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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

Bulletin 4
Thursday 30 July

Covid-19 Pandemic in the EU- Fundamental Rights Implications: Bulletin #4

The Fourth Bulletin of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) examines how the EU Member States addressed the Covid-19 pandemic in June 2020, having special regard to the fundamental rights implications...

AWeatherburn
Monday 27 July

New VUB Press Release on Developing New Tool to Tackle Modern Slavery

The VUB press release has just published a new item on the findings of the doctoral research of FRC member, dr. Amy Weatherburn . "As labour exploitation is a systemic problem in a globalised market...

Covid
Wednesday 1 July

Covid-19 Pandemic in the EU- Fundamental Rights Implications: A Focus on Elderly People

The Third Bulletin of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) analyses how the EU Member States address ed the Covid-19 pandemic between 1 May – 31 May 2020 . In particular, this edition focuses on the...

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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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