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  1. Monthly Overview

    Monthly Overview – December 2018 and January 2019

    December 2018–January 2019 overview: Belgian constitutional law scholarship, Constitutional Court rulings and events on federal powers and the Migration Pact.

    Louis François
  2. Announcements

    “Which Constitution after 2019?”: Synthesis report

    Synthesis report of ‘Which Constitution after 2019?’, in which Belgian academics proposed amendments to the Constitution beyond state reform.

  3. Announcements

    Closing seminar “Which Constitution after 2019”

    Closing seminar of the forum 'Which Constitution after 2019?' on 15 Feb 2019 in Brussels, presenting a synthesis of proposals for constitutional revision.

  4. Analysis

    Voting via blockchain: a promising future?

    Can blockchain voting protect the secret ballot of Article 62 of the Belgian Constitution? An analysis of tests in Groningen and Zug and of remote voting.

    Louise Soetens, Evert Nerinckx, Jurgen Goossens, Sien Devriendt
  5. Analysis

    Urgenda and the separation of powers: will the courts solve the climate issue?

    Analysis of the 2018 Urgenda appeal judgment, the separation of powers and judicial activism, and what it means for the pending Belgian climate case.

    Freeke Bendels, Arthur Dossche, Jurgen Goossens, Sien Devriendt
  6. Analysis

    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
  7. Monthly Overview

    Monthly Overview – November 2018

    November 2018 overview of Belgian constitutional law: new scholarship, Constitutional Court rulings incl. stock exchange tax questions, and a seminar.

    Louis François
  8. Announcements

    Which Constitution after 2019? Programme and registration

    Invitation to the 'Which Constitution after 2019?' seminars on 11 and 25 January 2019 in Brussels, discussing proposals to revise the Belgian Constitution.

    Frédéric Bouhon, Mathias El Berhoumi, Toon Moonen, Céline Romainville e.a.
  9. Announcements

    Seminar: Which Constitution after 2019?

    Call for ideas by Ghent University with VUB, USL, UCL and ULiège on the declaration of revision of the Constitution ahead of the May 2019 federal elections.