GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Trust in Specialized Courts The Unified Patent Court as a Case Study to Disentangle Trust Dynamics | 2024-2027 Trust in Specialized Courts: The Unified Patent Court as a Case Study to Disentangle Trust Dynamics Abstract In various sectors expe…

Federica Baldan unpaid staff Research Federica Baldan Research team Government and Law Assessing and Fostering Independence in Specialised International Courts. 01/10/2020 - 30/09/2024 Abstract The independence of judicial institutions is one of the most debated issues in the context of the good adm…

Sarah Verstraelen unpaid staff Research Sarah Verstraelen Research team Government and Law A particular practice of a constitutional dialogue: analysis of the judgments of ordinary and administrative judges following the Constitutional Court's finding of an unconstitutional legislative lacuna 01/04/…

Steven Vandromme unpaid staff Research Steven Vandromme Research team Law Enforcement Preliminary courts as a judicial link between pretrial criminal investigations and the trial on the merits : is there a need for a judicial control of the decision to prosecute before a case can reach the trial cou…

Stefan Rutten professor - vice-dean Research Stefan Rutten Research team Law Enforcement Expertise Stefan Rutten focuses his teaching and research on the judiciary (procedural law), alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and the legal ethics & discipline of the legal professions. Legal Lab - Databases…

Annelien Stijleman unpaid staff Research Annelien Stijleman Research team Government and Law Towards a theory on general principles of proof in administrative law. 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2023 Abstract Numerous administrative decisions are taken every day in Belgium by a variety of administrative bodies.…

Patricia Popelier full professor Research Patricia Popelier Research team Government and Law Expertise Theorising and legal analysis as well as interdisciplinary research on (i) Belgian and comparative constitutional law in general, (ii) federalism and multilevel governance, (iii) constitutiuonal re…

Government and Law search menu search content Daanish Naithani Daanish Naithani is a PhD researcher at the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp. His research focuses on trust dynamics in specialised courts, with a particular emphasis on the Unified Patent Court (UPC). His project, funded by the FWO…

Law Enforcement search menu search content Other Research Projects Ongoing projects Judicial communication in Belgium: navigating between discretion and public information. 01/06/2025 - 31/05/2029 Abstract A well-known adage in law holds that judges only speak through their judgments. However, growi…

Bernard Hubeau emeritus occasional assignment Research Bernard Hubeau Research team Expertise Sociology of Law Legal Aid Administration of Justice Housing Law and Housing Policy Urban Planning Fundamental Right to Housing Complaint Handling and Ombudsmen Social Work (and Law) Analysis of the decisio…

Beatrix Vanlerberghe professor Research Beatrix Vanlerberghe Research team Law Enforcement Sustainable debt collection: towards a novel system of efficient and ethical consumer debt collection (SUSTDEBT). 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025 Abstract Despite the wealth that a large proportion of our society is l…

Jan Beyers full professor Research Jan Beyers Research team Expertise The group has an extensive expertise in the field of institutional and organizational theories and is capable to supply expertise and advice to organizations (interest groups, bureaucratic agencies, political parties) that seek to…

Birgit Houben domain coordinator Publications Birgit Houben Responsible research assessment of teams : reflections and perspectives after two evaluation cycles at the University of Antwerp, Belgium Source ISSI 2025: 20th International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics, 23-27 June, 2025, Ye…

Bjorn Kleizen assistant professor - postdoc researcher FWO Research Bjorn Kleizen Research team Politics & Public Governance Expertise Dr. Bjorn Kleizen conducts research into citizen costs of government procedures, for example within the context of the PFOS crisis and the Dutch Childcare Benefits A…

Esther van Zimmeren professor Research Esther van Zimmeren Research team Business and Law Government and Law Expertise Esther van Zimmeren has particular expertise in Intellectual Property (IP) law, in particular in patent law, IP governance, innovation policy, technology transfer, competition law, …

Private International Law in Motion 3.0 search menu search content PAX Moot Court (2023 & 2024) About The PAX Moot Court started in 2012 as an internal moot court activity at Sciences Po Paris initiated by Professor Horatia Muir Watt and Hélène van Lith as part of the SciencesPo team. Over the yea…

Government and Law search menu search content Projects Here you can find a chronological overview of the projects investigated by our research group. Ongoing projects Enhancing International Protection and Safeguards, through a Comparative Legal Approach, for Climate-Displaced Individuals Seeking Re…

Francis Van Loon emeritus occasional assignment Research Francis Van Loon Research team Expertise Research on the relationship between law and society, both fundamental and policy oriented. The hybrid identity of the HIV/AIDS-patient: a longitudinal study of the impact of antiretroviral treatment on…

Tine Van Hof senior researcher Research Tine Van Hof Research team Law and Development Personal Rights and Property Rights Expertise Expertise in the topics at the intersection of family law, children's rights and private international law (including the hearing of children, international child abdu…

Chris Van den Wyngaert emeritus occasional assignment Research Chris Van den Wyngaert Research team Expertise Expertise in criminal law, criminal procedure and international criminal law. The Probative Value of Evidence in Belgian Criminal Procedure: a Blind Spot in the Reform? Proposals to Adjust t…

Ingrid Opdebeek emeritus occasional assignment Research Ingrid Opdebeek Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Expertise Expertise in Belgian and comparative general administrative law, and more specific principles of good administration, administrative decision-making and procedure, prot…

Environmental resolution mechanisms beyond the nation state search menu search content Environmental resolution mechanisms beyond the nation state A comparative analysis of the implementation of court judgements and managerial agreements ENVIMP was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship p…

Nathan Cambien associate professor Publications Nathan Cambien Beperkingen van het verblijfsrecht op grond van nationale veiligheidsoverwegingen: verenigbaar met artikel 20 VWEU? Source SEW : tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht - ISSN 0165-098X-73:2 (2025) p. 85-88 Author(s) Nathan Cambien…

Law Moot Court Competitions (inter)national moot court competitions Moot Court Competitions (inter)national moot court competitions Moot courts Each year, students from the Faculty of Law take part in various (inter)national moot courts. Moot courts are a great opportunity for students to develop re…

Stéphanie De Somer associate professor Research Stéphanie De Somer Research team Government and Law Expertise Expertise in Belgian and comparative administrative law in general and in the following topics in particular: - the law of administrative organization (autonomous public bodies, independen…