Teaching law and development at the University of Antwerp: sustainable development and global justice

This paper offers a snapshot of the way law and development is taught in the ‘Sustainable Development and Global Justice’ module taught at the Law Faculty of the University of Antwerp, Belgium. The first section highlights four interrelated dimensions, that is programme design, learning outcomes, staff profiles and teaching methods, and student body. The second section is an exploratory attempt at self-reflection along two lines of inquiry: intercultural (communication) competence and decolonisation. The latter is the most challenging, and also the most fundamental one. The two topics have been at the forefront of debates within the module, the Faculty and University, and society more generally. Perhaps not surprisingly, the outcome of this self-reflection is mixed: the module has taken important steps in the right direction and is intuitively on the right track, but would benefit from a more explicit vision and policy, in particular with regard to decolonisation. Challenges ahead include in particular decolonisation of assessment criteria and academia.

Jaar van publicatie:2022

Trefwoorden:A1 Journal article

Toegankelijkheid:Embargoed