Author Archives: Isabella Leroy

This presentation by D’haese Lana, Goossens Elena, Mahony Thalia and Robben Sarah was given as part of an MA examination process in the course Critical Perspectives on Human Rights. It compares two European Court of Human Rights cases involving pushbacks from Greece (ARE v Greece and GRJ v Greece), highlighting the pitfalls in the Court’sContinue reading “New Video on DISSECT Channel: “Shifting the Burden of Proof in Pushback Cases: Inconsistencies and Limits in the ECtHR’s approach””

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”