Projects
Corporate fundraising & Partnerships HOGENT
The European Union and Party Autonomy in Private International Family Law KU Leuven
A paradigm shift, from State control to self-determination of individuals, is currently occurring within our society. Not so long ago, divorces, same-sex marriages, registered partnerships, birth control or in vitro fertilization were hardly conceivable whereas it is now accessible, or at least debated, in most European countries. This has been largely influenced by the fact that citizens request more liberty to arbitrate their own existence ...
University of Toronto - UGent Partnership Ghent University
This strategic institutional partnership converges the research capacity and expertise at the Univer-sity of Toronto and Ghent University to explore and test interdisciplinary responses to global chal-lenges. This partnership builds on the legitimacy that all partners evidenced by their research excel-lence and technical cooperation with the public and private sectors, and international organizations,
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Tackling occupational crime: an interplay between corporate security and public law enforcement. A case study in the Belgian retail sector KU Leuven
As a consequence of the privatisation process, law enforcement is no longer a monopoly of the State. Given the fact that companies often prefer a private settlement of internal misconduct, the increasing role of the private security industry is especially noticeable with regard to the tackling of crime in businesses. This PhD research focusses on occupational crime in the retail sector, as a specific form of crime in businesses. Such crime ...
Arbitrability of disputes related to International Public-Private-Partnership Agreements Ghent University
An International PPP project oftentimes implies a substantial and long-term contractual arrangement between one or more foreign investors and a host state’s government and/or companies. The parties oftentimes agree on arbitration to solve disputes that may arise out of this contractual relationship. Time-efficiency, expertise of the arbitrators, and the neutrality of this forum are often cited reasons for this choice. There is, however, some ...
Optimal Care and Support for Elderly Persons with Intellectual Disabilities HOGENT
University of Queensland Strategic Institutional Partnership Ghent University
This strategic institutional partnership converges the research capacity and expertise at the Univer-sity of Queensland and Ghent University to explore and test interdisciplinary responses to global chal-lenges. This partnership builds on the legitimacy that all partners evidenced by their research excel-lence and technical cooperation with the public and private sectors, and international organizations, 2 including through three World Health ...
University of California, Berkeley - UGent Partnership Ghent University
This strategic institutional partnership brings together the research capacity and expertise at the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) and Ghent University to explore and test interdisciplinary responses to global challenges. This partnership builds on the legitimacy that all partners have demonstrated through their excellent research and technical collaboration with the public and private sector and international organizations. This ...