Francqui Chair Inaugural Lecture: “Freedom of expression and the right to offend: necessity or threat to democracy?”
Invitation to Johan Vande Lanotte's Francqui Chair inaugural lecture on freedom of expression and the right to offend, Hasselt University, 25 April 2019.
Translated from Dutch. The original is the authoritative text. Read the original.
Key points
The rector and the dean of the Faculty of Law of Hasselt University invite readers to the inaugural lecture of the Francqui Chair 2018-2019. Johan Vande Lanotte, extraordinary professor at Ghent University, speaks on freedom of expression and the right to offend as a necessity or a threat to democracy. The lecture takes place on 25 April 2019 at 4 pm on Campus Hasselt; attendance is free with registration.
Professor Luc De Schepper, rector, and Professor Johan Ackaert, dean of the Faculty of Law, cordially invite you, in the context of the Francqui Chair 2018-2019, to the
INAUGURAL LECTURE “Vrije meningsuiting en het recht te kwetsen: noodzaak of bedreiging van de democratie?” (Freedom of expression and the right to offend: necessity or threat to democracy?)
by Johan Vande Lanotte, extraordinary professor, Ghent University
on Thursday 25 April 2019 at 4.00 pm in Auditorium Louis Verhaegen, Campus Hasselt, Martelarenlaan 42, 3500 Hasselt.
Participation is free, but please register via www.uhasselt.be/francqui2019. A reception will be offered after the ceremony. More information on the Francqui Chair 2018-2019: