The Fundamental Rights Research Centre (FRC) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a specialised research centre at the Faculty of Law and Criminology focusing on fundamental rights. In recent years, the centre has been particularly active in the interaction between human rights and criminal law.
News
NEW BLOG POST: THE ENCROCHAT JUDGMENT (CASE C-670/22, MN): CJEU STEERING A BOLD COURSE THROUGH THE SYMPLEGADES OF EVIDENCE ADMISSIBILITY
FRC member Andreas Kanakakis published a blog post on UKAEL’s Blog (UK Association of European Law) regarding the recently delivered EncroChat Judgment by the CJEU. This contribution reflects part of the research Andreas carried out on evidence admissibility for the PROMODE project.New blog post: Unveiling the Dark Reality: Exploring Trauma Bonding in Technology-Facilitated Human Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse Crimes
FRC member Nadine El-Dekmak published a new blog on Human Rights Here Blog on trauma bonding in human trafficking and child sexual abuse crimes. The blog post presents part of the research Nadine conducted in the context of the HEROES project.New publication: Internationaal Strafhof: Historische verzoeken tot aanhoudingsbevelen tegen Israëlische en Hamas-leiders
FRC member Leslie Kassongo Tambu published an article in Juristenkrant, a Flemish newspaper that publishes articles on a great variety of legal subjects in an accessible way, as its target audience is non-experts.
Events
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PhD defence of Júlia Zomignani Barboza: Undesirable unreturnables: the challenges of dealing with criminal migrants in need of protection.
On Wednesday 12 June 2024 at 4 p.m., FRC member Júlia Zomignani Barboza will defend her PhD thesis titled: ‘Undesirable unreturnables: the challenges of dealing with criminal migrants in need of protection.
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Conference panel: Addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Human Beings: Examples from Policy, Legal and Social Perspective
On 19 October 2023, FRC member Nadine El-Dekmak will present her forthcoming paper “Trauma bonding in human trafficking and child sexual abuse online” during the penal “Addressing Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Human