Projects
The ‘best interest of the child’ in the decision making proces of criminal law actors Ghent University
Research into (i) the selection of decisions made by criminal law actors having a meaningful impact on a child, in the sense that Art. 3 CRC requires the best intrest of the child to be taken into account, (ii) the extent to which this requirement is found in the legal framework governing the work of the European criminal law actors and (iii) the extent to which this requirement is adhered to by the Belgian criminal law actors.
Leveraging Big Data to improve healthcare decision making KU Leuven
This research explores the balance between on the one hand the opportunities presented by routinely collected data and artificial intelligence, and on the other hand the legal and ethical risks that could be encountered. It analyses whether the current legal framework has correctly defined and reflected this balance, or whether on the contrary changes are desirable in order to open up opportunities, or rather to mitigate potential risks. The ...
Analysis of the decision making of the European Committee for Social Rights and the impact on Flemisch housing policy University of Antwerp
Crop based systems for sustainable risk based land management for economically marginal degraded areas, phase II: demonstration projects and evaluation decision support tool. Hasselt University
Improving Medical Decision-Making within a Super-Diverse Society: Challenges and Legal Opportunities University of Antwerp
The use of artificial intelligence in corporate decision-making at board level: a legal analysis Ghent University
Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has steadily emerged in the boardrooms of innovative companies. These companies employ AI to assist human directors, and in a few cases even try to replace a human director. However, existing company laws are not adapted to the implementation of AI at this level of corporate decision-making, as these frameworks are tailored to human decision-makers. This creates legal uncertainty about the ...
Tracing Legal Traditions in the Decision-Making of International Judges: Evidence from the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court KU Leuven
The PhD will focus on the judicial behaviour of international judges. Judges of international courts and tribunals come from all over the world and from different legal traditions, yet they sit together on the bench and have to come to one decision in cases that are often highly contended. However, these decisions are not always unanimously and separate/dissenting opinions are frequent in the international sphere. The PhD aims to understand ...
NATO and the law of international organizations: a critical appraisal of the Alliance's legal and institutional foundations KU Leuven
Title: NATO and the law of international organizations: a critical analysis of the Alliance's legal and institutional foundations
Summary: The doctoral dissertation aims to determine whether the legal and institutional foundations of NATO and its transformation are in compliance with the principles of the law of international organizations. As a core principle of the law of international organizations, the constitution of an ...
The use of artificial intelligence in corporate decision-making at board level: a legal analysis Ghent University
Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has steadily emerged in the boardrooms of innovative companies. However, existing company laws are tailored to human decision-makers, which creates legal uncertainty about the lawfulness of AI-assisted decision-making and its implications for liability. Therefore, this PhD aims to analyze the legal issues raised by it and to suggest appropriate changes to the law.