Projects
Analysis of the situation of persons with disabilities in Belgium with regard to their fundamental rights as guaranteed by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. University of Antwerp
The principle of proportionality and its criticism. An analysis of the case law. KU Leuven
The proposed research aims to assess the criticism advanced against the principle of proportionality, and to determine how this criticism can be relevant in refining that principle. This will be done through an in-depth analysis of the case law of the two courts at the heart of legal Europe: the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) and the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”).
Today, the principle of proportionality is ...
The global challenge of human rights integration: toward a users' perspective (HRI). University of Antwerp
Law in action: (how) does the right to housing work (out)? University of Antwerp
Human Rights for Development: Rights-Based Approaches to Development. University of Antwerp
Reasonable accommodations, proportionality and the role of the judge. KU Leuven
Transitional justice in practice : truth commissions and policies of victim reparations KU Leuven
Over the years, truth commissions have become an appealing mechnism for dealing with large scale human rights violations. One of the reasons for this is that they avail more opportunities for dealing with the many shades of grey that characterise most conflicts. The mandates have also evolved beyond establishing the truth. It is now common for truth commissions to propose measures or reparations programmes for victims as ...