Name Activity "Centre for Civil Rights" "Topic A: Civil law Revision of the Civil Code, Book 1 (Persons) Research of the past 18 years concerning the change in matrimonial systems after juridical procedures. Topic B: Private law Juridical aspects of multimodal transport with particular attention to the liability of the Multimodal Transport Operator Private international law aspect of the termination of an international employment contract Development of a cybernetic model of reasoning for the practical application of the European Execution Convention (EEX) Topic C: Medical law Current legal questions concerning new medical therapies in the field of human infertility Juridical and ethical aspects of the social use of individual genetic material" "Centre for Labour Law" "Research in the field of national, European and international law Juridical aspects of privatized arbitration labour: the role of outplacement in the unemployment question The juridical statute of the professional sportsman The juridical statute of the homeworker Analysis of a bill concerning Corporations with a social purpose Towards a Charter of the Social Insured Social law and the constitutional reformation: problems and perspectives Towards an equal legal position of employees and workers The Treaty of Maastricht and the European social policy: inventarisation of the juridical bottlenecks Job solidity: an analysis of the law" "Centre for the History of Law" "Topic A: Repression (D.Luyten) The punishment of political and economic cooperation after World War II . The integration of the juridical system in the process of restoration in post-war Belgium (1944-1950). Topic B: Cooperation (D.Luyten) Topic C: History of criminal law Topic D: Educational support" Criminology "The department SCRI is developing research in the area of criminological sciences, and more in particular in the following domains: 1. Juvenile justice: - History of juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system; - Community service and mediation for juvenile offenders; 2. Police: community policing, public and private security. 3. Penal policy: - Alternative sanctions; - Sentencing and penal culture; - Drug policy; - Socio-legal and anthropological approach. 4. Prisons: - Overcrowded prisons; - Prisoners' rights; - Private prisons; - The use of imprisonment (pre-trial detention, length of prison sentences, early release and parole)." "Economic Law" "The department Economic Law consists of a group of experts in financial, economic and commercial law. Their aim is to research and stimulate reflection on topics belonging to this field. In order to do so, the Vakgroep Economisch Recht regularly organises colloquia about different law-related questions in this field (e.g. Company Law, Financial Law, Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Law), so as to offer a forum of discussion for practicians and academics. Furthermore, research by the Vakgroep Economisch Recht has led to publications already or to be published concerning the following research topics: 1. The required adaptations of the legislation on the protection of economic competition; 2. The adaptations required by European Law of the legislation on distance-sales; 3. Regulation with respect to telecommunication and media; 4. Insurance law, particularly the special regulated insurance contracts; 5. The protection of neighbouring rights in Belgium; 6. Consumer protection concerning travel contracts before and after the European Directive; 7. The interests of the company according to Belgian Law; 8. Transfer of receivables in Belgian financial and economic law." "Institute for European Studies" "The key elements for the focus of our research are the following: * Role of the EU as a global actor * Interaction between the internal and external dimensions of EU policies This focus can be described in the following terms: Since the early 1970s, in parallel with the ongoing processes of deepening European integration and enlargement, the EU has increasingly asserted its role as a global actor in the broader international arena. Conversely, the internal development of the Union and its policies is to an ever more significant extent being influenced by global events and processes, such as economic globalisation and the changing environment of international security. The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe aims, inter alia, to consolidate and further expand the EU's global role by providing a stronger institutional foundation for the Union's external action in such areas as common foreign and security, common commercial policy, development cooperation policy, economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries other than developing countries and humanitarian aid. The Constitution establishes ambitious objectives for the EU ""in its relations with the wider world"", namely to ""uphold and promote its values and interests"", to ""contribute to peace, security, the sustainable development of the Earth, solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, free and fair trade, eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights"", and ""to the strict observance and the development of international law"". It sees the EU as an actor with a global mission, with ""responsibilities towards future generations and the Earth"", as ""a special area of human hope"" with a dedication ""to strive for peace, justice and solidarity throughout the world"". Against this background, the study of EU institutions, policies and legal framework can no longer adequately be undertaken in isolation from the broader international context. The major focus of IES research therefore is on the study of EU institutions, policies and law within the context of globalisation and international and comparative law and politics. Research projects share a common focus on the role of the EU as a global actor and on the interaction between the internal and external dimensions of EU policies and between EU policies and the policies of other international organisations. To this end, the Institute aims to develop an interdisciplinary approach, involving not only legal and institutional expertise but also economic, social and political analysis. It focuses on forward-looking research and aims to produce policy-relevant results of interest to national and European decision-makers and the international academic community.""" "Institute for European Studies" "The key elements for the focus of our research are the following: * Role of the EU as a global actor * Interaction between the internal and external dimensions of EU policies This focus can be described in the following terms: Since the early 1970s, in parallel with the ongoing processes of deepening European integration and enlargement, the EU has increasingly asserted its role as a global actor in the broader international arena. Conversely, the internal development of the Union and its policies is to an ever more significant extent being influenced by global events and processes, such as economic globalisation and the changing environment of international security. The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe aims, inter alia, to consolidate and further expand the EU's global role by providing a stronger institutional foundation for the Union's external action in such areas as common foreign and security, common commercial policy, development cooperation policy, economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries other than developing countries and humanitarian aid. The Constitution establishes ambitious objectives for the EU ""in its relations with the wider world"", namely to ""uphold and promote its values and interests"", to ""contribute to peace, security, the sustainable development of the Earth, solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, free and fair trade, eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights"", and ""to the strict observance and the development of international law"". It sees the EU as an actor with a global mission, with ""responsibilities towards future generations and the Earth"", as ""a special area of human hope"" with a dedication ""to strive for peace, justice and solidarity throughout the world"". Against this background, the study of EU institutions, policies and legal framework can no longer adequately be undertaken in isolation from the broader international context. The major focus of IES research therefore is on the study of EU institutions, policies and law within the context of globalisation and international and comparative law and politics. Research projects share a common focus on the role of the EU as a global actor and on the interaction between the internal and external dimensions of EU policies and between EU policies and the policies of other international organisations. To this end, the Institute aims to develop an interdisciplinary approach, involving not only legal and institutional expertise but also economic, social and political analysis. It focuses on forward-looking research and aims to produce policy-relevant results of interest to national and European decision-makers and the international academic community.""" "Legal Development - Comparative Law - European Law" "The department is a consortium of three major research inputs: 1. The interaction of Law and Technology, with the emphasis upon law and information systems. Projects cover the areas of privacy protection. Internet and liability, electronic surveillance techniques and security law on information systems. The Schengen and Europol data protection aspects are also studied. 2. The confrontation between law, sciences and social development. One project aims at the further theoretical investigation of the relationship between law and sciences. What can be the effect of technical and scientific developments and truth-claims upon the law at the age of scientific uncertainty and in the light of the findings of the new epistemology and sociology of sciences. Equally under investigation is the role of the law in managing social diversity (a diversity of values, views, cultures, ethical/religious convictions, interests, ...) in contemporary societies. It will try to describe the occurring tensions and conflicts against the background of Occidental legal and political thinking concerning human rights (more specifically rights of collectivities and woman rights). Finally, this sub-group studies legal and institutional remedies for sustainable mobility in urban and suburban environments. 3. The European law group is involved in general research on the following topics: the state aid policy of the European Community; judicial protection and judicial enforcement in the European Union; and the acquis communautaire. One research project concerns the relations between the EU and the Middle- East. Another research project involves the differentiation in the legal order of the EU." Metajuridica "De vakgroep JURI verstrekt onderwijs in de randgebieden van het positief recht en verrricht onderzoek in diverse wetenschappelijke domeinen zoals rechtsgeschiedenis, het Romeins recht, de rechtsfilosofie, Afrikaans recht... Bovendien worden verscheidene onderzoeksdomeinen aangeboord, die niet met het recht verbonden zijn zoals genderonderzoek, de taalkundige relaties in de Brusselse hoofdstedelijke regio, de overgang van secundair naar universitair onderwijs e.a."