Biography
Prof. Dr. Koen Lemmens (born 1976) studied law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He obtained his law degree ("Licentiaat in de Rechten") in 1999 (magna cum laude). In 2003, he obtained his PhD at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy) with a thesis on "La presse et la protection juridique de l'individu: attention aux chiens de garde! Pour un exercice responsable de la liberté de presse à l'aune de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme et de la Constitution belge". Koen Lemmens began his academic career teaching an introductory course on comparative law (2004-2011) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, where he also taught legal theory (2008-2011) and comparative constitutional law (2007-2012). He also taught at the University of Antwerp (2008-2012).
Currently, Koen Lemmens is a professor of human rights law at K.U.Leuven and teaches press law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is also teaching in the E.Ma-programme in Venice, Italy.
He is an attorney at the Brussels bar, specialized in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights and the Belgian Constitutional Court. Koen Lemmens is also a member of the scientific committee of several legal journals.
Areas of specialization
- Human Rights
- (Comparative) Constitutional Law
- Freedom of Expression
- Religion/State relation
- Law and Literature
Publications
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2011. Campagne électorale et emploi des langues: The Sound of Silence?. Administration Publique Trimestriel ; 2011; Vol. 35; pp. 435 - 444LIRIAS1837250
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Publisher: Bruylant
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2010. Misbruiken van de meningsvrijheid via het internet: is het recht web 2.0 compatibel?. Orde van de Dag: Criminaliteit en Samenleving ; 2010; iss. 49; pp. 15 - 21LIRIAS1913941
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Publisher: Kluwer Documenta
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2010. Politie uit de kleren? Humo uit de rekken!. Auteurs en Media ; 2010; pp. 91 - 99LIRIAS1913990
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Publisher: Larcier
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2007. lettres persanes 8. Chapeau voor de Antwerpse correctionele rechtbank!. Rechtsfilosofie en Rechtstheorie ; 2007; iss. 2; pp. 49 - 59LIRIAS1913907
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Publisher: Boom Juridische Uitgevers
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2006. wie is Demol? Bedenkingen bij een boek en een arrest. Auteurs en Media ; 2006; pp. 147 - 160LIRIAS1913876
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Publisher: Larcier
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2006. Het arbitragehof oordeelt dat enkel de journalist aansprakelijk is voor zijn geschriften. Auteurs en Media ; 2006; pp. 291 - 295LIRIAS1914022
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Publisher: Larcier
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2005. La protection des sources journalistiques. Un commentaire de la loi du 7 avril 2005. Journal des Tribunaux ; 2005; pp. 669 - 676LIRIAS1913940
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Publisher: Larcier
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2005. Les publications sur la Toile, peuvent-elles constituer des délits de presse?. Revue du Droit des Technologies de l'Information ; 2005; iss. 21; pp. 81 - 91LIRIAS1913354
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2005. Se taire par peur : l'effet dissuasif de la responsabilité civile sur la liberté d'expression. Auteurs en Media ; 2005; pp. 32 - 40LIRIAS1914019
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Publisher: Larcier
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2005. Lettres persanes 5. De Belgische Grondwet, een model voor Europa? Over natie en identiteit. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Rechtsfilosofie en Rechtstheorie ; 2005; pp. 202 - 208LIRIAS1913226
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Publisher: Tjeenk Willink
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2004. Taisez-vous Elkabbach! L'interdiction de censure à la lumière des pratiques sociales. Revue Belge de Droit Constitutionnel ; 2004; pp. 375 - 395LIRIAS1913877
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Publisher: Bruylant
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2004. The protection of privacy between a Rights-based and a Freedom-based Approach: What the Swiss Example can teach Us. Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law ; 2004; Vol. 10; iss. 4; pp. 381 - 403 keyboard_arrow_downLIRIAS1913973
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© 2003 SAGE Publications. There has been a fierce debate amongst scholars about the way privacy ought to be protected in civil law countries. The key issue at stake is the question whether this protection should be implemented via so-called ‘personality rights’ (i.e. a special category of subjective rights) or whether it would be more appropriate to conceive privacy in terms of fundamental freedoms. It goes without saying that this choice entails important practical and theoretical consequences. In this article, I will first try to summary the different viewpoints, indicating each time the pros and contras. Then, I will deal with the Swiss way of privacy protection, for I believe that it shows clearly that the sketched ‘doctrinal’ opposition should not be overestimated and that it should be possible to conciliate the two approaches to privacy.
Publisher: Intersentia
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journal-articleLemmens, Koen; 2004. Noot. Tijdschrift voor Belgisch Handelsrecht / Revue de Droit Commercial Belge ; 2004; pp. 411 - 412LIRIAS1914016
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Publisher: Larcier
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