Personal Rights and Property Rights search menu search content Contractualisation Research leader: Nicolas Carette Overview Private law upholds the principle of personal autonomy. The Code civil (Code Napoléon of 1804) limited this principle only in a few areas of law. Although general private law …

Tammo Wallinga unpaid guest prof. Research Tammo Wallinga Research team Business and Law Expertise Roman Law and its reception, especially editions of medieval source material. Bringing company law (back) to the future: commercial partnerships between flexibility and asset shielding (17th-18th, and …

Héctor Herrera unpaid staff Research Héctor Herrera Research team Development processes, actors and policies Green city bonds as a space of socio-ecological conflict. 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2023 Abstract The Institute of Development Policy of the University of Antwerp is seeking to fill a full-time (1…

Law Enforcement search menu search content Enforcement mechanisms Enforcement mechanisms The key concepts of accuracy, coherence and effectiveness can be applied to the entire chain of sanctions. Within this chain four steps can be distinguished: detection and enforcement by the authorities, identif…

Rechten Afscheidssymposium prof. dr. Tammo Wallinga donderdag 10 oktober 2024 Afscheidssymposium prof. dr. Tammo Wallinga donderdag 10 oktober 2024 "Balancing the obligations. Laesio Enormis from Diocletian to codification” Naar aanleiding van het emeritaat van professor Tammo Wallinga aan de Facu…

Wouter Verheyen associate professor Research Wouter Verheyen Research team Business and Law Expertise In 2019 Verheyen became research professor at Antwerp University with a research agenda on sustainable platform economy, aimed at reconciling social, economic and environmental sustainability. Verhe…

Jan Blockx tenure track asst. professor Research Jan Blockx Research team Business and Law Expertise Expert European economic law, in particular as regards technology regulation, competition law, state aid, the internal market and EU trade policy. RECLAIM: Restyling European Competition Law in the A…

Information for Supervisors (PI's) This section is intended for supervisors of postdoctoral researchers. You will find information about: Procedures to hire a new postdoctoral researcher Welcoming a new postdoctoral researcher Training opportunities Procedures to hire a new postdoctoral researcher A…

Ria Janvier emeritus occasional assignment Research Ria Janvier Research team Politics & Public Governance Expertise Consultancy of Belgian public organisations (primarily concerning the legal status of the personnel) and teaching, giving courses and presentations on seminars and post-academic progr…

Yibo Li doctoral scholarship holder Research Yibo Li Research team Business and Law Taming ecosystem power of platforms through contract and competition law. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025 Abstract Online platforms have enhanced the efficiency of contract chains by reducing transaction costs and lowering e…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content Trust in legal systems and regulatory regimes Summary Many interactions in our day-to-day lives are predicated on our trust in the underlying legal and regulatory system. For instance, when faced with the uncertainty of ascertaining a product'…

Neha Bhatia postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Neha Bhatia Research team Visual and Digital Cultures Research Center (ViDi) Behind the Circulation of Indian Films in the European and UK Film Festivals: Digital Disruptions, Labour Practices and Urban Challenges of Film Industry Professionals 01/…

Personal Rights and Property Rights search menu search content Research mission and method The research program aims to study the entire field of private law. We pay attention to non-contractual liability law, family property law, health law, property law, law of persons and family law and law of ob…

Janet Sego predoc researcher FWO Research Janet Sego Research team Law and Development Development or Displacement? Development Finance Institutions and Development-induced Displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract While large scale development projects in various sectors…

Business and Law search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Code of Conduct tax audits 02/05/2024 - 31/03/2025 Abstract In this project we will identifiy best practices to enhance collaboration between the taxpayer and the tax authorities during tax audits. Subsequently we will survey a re…

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Personal Rights and Property Rights search menu search content Ongoing Doctoral Research Castermans, Maxime Maxime Castermans holds a Master's degree in Law (KU Leuven, 2021) and a Master's degree in Gender and Diversity (UGent, 2022). She spent a semester at the Université de Montpellier as part o…

Gert Straetmans full professor Research Gert Straetmans Research team Business and Law Expertise Legal consult, advice and educational assistance in the field of Belgian commercial and economic law, trade pactices law and related aspects of intellectual property. Taming ecosystem power of platforms …

Lies D'Hondt unpaid staff Research Lies D'Hondt Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Definition and relevance of predisposition and pre-existing conditions in Tort law and Insurance law. 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2022 Abstract Predisposition and pre-existing conditions are one of the most cont…

Freek Louckx associate professor Research Freek Louckx Research team Government and Law Expertise Prof. dr. Freek Louckx is a lawyer with skills in multiple areas of law, who specialized in legal developments in the field of fundamental social rights, social security (social insurance and social ass…

Business and Law search menu search content Conference on Platform Economy and Transport Law 21-22 September 2023, University of Antwerp Full title: The Future of Law in the Age of Disruptive Technology. Navigating the Platform Economy and Transport Law The rapid advancement of disruptive technologi…

GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence search menu search content GOVTRUST Members Academic members of the GOVTRUST excellence consortium Coordinators Koen Verhoest (research group Politics & Public Governance) Expertise: public administration & management, organization and governance of public tasks, autono…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content 3rd BNPPF chair Shipping Event Pictures Impact of decarbonisation and energy transition Following the success of the shipping industry events we held in 2017 and 2019, we are delighted to inform you that BNP Paribas Fortis Chair Transport, …

Law Enforcement search menu search content Legal protection Legal protection These lines of research encompass two sub-lines of research: a) legal protection of the weaker legal parties; b) proper administration of justice (right to a fair trial; limitation periods; legal remedies; evidence; cross-b…

Britt Weyts full professor Research Britt Weyts Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Law Enforcement Environmental Health Hazards & Care 01/01/2023 - 30/09/2026 Abstract This research focuses on the health effects of PFAS and associated costs, such as medical costs, loss of labour produ…