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New Publication: Securing the Prohibition of Labour Exploitation in Law and Practice: Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labour and Human Trafficking in Italy, Spain and the UK

Thursday 03/01/2019

FRC Member, Amy Weatherburn has co-authored a new article entitled "Securing the Prohibition of Labour Exploitation in Law and Practice: Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labour and Human Trafficking in Italy, Spain and the UK"published in a special edition of the Journal of Modern Slavery: A Multidis...

New Publication: Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking From Liability the European Approach (Dr Julia Muraszkiewicz)

Thursday 20/12/2018

FRC affiliated member, Dr Julia Muraszkiewicz has published a book entitled "Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking From Liability: The European Approach" (Palgave Macmillan, 2019).

Final LIVE_FOR Joint Meeting

Tuesday 18/12/2018

The last LIVE_FOR event on the “European Investigation Order (EIO) and digital forensic analysis” will take place on December 18, 2018 in the city of Barcelona. Key topics of this event are: European Investigation Order (EIO)- Compare EU and USA legislation...

FRC Conducts Research on Belgian Fundamental Rights for the EU

Monday 10/12/2018

VUB Research Group on Fundamental Rights and Constitutionalism (FRC) of the Faculty of Law and Criminology has been selected as the national contractor for FRANET, the multi-disciplinary research network of FRA, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. The VUB team will be led by Prof...

Prof. De Hert to read part of UDHR on balcony of the Brussels City Hall

Monday 10/12/2018

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Professor Paul de Hert has been invited by the Association for the United Nations (APNU) to take part in an initiative organized in collaboration with the city of Brussels. On December...

DESIrE Consensus Building Workshop in Uppsala

Thursday 25/10/2018

The DESIrE Consortium is happy to invite you to its consensus building workshop in Uppsala on 26 October 2018, where DESIrE project partners will identify best practice policies and recommendations on how to combat trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation. As you...

FRC Member Present at Rights at Work – Final Conference: Tackling Labour Exploitation in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and the Netherlands

Friday 28/09/2018

On 28 September 2018, FRC member, Amy Weatherburn, will present her doctoral research at the final conference of the Rights at Work project entitled Tackling labour exploitation in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and the Netherlands, organised by La Strada International, SOMO and FairWork in the...

New Publication: Managing the Risks of Being a Victim of Severe Labour Exploitation: Before and After the Modern Slavery Act 2015

Monday 24/09/2018

FRC Member Amy Weatherburn has co-authored, with Dr Alexander Toft, Coventry University, a book chapter entitled 'Managing the Risks of Being a Victim of Severe Labour Exploitation: Before and After the Modern Slavery Act 2015'.

New Article: Civil Society Organisations in Counter-Trafficking Governance: when Long-Standing Interactions Lead to Solid Partnerships

Sunday 23/09/2018

FRC Member Amy Weatherburn and Affiliated Members Dr Julia Muraskiewicz and Dr Chloé Brière, have co-authored an article entitled 'Civil society organisations in counter-trafficking governance: when long-standing interactions lead to solid partnerships'.