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  1. Monthly Overview

    Monthly Overview – February 2017

    February 2017 overview of Belgian constitutional law: new scholarship, Constitutional Court rulings on court fees and co-motherhood, and a Senate workshop.

    Marie DeCock
  2. Analysis

    Does Belgium need a state of emergency?

    Can Belgium declare a state of emergency? N-VA's 'Niveau V' plan tested against Article 15 ECHR, the French model and Article 187 of the Belgian Constitution.

    Greta De Braeckeleer, Laurine Mys, Katja Van Aelst, Paulien Vande Velde-Van Rumst e.a.
  3. Monthly Overview

    Monthly Overview – December 2016 and January 2017

    Dec 2016–Jan 2017 overview: Belgian constitutional scholarship, Constitutional Court rulings on paternity deadlines and file access, events and PhD vacancies.

    Marie DeCock
  4. Analysis

    Separation of church and state: towards a (truly) neutral Constitution? Interview with Thomas Leys (head of the Open Vld research department)

    Interview with Thomas Leys (Open Vld) on Patrick Dewael's proposed preamble to the Belgian Constitution, separation of faith and state and article 21.

    Bram De Cock, Tim Deley
  5. Analysis

    The (leading) role of the municipalities in the Eandis saga: looking back and looking ahead

    Why Flemish municipal councils voted on the Eandis–State Grid deal, how the VREG and DSO merger fit in, and the democratic deficit in energy distribution.

    Pieterjan Claeys, Sarah Van Meel, Guillaume Vyncke, Jurgen Goossens e.a.
  6. Monthly Overview

    Monthly Overview – November 2016

    November 2016 overview of Belgian constitutional law: new scholarship and Constitutional Court rulings on planning damage and legal aid for legal persons.

    Marie DeCock
  7. Monthly Overview

    Monthly Overview – October 2016

    October 2016 overview of Belgian constitutional law: new scholarship, Constitutional Court rulings on the environmental permit decree, and a symposium.

    Marie DeCock
  8. Announcements

    Lecture F. Tulkens ‘Fundamental rights and state security: inseparable allies’ (Constitutional Law Lecture Series – 30 November 2016)

    Former ECtHR judge Françoise Tulkens lectures in Ghent on 30 November 2016 on counterterrorism, human rights and a constitutional state of emergency.

    Johan Vande Lanotte, Jurgen Goossens, Pieter Cannoot, Sien Devriendt
  9. Analysis

    High Court gives “Brexiteers” a lesson in British constitutional law

    In Miller v R the High Court ruled the UK government cannot trigger Article 50 TEU without Parliament, citing parliamentary sovereignty and the 1972 Act.

    Thomas Verellen