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Topic: EVRM

3 articles

  1. Analysis

    Constitutional Court: criminal appeal period cannot run without information on remedies

    Judgment 125/2026 of the Belgian Constitutional Court: the 30-day criminal appeal period may not run if the convicted person was never told about the remedy.

    BelConLawBlog editorial team
  2. Analysis

    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.
  3. 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.