DISSECT Blog

  • Mapping out the Requirements of a PhD

    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…

  • PhD Thesis: “The Evidentiary Practice of the European Court of Human Rights: Critical Reflections on its Historical, Institutional and Political Underpinnings”, Anne Heinisch

    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…

  • Pretoria Conference, 11-13 May 2026 Please submit your abstract by 30 September 2025

    Celebrating, Reflecting, Connecting A Conference in honour of the 20th Anniversary of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, co-hosted by DISSECT: Evidence in International Human Rights Adjudication (ERC, Ghent University) and the Centre for Human Rights and NRF Chair in International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria Evidence Matters Before Regional Human Rights Courts: The AfricanContinue…