Analysis — Page 2
In-depth commentary on constitutional case law, legislation and institutional reform in Belgium.
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End the musical chairs: towards a direct election of the mayor?
How mayors are appointed in Flanders, Wallonia and the Netherlands, and what a directly elected mayor would mean for relations with the municipal council.
Frederik Rogiers, Marie Hoste, Jurgen Goossens, Sien Devriendt -
Former politicians in the Constitutional Court: a necessary evil?
Why half the judges of the Belgian Constitutional Court are former politicians, how the D'Hondt-based appointment works, and the case for public hearings.
Marion Baetens, Michiel Vervliet, Jurgen Goossens, Pieter Cannoot e.a. -
Climate cases and the trias politica: are the dykes breaking?
Can courts order governments to cut emissions without breaching the separation of powers? Belgian Klimaatzaak, Urgenda, Juliana and ClientEarth compared.
Ségolène de Borchgrave, Ayana Dootalieva, Jurgen Goossens, Pieter Cannoot e.a. -
Report card on the new Transgender Act: progress and room for improvement
Belgium's Transgender Act of 25 June 2017 dropped medical conditions, but prosecutor veto, waiting period and irreversibility still limit self-determination.
Thomas Leysen, Sarah Schoentjes, Pieter Cannoot, Jurgen Goossens e.a. -
Reform of the Court of Assizes: quo vadis?
How the Constitutional Court partly annulled Potpourri II's general correctionalisation and what alternatives exist for reforming the Court of Assizes.
Jan Joos, Leonore De Bock, Sien Devriendt, Jurgen Goossens e.a. -
The Sudan saga: guidelines for a government carrying out returns
Analysis of the 2018 CGRS Sudan report: the procedural duties Article 3 ECHR and non-refoulement impose on Belgium before returning migrants to Sudan.
Thomas Van Campenhout, Simon Verschaeve, Pieter Cannoot, Jurgen Goossens e.a. -
The bill on home entries: what now?
The 2018 Belgian bill allowing home entries to detain irregular migrants, tested against Article 8 ECHR, the Return Directive and the Dutch Aliens Act.
Axelle De Jonghe, Piet Heyvaert, Sien Devriendt, Jurgen Goossens e.a. -
Reform of the provinces: quo vadis?
How the Flemish Region used Articles 41 and 162 of the Constitution and the 2016 Tasks Decree to strip the provinces of person-related competences from 2018.
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Amendment of the Aliens Act: a first, critical review
Critical review of the 2017 Belgian Aliens Act amendment: expulsion on public order grounds, CJEU and ECtHR case law, non-suspensive appeal.
Sam Daveloose, Tomas Van Respaille, Jurgen Goossens, Sien Devriendt e.a.
