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Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Law

Fundamental Rights Research Centre

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The Fundamental Rights Research Centre (FRC) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel coordinates and centralizes the many human-rights linked research projects within the university. Both theory of human rights, national human rights law (constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, …) and international human rights law are brought together with the objective of engendering and stimulating integrated human rights research projects. 

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Friday 22 January

VUB Student Publishes on Police Brutalities and Human Rights in BRUZZ

VUB student, Yassine Boubout, publishes an article on police brutalities and human rights in BRUZZ. The article is available at: https://www.bruzz.be/veiligheid/yassine-boubout-het-mijnenveld-tussen-...

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Tuesday 19 January

New Publication: EU Policy on Counterterrorism: Evidences and Alternatives to Penal Populism

FRC member, Carlotta Rigotti , has published her article "EU Policy on Counterterrorism: Evidences and Alternatives to Penal Populism" in the Interdisciplinary Journal of Populism. Abstract The...

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Thursday 7 January

New Publication: Sex Robots through Feminist Lenses

After having presented the first draft during one of the Gender, Technology and Law sessions , FRC member, Carlotta Rigotti , has published her article 'Sex Robots through Feminist Lenses' in the...

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Events

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Tuesday 9 February from 12:30 to 14:00

Gender, Technology and Law: Online Harms and Online Violence against Women – Towards a (Law) Reform?

This Gender, Technology and Law session will be animated by Dr. Olga Jurasz (the Open University Law School) and is entitled: Online Harms and Online Violence against Women – Towards a (Law) Reform?...

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Tuesday 15 December from 12:00 to 13:30

"Are You a Vulnerable Data Subject Because You'Re Female?" - Reflections on Data Subjects' Vulnerability from the Feminist Perspective

This Gender, Technology and Law session will be animated by prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri ( EDHEC Business School in Lille) and is entitled: "Are You a Vulnerable Data Subject Because You'Re Female?" -...

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Friday 11 December from 12:30 to 14:00

The Disproportionate Negative Impact of Covid-19 on the Health and Socio-Economic Participation of Minorities and Migrants

The dark cloud of the corona crisis has been upon us for most of 2020. While this is a global pandemic, posing a threat to us all, it does not affect us all equally: the most vulnerable among us are...

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