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The dangers of using Latin texts for the study of customary law : the example of Flemish feudal law during the high Middle ages Ghent University
The spokesmen of the medieval courts: unknown leading judges of customary law and makers of the first continental law reports Ghent University
Customary law Ghent University
How the nation of Portuguese merchants in Antwerp 'made' its privileged customary law (XVI-XVIII c.) Ghent University
This article describes how the community of Portuguese merchants in Antwerp (after having been enjoying privileges in Bruges in the 15th c.) organised itself as a "nation", with own "consuls", acting both as administrators, proctors and judges. By preserving well their archives, by going to court, by asking for the renewal of old privileges, and by many other means, the Portuguese managed to "create" a privileged status, using 'customary' rules. ...
'Armed attack' and article 51 of the UN charter: evolutions in customary law and practice Ghent University
ASEAN failure to implement the customary international law principle of non-refoulement during the 2015 boat crisis Ghent University
Since 2014, more than an estimated 80,000 Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi migrants have crossed the Andaman Sea through human trafficking networks, with no regional mechanism in place to cope with the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s reaction to the crisis in 2015 betrayed its inaccurate framing of the issue as one of human trafficking in support of unlawful migration attempts, when its member ...