5 The Business and Law Research Group conducts research at the cutting edge of European, tax and economic law, and explores the broad notion of ‘a business’ in a functional, non-normative manner. This includes market-bound companies, governmental companies and non-profit organisations carrying out economic activities. There are four different lines of research: the legal life of businesses: creation, operation and termination; businesses in context; businesses and their governmental regulators; and legal protection at national and European level. Jean-Pierre Blumberg Chair This chair was established in 2021 in permanent memory of Jean- Pierre Blumberg. The activities of the chair consist of education, research and social engagement relating to the topic of corporate governance. The research agenda of the chair consists of research on the legal and economic aspects of corporate governance. More specifically, the chair investigates the short-termism problem in corporate governance and how corporate governance can contribute to sustainability. The Government and Law Research Group conducts research into the recent developments in governance and multi-level governments, and how they affect public law. The questions explored include those arising from the exercise of authority by non-state actors at various levels: how do these actors function in this changed environment and how do we deal with issues that can be inferred from it, such as legitimacy, responsibility, the rule of law or respect for fundamental rights? There are four lines of research: multi-level good governance; governance and public decision-making; governance and diverse societies; and rule of law and constitutionalism. Government and Law Business and Law
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