law and Development Research Network, held in Belo Horizonte from 15 to 18 July 2025. We invite colleagues, students, and the broader community to watch the lecture .
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