Projects
State-based judicial remedies for corporate human rights responsiblity University of Antwerp
Abuse of exclusion and withdrawal remedies in private companies KU Leuven
Shares in a company are often the most valuable asset of a shareholder. It is, however, difficult to convert the value of shares into money in order to protect the value of the company (going-concern value). Moreover, most non-listed companies have legal impediments to the transfer of shares. Combined with the lack of an economic market for these shares, these impediments disable a transfer of shares.
This leads to problematic ...
Project on the Enforcement of Non-Discrimination Law (PENDL): design of a legal framework for evidence and remedies. Hasselt University
Over-the-counter derivatives: market failure and remedies. KU Leuven
In the aftermath of the most recent financial crisis, scientists have searched for new market institutions that can reduce the likelihood and severity of future crises. Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives are considered as one of the important sources of risk to the financial system. OTC derivatives are a type of financial instruments traded directly between the parties instead of on an exchange. The first part of the PhD project will develop ...
Private enforcement of non-discrimination law in the goods and services sector : to a balanced legal framework for evidence and remedies KU Leuven
When someone is discriminated against by an authority or another citizen (eg as an employee on the basis of age or as a tenant on the basis of ethnic origin), international, European, national and regional legislation offer protection. Recent evaluation reports show, however, that a citizen who wants to call on this protection faces considerable difficulties. First, it is not clear how one should prove that discrimination has taken place. ...
Project on the Enforcement of Non-Discrimination Law (PENDL): design of a legal framework for evidence and remedies. KU Leuven
When someone is discriminated against by an authority or another citizen (eg as an employee on the basis of age or as a tenant on the basis of ethnic origin), international, European, national and regional legislation offer protection. Recent evaluation reports show, however, that a citizen who wants to call on this protection faces considerable difficulties. First, it is not clear how one should prove that discrimination has taken place. ...
Poor lawyering: a study on the legal assessment of the quality of criminal lawyering and the remedies available KU Leuven
Suspects and defendants have the right to a lawyer during criminal proceedings. What then if the lawyers do not discharge their duties properly? Can the accused ask to set aside a conviction or get a new trial on grounds of the poor quality of the legal assistance? Can he take action against the idle or incompetent lawyer? And how can the quality of lawyering be measured in light of the autonomy of the legal profession? These questions still ...
Long-term degradation in phosphors: mechanisms and remedies Ghent University
Since the last few years, white light emitting diodes (LEDs) are rapidly replacing both incandescent and compact fluorescent lamps for lighting: they are more compact, more energy efficient and have a much longer lifetime. White LEDs typically consist of a blue-emitting LED chip, combined with one or two phosphors which convert part of the blue light to green and red, giving an overall impression of white light. Currently, the lifetime of ...
REMEDI: GPs' REcommendations to patients with MEntal health problems and DIverse migration backgrounds Ghent University
Along with the tremendous increase in ethnic diversity in European societies, equity of care for people with a migration background has become a major policy goal. However, recent figures reveal that there is still a long way to go in this respect. One worrying finding is that people with a migration background are underrepresented or even absent from ambulant and residential mental healthcare services, despite the higher prevalence of ...