Projects
The global challenge of human rights integration: toward a users' perspective (HRI). University of Antwerp
The Global Challenge of Human Rights Integration: Toward a Users’ Perspective Ghent University
Rights holders and duty bearers under human rights norms are confronted simultaneously with a multitude of human rights provisions. This non-hierarchical accumulation has resulted in a complex and unco-ordinated legal architecture that may in some circumstances create obstacles for effective human rights protection.
The central research objective is the study of human rights law as an integrated whole from a users’ perspective. ...
State-based judicial remedies for corporate human rights responsiblity University of Antwerp
Power-sharing and human rights. University of Antwerp
Legal Pluralism in Belgium: a human rights analysis of migrant group's family conflict resolution (BEPLULEX) Ghent University
The research aims to generate solid empirical knowledge on unofficial legal practices in the field of family law amongst relevant migrant communities in Belgium. The aim is to better understand ‘pathways to non-state justice’, to analyse these in the light of human rights and to identify policy options for Belgian policy makers to deal with unofficial legal pluralism.
Cooperation in research and teaching between the Institute of Federalism and Legal Studies (Ethiopian Civil Service University) and the Ghent University Human Rights Centre Ghent University
The project pursues three goals: joint research (including the organisation of a conference and the publication of an edited volume), cooperation in education and curriculum design (in particular in view of the launch of an LLM programme on human rights)and preparation of larger scale cooperation.
The contribution of Non-Western Legal Systems to International Human Rights Law Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Project to reinforce at the Université Catholique de Bukavu the inter-university human rights chair in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Investing in basic rights, capabilities and anti-poverty policies in Belgium KU Leuven
The research will focus on the nexus between social protection, housing and health. Key research questions in all three areas will relate to accessibility and adequacy of rights, as well as the (mutually reinforcing) effects of social (dis)investment on the ‘beings and doings’ of households and individuals. The research will also include an evaluation of existing policy packages and recommendations for more effective anti-poverty ...