/ EXTRACT:
"HiiL was born out of the recognition that globalisation and internationalisation are affecting societies profoundly and have far-reaching consequences for how national legal systems function. In today’s world, national legal systems can no...
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/ EXTRACT:
"HiiL was born out of the recognition that globalisation and internationalisation are affecting societies profoundly and have far-reaching consequences for how national legal systems function. In today’s world, national legal systems can no longer be described as ‘autonomous’. <span style="color: rgb(192, 0, 0);">The world increasingly faces problems which transcend national borders and cannot be resolved by national laws alone. They require international solutions</span>. At the same time, the national level remains the most basic level at which the law operates. How can the movement towards the international and the fact that the law must work at the local level be reconciled?
HiiL encourages, initiates, facilitates, and funds research on these issues and takes an active part in the international debate.
HiiL is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. Particular events o
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