Projects
Towards a comprehensive database to explain the administrative development of the European Union. University of Antwerp
Recommendations for future-oriented organizational-administrative framework for the administrative policy of the Flemish administration. University of Antwerp
Engaging Citizens. Public managers’ attitudes toward public participation in administrative decision-making KU Leuven
The use of public participation in local government decision-making is increasingly popular. According to the public administration and public management literature, one of the most important determinants of public participation decisions and outcomes is the willingness of public managers to interact with the public (Ianniello et al., 2018; Yang, 2005; Yang & Callahan, 2007). Public managers play an important role in local-level public ...
Non-Incrimination principle in administrative and OLAF investigations KU Leuven
As the border between administrative and criminal has faded, European Courts have increasingly extended criminal law's fair trial guarantees to administrative proceedings which present certain punitive traits. In this process, the adaptation of the privilege against self-incrimination has proven particularly challenging. While it is uncontested that no one can be forced (directly or indirectly) to admit their guilt, the extent of the ...
Support Center for Administrative Renewal 2021-2025 Hasselt University
Towards operational cooperation on local administrative financial investigations in the fight against human trafficking KU Leuven
Local city government is confronted with indications of human trafficking:
- in the hotel and catering industry (cafés, bars, private clubs), massage salons, establishments for sexual activities, buildings for (window) prostitution, , - (= sexual exploitation)
- in hand-carwashes, night-shops, betting centers, housing foreign workers (= economic exploitation)
- in the public domain (= begging)
These ...
Work, living arrangements and social policy. An exploration of socio-economic differentials in family formation in Belgium using an administrative socio-demographic panel. University of Antwerp
One Country, Multiple SystemsSpecial Economic and Internationalised Jurisdictions & Their Courts: The Cases of the International Zone of Tangier, the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong & the Qatar Financial Centre KU Leuven
The proposed research aims to map, compare & contextualise the new international commercial courts ('ICCs') and explore their historical precedents. In recent years many of these ICC's have been established in various jurisdictions. Despite a myriad of names (such as 'International Business Court' or 'International Financial Centre Court'), all share the goal of providing a smooth modern legal procedure, conducted in English, to respond ...