Advancing Human Rights in Traditional Justice: The Role of the Legal Development Cooperation at the Grassroots.

Financing: personal (2009-2012)
Kind of research: doctoral research
Researcher: Giselle Corradi
Promoter: prof. dr. Eva Brems
Giselle Corradi promoted to doctor in law on 3 December 2012.

Dealing with traditional law in the context of judicial and juridical developmental care (after conflict) in Africa (Acronym AFTRALAW)

Financing: FOD Federal Research Funds Belgium (2008-2011)
Kind of research: Community and Future, research project, TA/00/17
Researchers: Martien Schotsmans, Giselle Corradi
Promoters: prof. dr. Eva Brems (UGent), prof. dr.Tom Bennett (UCT), prof. dr. Christina Murray (UCT, University of Cape Town)
more info on AFTRALAW

Decentralisation and etnic diversity in Africa with casestudy Ethiopia

Financing: own means (2000-2006)
Kind of research: doctoral research
Researcher: Christophe Van der Beken
Promoter: prof. dr. Eva Brems
Christophe Van der Beken is promoted to doctor in Law on 27 September 2006.

Indigenous Legal Systems in Ecuador and their Compatibility with Internationally Recognised Human Rights Standards.

Financing: Special Research Funds Ghent University (BOF 2011-2015)
Kind of research: project research
Researcher: Oswaldo Ruiz Chiriboga
Promoter: Prof. dr. Yves Haeck and dr. Clara Burbano Herrera
Blog of Oswaldo Ruiz Chiriboga: Corte-IDH blog

IAP- P7/27- HRI: The Global Challenge of Human Rights Integration: Towards a Users’ Perspective

Financing: Belgian Science Policy BELSPO (2012-2017)
Kind of research: Interuniversity Attraction Pole IAP, project research
Researchers UGent: Dr. Ellen Desmet (project manager); Valeska David
Promoters: Prof. dr. Eva Brems (coordinator, UGent); Prof. dr. Koen De Feyter (UAntwerp); Prof. dr. Emanuelle Bribosia (ULBrussels); Prof. dr. Paul De Hert (VUBrussels); prof. dr. Sébastien Van Drooghenbroeck (FUSaintLouis); prof. dr. Barbara Oomen (Roosevelt Academy, UUtrecht)
Website of the project: HRIntegration

KIDS: annotated Codex Children's Rights

Financing: Flemish Government (2006-2009)
Kind of research: project research
Researcher: Rozemie Defrancq
Promoter: Prof. dr. Johan Vande Lanotte

Legal Methods and Constructions in Supreme (Inter) National (Quasi) Judicial Bodies, in order to Deal with their Workload and Backlog and their Transposability on the Procedure before the European Court of Human Rights

Financing: Special Research Funds Ghent University Gent (BOF) (2009-2012)
Kind of research: postdoctoral research project
Researcher: dr. Yves Haeck
Promoter: Prof. dr. Johan Vande Lanotte

Poverty: legal and constitutional implications for human rights enforcement in Nigeria

Financing: personal
Kind of research: doctoral research
Researcher: Charles Olufemi Adekoya
Pomoter: Prof. dr. Eva Brems
Charles Adekoya promoted on 17 December 2008 to Doctor in Laws.

Provisional Measures as a Mechanism of Prevention of Violations of Human Rights in the Inter-American and European Human Rights System

Financing: Special Research Fund of Ghent University (2004-2008).
Kind of research: doctoral research project
Researcher: Clara Burbano Herrera
Promoter: Prof. dr. Johan Vande Lanotte
Clara Burbano Herrera promoted on 2 March 2009 to Doctor in Laws.

Religion and Church-State Relationships

Financing: Special Research Funds Ghent University (BOF) (2006-2011)
Kind of research: doctoral research project
Researcher: Pieter Vanden Heede
Promoter: Prof. dr. Johan Vande Lanotte

Strengthening the European Court of Human Rights: More Accountability through better legal reasoning

Financing: European Research Council Starting Grant (ERC) (2009-2014)
Kind of research: research project
Researchers: Maris Burbergs, Stijn Smet, Lourdes Peroni, Saïla Ouald-Chaib, Alexandra Timmer
Promoter: Prof. dr. Eva Brems
Blog about jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights: Strasbourg Observers

The conflict between the right to freedom of religion and Muslim women's right to equality - multicultural accommodation of Muslim Personal Law in constitutional jurisdictions

Financing: Special Research Funds Ghent University (BOF 2004-2008)
Kind of research: doctoral research project
Researcher: Waheeda Amien
Promoter: Prof. dr. Eva Brems

Waheeda Amien promoted to doctor in Laws on 30 May 2011.

The Crisis of Human Rights under the Era of the War against Terrorism

Financing: personal
Kind of research: doctoral research
Researcher: Abdelfettah El Hanine
Promoter: Prof. dr. Johan Vande Lanotte

The European Convention on Human Rights & the European Court of Human Rights: Unique laboratory for the protection of fundamental rights

Financing: Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2007-2009)
Kind of research: research project
Researcher: dr. Yves Haeck
Promoter: dr. Yves Haeck

The freedom of religion under the European Convention on Human Rights: Challenges to Turkey

Financing: personal
Kind of research: doctoral research
Researcher: Gülcin Zeynep Kivilcim
Promoter: Prof. dr. Eva Brems

The Protection of Human Rights by the UN Administration: the Case of Kosovo. Implementation of International Human Rights Law into Domestic Law

Financing: Basileus scholarship of the European Commission
Kind of research: doctoral research
Researcher: Gjylbehare (Bella) Murati
Promoter: Prof. dr. Eva Brems

The role of indigenous legal tradition in transitional justice initiatives

Financing: Flemish Funds for scientific research (FWO) (2009)
Kind of research: postdoctoral research project
Researcher: dr. Daniel Mekonnen
Promoter: Prof. dr. Eva Brems

The role of National Human Rights Commissions in Enforcing Economic and Social Rights: the Case of the Human Rights Commission of Ethiopia

Financing: Special Research Funds of the Ghent University
Kind of research: doctoral research project
Researcher: Mohammed Abdo
Promoter: Prof. dr. Eva Brems

'Traditional' Law and Intitutions confronted with Human Rights in the African State in genesis.

Financing: Flemish Funds for Scientific Research FWO (2008-2011)
Kind of research: postdoctoral research with FWO code G053808N
Researcher: dr. Marleen Renders
Promoter: prof. dr. Eva Brems

Transitional Justice and Cultural Context: the role of non-western law traditions dealing with severe Violations of Human Rights: casestudy Guatemala

Financing: Flemish Funds for Scientific Research FWO (2006-2010)
Kind of research: doctoral research project
Researcher: Lieselotte Viaene.
Promoters: Prof. dr. Eva Brems (UGent), co-promoter Stephan Parmentier (KULeuven)
Lieselotte Viaene promoted to Doctor in Laws on 7 January 2011.

Urgent Measures in Situations of Life and Death: A Critical Analysis of the Practice of Quasi-Judicial Human Rights Bodies

Financing: Flemish Funds for Scientific Research FWO (2009-2016)
Kind of research: postdoctoral research project
Researcher: dr. Clara Burbano Herrera
Promoter: Prof. dr. Johan Vande Lanotte

Wearing the Face Veil in Belgium

Researchers: Prof. dr. Eva Brems, Yaiza Janssens, Kim Lecoyer, Saila Ouald Chaib, Victoria Vandersteen

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