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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 in the law faculty. 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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News

Franet
Thursday 28 May

Coronavirus pandemic in the EU – Fundamental Rights Implications

The Covid-19 pandemic still affects everyday life in the EU in unprecedented ways, as mapped by the Second Bulletin of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) . Yet, as governments are gradually lifting...

CRigotti
Tuesday 5 May

New publication on "How to Apply Asimov's First Law to Sex Robots"

After having given gave a presentation during the 4th International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots , FRC member, Carlotta Rigotti , published her paper "How to Apply Asimov's First Law to Sex...

CRigotti
Monday 20 April

FRC contributes to the post 'Sex Workers in the Time of COVID-19'

Government measures to combat COVID-19 have profound implications for everyone, including sex workers. Accordingly, on behalf of the Italian Research Group on Prostitution and Sex Work, Carlotta...

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Events

AWeatherburn
Wednesday 13 May from 10:00 to 11:30

Gender, Law and Technology: Gendered Law Making: The Case of Human Trafficking

The 5th session of the Gender, Technology & Law series, co-organised by LSTS and FRC, under the title: “ Gendered law making: the case of human trafficking ”, will take place on 13th May 2020 at...

CRigotti
Wednesday 15 January from 10:00 to 12:00

Gender, Law and Technology: Sex Robots through Feminist Lenses

The 4th session of the Gender, Technology & Law series, co-organised by LSTS and FRC, under the title: “Sex Robots through Feminist Lenses”, will take place on 15 January 2020 at 10:00-12:00 and...

Natayara
Wednesday 11 December from 10:00 to 12:00

Gender, Law and Technology: Safety as Surveillance in India

The 3rd session of the Gender, Technology & Law series, co-organised by LSTS and FRC, under the title: “All Watched Over By Aunties Of Loving Grace: Safety as Surveillance in India”, will take...

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