Projects
Examining the Evolving Steering Role of NGOs on the case law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Ghent University
Through litigation strategies and third-party interventions, non-governmental (NGOs) set the normative agenda of, and thereby constantly (re)shape, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR). Yet most studies on the evolving jurisprudence of the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAS) relating to environmental matters primarily centre on the interpretative innovations made by its judiciary.
NGOsteerIACtHR develops and applies an ...
A human rights based approach to health challenges associated with child marriages in Tanzania. University of Antwerp
The substantive and procedural legal (in)capacity of minors: Compatibility with the International Convention on the Rights of the Child Hasselt University
The best interest of the unborn child? Rights and reflections. Ghent University
One of the most important findings of my previous research projects is the contemporary focus on early and effective interventions in the parent-child relationshiop in order to protect the child. The 'best interest of the child' is often central to the discussion on why, how and in what way an intervention is legitimate. This concept of 'the best interest' has many interpretation and is therefore a central topic in a lot of research. However, ...
Child Guarantee KU Leuven
This study aims at exploring how a Child Guarantee could contribute to combating child poverty and social exclusion and to ensuring the access of these children to five key social rights: free healthcare, free education, free early childhood education and care, decent housing and adequate nutrition. The study will provide a thorough analysis of the design, governance and implementation of existing schemes and compare these to the potential ...