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Call for Abstracts – Thicker Notions of Human Rights Accountabilities Conference

Martine Dewulf — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:13:44 +0000

The Thicker Notions of Human Rights Accountabilities Conference revisits the questions of what qualifies as a human rights violation, who holds human rights duties and how to actually deliver human rights accountability in the context of pressing and complex challenges. It will be hosted by the Future Proofing Human Rights research project in Brussels, Belgium […]

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Call for contributions: HRRN International Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary conference on UDHR 75 years

Martine Dewulf — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 06:37:26 +0000

Call for Contributions Contributions are expected before 30 April 2023. Check the conference themes and submit your proposal page ! The 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated on 10 December 2023. Since its adoption, the Declaration has been read in multiple ways. Some have been inspired by it, others have found […]

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VACANCY FOR A POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN THE DOMAIN OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Tine Destrooper — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:57:47 +0000

Job description We are seeking a researcher for a fully-funded postdoctoral fellowship as part of the iBOF project “Future-proofing human rights. Developing thicker forms of accountability”. We are looking for a mature postdoctoral researcher, with a PhD in human rights or other relevant fields and have a proven track record of working on related topics. […]

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Human Rights Week from 5 – 9 december 2022

Martine Dewulf — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:52:21 +0000

The UGent Human Rights Research Network (HRRN) organises the Human Rights Week at Ghent University from 5 to 9 December 2022 to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10th 2022. This year we focus on the topic ‘How do we fight? The many ways to defend our human rights’.The activities […]

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Symposium ‘Historical truth and accountability in the post-colonial state’

Martine Dewulf — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:19:42 +0000

Consolidated democracies are increasingly facing pressures to come to terms with the legacy of their violent colonial pasts, and to address how these pasts bear upon the present. Accountability for historical (and ongoing) wrongdoings and injustices related to colonialism is a crucial component thereof. On September 23rd, through a set of round tables, this one-day […]

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Symposium “Evidentiary regimes of UN Treaty Bodies: Perspectives from research and practice”

Martine Dewulf — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:44:20 +0000

Our call for papers is now out, and we invite abstract proposals until 15 November. We welcome a variety of perspectives and formats. Get in touch via dissect.erc@ugent.be using the headline “UNTB – info” if you have any question.

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JEAN MONNET MODULE ‘On-line UGent Academy for Ukrainian Lecturers: EU Law and Policy’

Martine Dewulf — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:06:27 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that UGent has been awarded a three-years (2022/25) grant to implement the Jean Monnet Module ‘On-line UGent Academy for Ukrainian Lecturers: EU Law and Policy’ (UGent_ACADEMY4UA). The project seeks to promote excellence in teaching and researching in the field of EU law and policy in Ukraine. Its ambition is to […]

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Communication Rule 9.2 case Jeanty v. Belgium No. 82284/17

Martine Dewulf — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:13:38 +0000

In the case of Jeanty v. Belgium, the European Court of Human Rights found that Belgium had violated article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The case concerned the degrading treatment of the applicant, who is suffering from a psychological disorder, as a result of […]

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Legal clinic supports with research for strategic litigation case

Martine Dewulf — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:01:49 +0000

The HRC Legal clinic supports with research for strategic litigation case, in front of the Italian Constitutional Court In 2021, ECRE, the AIRE Centre and the ICJ intervened in a case before the Italian Constitutional Court, with regards to the criminalization of humanitarian assistance. The students of Ghent University’s Human Rights and Migration Law clinic, […]

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Prof Dr Clara Burbano Herrera receives prestigious European research grant

Martine Dewulf — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:50:27 +0000

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Professor Clara Burbano Herrera, who specialises in human rights, an ERC Consolidator Grant. The goal of the ERC is to support top researchers from anywhere in the world. Professor Clara Burbano Herrera of the Faculty of Law and Criminology and the Programme for Studies on Human Rights in […]

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