Research
Doctoral theses
Completed:
The legal status of non-governmental organisations under international law (Dr. Ingrid Rossi). Publicly defended on 8 December 2009
An enquiry into the foundations of the unilateral use of force by States in public international law (Dr. Tom Ruys) Publicly defended on 26 October 2009
- International Law Aspects of the EU's Security and Defence Policy (Dr. Frederik Naert) Click here for a summary. Publicly defended on 22 November 2008
Jurisdiction and international law. Unilateral and multilateral approaches in the United States and Europe (Dr. Cedric Ryngaert). Publicly defended on 12 February 2007.
A Critical Analysis on the Use of International Trade Measures as a Means to Enforce Basic Labour Rights (Dr. Arne Vandaele). Click here for a summary. Publicly defended on 31 October 2003.
Under preparation:
- Legal foundations of international economic policy-making: exploring the linkages between the World Trade Organization and the Bretton Woods Institutions (Dominic Coppens)
- Colliding concepts and particular principles in outer space - The need to adapt the legal framework on outer space to the challenges of the modern age (Philip De Man)
- The Interaction between European and international regulation and liberalization of banking services (Bart De Meester)
- The accountability of economic actors for international crimes committed in conflicts zones. An inquiry from a transatlantic perspective, with case studies of transborder investment issues, and of the arms transfer & extractive resource industries (Bruno Demeyere)
- Perspectives for the Emergence of an International Rule of Law in a Global Governance Context – Normative Benchmarks for a “Global Rule of Law” (Nicolas Hachez)
- The right of access to justice for individual victims of human rights violations by international organizations (Pierre Schmitt)
- Peremtory Norms (Jus Cogens) in International Humanitarian Law (Sten Verhoeven)
- The legal framework for public law transfrontier co-operation by local authorities in Europe (Maarten Vidal)
