On 7 and 8 December 2023, the Faculty of Law of the University of Maribor hosted a two-day International Conference Marking the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with eminent domestic and foreign experts in the field of international law. It was organized by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl and Prof. Dr. Matjaž Tratnik. Ass. Živa Šuta and other employees of the Faculty were of great help to them.

The opening address was given by the dean Prof. Dr. Tomaž Keresteš, who also led the first panel. The keynote lecture was given by Em. Prof. dr. Gerard-René de Groot (Maastricht University).

In the first panel, presentations were given by Prof. Dr. Erika de Wet (University of Graz), Prof. Dr. Jure Vidmar (Maastricht University), Beti Hohler, newly elected judge at the International Criminal Court, Prof. Dr. Liesbeth Lijnzaad (Maastricht University, judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)) and Benjamin Letzler (University of Vienna).

The first day of the conference ended with a round table chaired by Prof. Dr. Borut Holcman, and the guests were Prof. Dr. Saša Zagorc (University of Ljubljana), Prof. Dr. Janja Hojnik and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl (both from our Faculty).

Two panels were held on the second day. The first panel was chaired by Prof. Dr Janja Hojnik, and the lectures were given by Dr. Sarah Ganty (Yale Law School/Ghent University/CEU Democracy Institute), Dr. Marija Jovanović (University of Essex), Prof. Dr. Snježana Vasiljević (University of Zagreb), Prof. Dr. Jernej Letnar Černič (Nova University), Prof. Dr. Vasilka Sancin (University of Ljubljana, member of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl.

The second panel was chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr Petra Weingerl and the lectures were given by Prof. Dr. Matjaž Tratnik (University of Maribor), Prof. Dr. Dimitry Kochenov (Central European University), Em. Prof. Dr. Hildegard Schneider (Maastricht University), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samo Bardutzky (University of Ljubljana), Dr. Ana Bobić (Court of Justice of the EU) and Em. Prof. Dr. Silvo Devetak (University of Maribor).