Topic: grondwettelijk hof
5 articles
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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 -
The annulment of the lifespan extension of Doel 1 and 2: the use of measures maintaining effects by the Constitutional Court compared with the Council of State
Constitutional Court judgment 34/2020 annulled the Doel 1 and 2 lifespan extension but kept its effects until 2022, compared with the Council of State.
Tim Copman, Elke Seghers, Sien Devriendt, Benjamin Meeusen -
Member of parliament, minister, judge. “But most of all I liked being a lawyer.”
Interview with Erik Derycke, emeritus judge of the Belgian Constitutional Court, on the appointment of judges, collegiality, public trust and resources.
Marie Woods, Alexander Dekeyser -
Flemish Government hungry to defederalise Belgian justice: towards a Flemish Council of State?
Can Flanders create a general administrative court, a 'Flemish Council of State', using implied powers (Art. 10 SMAIR)? A review of the case law.
Tom Danhieux, Jasper Vervecken, Jonas Riemslagh, Sien Devriendt e.a. -
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.
