Author Archives: Isabella Leroy

We are delighted to announce the publication of the DISSECT project’s latest book: Questions of Evidence in the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies’ Individual Communications Procedure, edited by Deborah Casalin (University of Antwerp), Marie-Bénédicte Dembour (Ghent University), and Cornelia Klocker (Ghent University). This volume is the first in-depth analysis of the evidentiary regimes developed withinContinue reading “New Book Announcement: Questions of Evidence in the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies’ Individual Communications Procedure”

Marie-Bénédicte Dembour This post is not about evidence in international human rights adjudication, but about what examiners are looking for in a PhD (whatever the discipline). It links to a recording where, powerpoint click by powerpoint click, I explain what doctoral examiners are looking for – and thus what you as a doctoral student shouldContinue reading “Mapping out the Requirements of a PhD”

Fellow DISSECTer Anne Heinisch defended their PhD dissertation titled “The Evidentiary Practice of the European Court of Human Rights: Critical Reflections on its Historical, Institutional and Political Underpinnings”. This presentation marked the opening of the public ceremony for their PhD defence, held at Ghent University on 2 September 2025. Abstract Facts form the foundation ofContinue reading “PhD Thesis: “The Evidentiary Practice of the European Court of Human Rights: Critical Reflections on its Historical, Institutional and Political Underpinnings”, Anne Heinisch”