Olivier De Schutter
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Professeur à UCLouvain (Belgique), et à Science Po (Paris).
Directeur de la cellule de recherche Droits de l'Homme (CRIDHO) du Centre de Philosophie du Droit (CPDR).
Membre du Comité des Droits économiques, sociaux et culturels des Nations Unies (UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) (2015-2022).
Co-président de l'International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food).
Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies sur l'extrême pauvreté et les droits humains (depuis mai 2020)
Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies sur le droit à l'alimentation (www.srfood.org) (mai 2008–mai 2014).
Lauréat du Prix Francqui (2013).
Professeur visiteur à la Columbia University (2008–2012), à l' U.C. Berkeley (2013), à la Yale University (2016).
Coordinateur du Réseau européen d'experts indépendants en droits fondamentaux (2002–2007).
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Publications
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I. Academic publications
A. Governance in the EU and European integration
Books
1. La fonction des groupes de pression dans la Communauté européenne, Bruxelles, Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP, n°1398-1399, 1993, 53 pp.
2. Governance in the European Union / La Gouvernance dans l’Union européenne, co-edited with Notis Lebessis and John Paterson, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2001, 335 p. (volume in French) and 318 p. (volume in English)
3. Une Constitution pour l’Europe. Réflexions sur les transformations du droit de l’Union européenne, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2004, 405 pp. (co-edited with P. Nihoul, foreword W. van Gerven, afterword A. Vitorino)
4.. Social Rights and Market Forces. Is the open method of coordination of social and employment policies the future of social Europe?, co-edited with S. Deakin, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2005, 351 pp., available here
5. Reflexive Governance. Redefining the Public Interest in a Pluralistic World, Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2010 (with Jacques Lenoble, co-editors), 234 pages, available here
Book chapters
1. “ Le rôle de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes dans l’espace judiciaire pénal européen ”, in : G. de Kerchove and A. Weyembergh (eds.), Vers un espace judiciaire pénal européen – Towards a European Judicial Criminal Area, Institut d’études européennes, éd. de l’U.L.B., Bruxelles, 2000, pp. 55-75.
2. “La procéduralisation du droit européen. Propositions institutionnelles”, in: J. Lenoble and Ph. Coppens (eds), Démocratie et procéduralisation du droit, Bruxelles-Paris, Bruylant-L.G.D.J., 2000, pp. 313-350.
3. "Europe in Search of Its Civil Society", in: E. O. Eriksen, J. E. Fossum, and A. José Menéndez (eds.), The Chartering of Europe. The Charter of Fundamental Rights in Context, ARENA Report No. 8/2001, October 2001, pp. 155-182. An updated and revised version appeared as “Civil Society in the Constitution for Europe”, in E. O. Eriksen, J. E. Fossum and A. J. Menéndez (eds.), The Chartering of Europe. The European Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Constitutional Implications, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, 2003, pp. 133-160.
4. “Le droit d’accès aux services d’intérêt économique général comme instrument de promotion des droits sociaux dans le cadre du marché intérieur”, in J. Vandamme and S. Rodrigues (eds.), L’accès aux services d’intérêt économique général, Coll. ISUPE, Paris, 2003, pp. 692
5. « Introduction », in O. De Schutter and P. Nihoul (eds.), Une Constitution pour l’Europe. Réflexions sur les transformations du droit de l’Union européenne, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2004, pp. 15-20.
6. “Introduction : Reflexive Governance and the Dilemmas of Social Regulation” (with S. Deakin), in O. De Schutter and S. Deakin (eds), Social Rights and Market Forces. Is the open coordination of employment and social policies the future of Social Europe?, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2005, pp. 1-17
7. “The Implementation of Fundamental Rights through the Open Method of Coordination”, in O. De Schutter and S. Deakin (eds), Social Rights and Market Forces. Is the open coordination of employment and social policies the future of Social Europe?, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2005, pp. 279-343.
8. ‘The role of evaluation in experimentalist governance : learning by monitoring in the establishment of the area of freedom, security and justice’, in Sabel and Zeitlin (eds), Experimentalist Governance in the European Union: Towards a New Architecture (Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 261-296
9. ‘Introduction. Institutions Equipped to Learn’ (with Jacques Lenoble), in O. De Schutter and Jacques Lenoble (eds), Reflexive Governance. Redefining the Public Interest in a Pluralistic World, Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2010, pp. xv-xxx
10. ‘The Democratic Experimentalist Approach to Governance: Protecting social rights in the European Union’, in O. De Schutter and Jacques Lenoble (eds), Reflexive Governance. Redefining the Public Interest in a Pluralistic World, Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2010, pp. 115-145
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
1. “Europe in Search of Its Civil Society”, European Law Journal, vol. 8, n° 2, June 2002, pp. 198-217.
2. “Corporate Social Responsibility European Style”, European Law Journal, vol. 14, No. 2, March 2008, pp. 203-236
3. “Fundamental Rights and the Transformation of Governance in the European Union”, chapter 5 of the Cambridge Yearbook on European Legal Studies, 2007, pp. 133-175 (may be downloaded here)
4. "A 'Common Food Policy' for Europe: How governance reforms can spark a shift to healthy diets and sustainable food systems" (with N. Jacobs and Ch. Clément), Food Policy, 96 (2020) 101849, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101849
B. Fundamental Rights in the EU
Books
1. L'adhésion des Communautés européennes à la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme, Bruxelles, Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP, n°1440, 1994, 40 pp.
2. La Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne. Sa contribution à la protection des droits de l’homme en Europe, Bruylant, Bruxelles, 2002 (co-edited with J.-Y. Carlier), 304 pp.
3. Monitoring Fundamental Rights in the EU. The Role of the Fundamental Rights Agency, co-edited with Philip Alston, Oxford, Hart, 2005, 282 pages.
4. Commentary of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, prepared by the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights (2007), see ec.europa.eu/justice/fundamentalrights/networkcommentaryfinal_en.pdf
5. Human Rights in the Web of Governance. A Learning-Based Fundamental Rights Policy for the EU, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2010 (co-editor Violeta Moreno Lax), 321 pages, see http://en.bruylant.be/titres/125250_0_0/human-rights-in-the-web-of-governance-towards-a-learning-based-fundamental-rights-policy-for-the-european-union.html
Book chapters
1. “La garantie des droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne révisée”, Pour une Europe des droits civiques et sociaux. Actes de la conférence nationale des 18 et 19 avril 1997, DG V (Emploi et Affaires sociales) of the European Commission, Bruxelles, 1997, pp. 146-210 (with E. Bribosia).
2. “Les droits fondamentaux dans le traité d’Amsterdam”, in: Le traité d’Amsterdam. Espoirs et déceptions, (coord. Y. Lejeune), Bruxelles, Bruylant, coll. de l’Institut d’études européennes de l’U.C.L., 1998, pp. 153-187.
3. “ Introduction ”, in : J.-Y. Carlier et O. De Schutter (dir.), La Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2002.
4. “ Les droits et principes sociaux dans la Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne ”, in : J.-Y. Carlier et O. De Schutter (dir.), La Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2002, pp. 117-148.
5. “L’influence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme sur la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes”, in : G. Cohen-Jonathan and J.-Fr. Flauss (dir.), Le rayonnement international de la jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2005, pp. 189-242
6. “Donner un avenir à la Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne ”, in La Déclaration de Laeken … et après ?, Annales d’études européennes de l’UCL, 2002, pp. 75-134
7. "L'espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice et la responsabilité individuelle des Etats au regard de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme", in G. de Kerchove et A. Weyembergh (eds.), pref. A. Vitorino, L'espace pénal européen : enjeux et perspectives, Bruxelles, éd. de l'ULB, 2002, pp. 222-247.
8. "L'adhésion de l'Union européenne à la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme comme élément du débat sur l'avenir de l'Union", in M. Dony et E. Bribosia (eds.), L'avenir du système juridictionnel de l'Union européenne, pref. B. Vesterdorf, Bruxelles, éd. de l'ULB, 2002, pp. 205-256.
9. “ La garanzia dei diritti e principi sociali nella ‘Carta dei diritti fondamentali’ ”, Diritti e Costituzione nell’Unione Europea (a cura di Gustavo Zagrebelsky, coordinamento scientifico di Sergio Dellavalle e Jörg Luther), Libri del Tempo, ed. Laterza, 2003, pp. 192-220
10. “Les droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne : une typologie de l’acquis”, in E. Bribosia and L. Hennebel (eds.), Classer les droits de l’homme, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2004, pp. 315-349
11. « L’affirmation des droits sociaux fondamentaux dans la Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne », in A. Lyon-Caen and P. Lokiec (dir.), Droits fondamentaux et droit social, Paris, Dalloz 2005, pp. 145-184
12. « Les droits fondamentaux dans le projet européen. Des limites à l’action des institutions à une politique des droits fondamentaux », in O. De Schutter and P. Nihoul (eds.), Une Constitution pour l’Europe. Réflexions sur les transformations du droit de l’Union européenne, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2004, pp. 81-117.
13. « Introduction : Addressing the Challenges Confronting the EU Fundamental Rights Agency » (with Ph. Alston), in Ph. Alston and O. De Schutter (eds.), Monitoring Fundamental Rights in the EU. The Contribution of the Fundamental Rights Agency, Oxford, Hart Publ., 2005, pp. 1-24.
14. « Mainstreaming Human Rights in the European Union », in Ph. Alston and O. De Schutter (eds.), Monitoring Fundamental Rights in the EU. The Contribution of the Fundamental Rights Agency, Oxford, Hart Publ., 2005, pp. 37-72.
15. “Le tiers à l’instance devant la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne”, in H. Ruiz Fabri et J.-M. Sorel (dir.), Le tiers à l’instance devant les juridictions internationales, Paris, Pedone, 2005, pp. 85-104
16. “Group Litigation and the European Court of Justice”, in S. Smismans (ed.), Civil Society and Legitimate European Governance, Elgar, London, 2006, pp. 89-114
17. « Anchoring the European Union to the European Social Charter : The Case for Accession », in G. de Búrca and B. de Witte (eds), Social Rights in Europe, Oxford Univ. Press, 2005, pp. 111-152.
18. « La contribution du contrôle juridictionel à la confiance mutuelle », in G. de Kerchove et A. Weyembergh (éd.), La confiance mutuelle dans l’espace pénal européen – Mutual trust in the European Criminal Area, Inst. d’études européennes de l’ULB, Bruxelles, 2005, pp. 79-121
19. ‘L’influence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme sur la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes’, in G. Cohen-Jonathan & J.-Fr. Flauss (dir.), Le rayonnement international de la jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme, Bruxelles, Bruylant-Nemesis, 2005, pp. 189-242
20. “Les mesures provisoires devant la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes dans le domaine des droits fondamentaux”, in G. Cohen-Jonathan & J.-Fr. Flauss (dir.), Mesures conservatoires et droits fondamentaux, Bruxelles, Bruylant-Nemesis, 2005, pp. 93-130
21. « L’Union européenne et les droits sociaux », in Mercedes Candela Soriano (ed.), Les droits de l’homme dans les politiques de l’Union européenne, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2005, pp. 106-134
22. « The added value of a systematic and regular monitoring of the situation of fundamental rights in the Member States for the evaluation of the implementation of Union laws and policies », in A. Weyembergh and S. de Biolley (eds.), Comment évaluer le droit pénal européen ?, Institut d’études européennes de l’ULB, 2006, pp. 125-145.
23. « Towards a proactive EU policy on fundamental rights », in Social developments in the European Union – 2006, Chr. Degryse and Ph. Pochet (eds), Observatoire social européen and ETUI-REHS, Brussels, 2007, pp. 19-48 (exists also in French)
24. « The role of fundamental rights evaluation in the establishment of the area of freedom, security and justice », in Maik Martin (ed.), Crime, Rights and the EU. The future of police and judicial cooperation, Justice, London, 2008, pp. 44-88
25. ‘The Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities and the Law of the European Union’, in A. Verstichel, A. Alen, B. De Witte and P. Lemmens (eds.), The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities : a Useful Pan-European Instrument ?, Intersentia, Antwerp-Oxford-Portland, 2008, pp. 231-272
26. ‘L’Europe des droits de l’Homme : un concerto à plusieurs mains’, in Emmanuelle Bribosia et al. (dir.), L’Europe des Cours. Loyautés et résistances, Bruxelles, Bruylant, coll. ‘Penser le droit’, 2010, pp. 257-281
27. ‘The EU Fundamental Rights Agency: Genesis and Potential’, in Kevin Boyle (ed.), New Institutions of Human Rights Protection, Oxford University Press, Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law (European University Institute, Florence), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009, pp. 93-135.
28. ‘The Role of the European Social Charter in the development of the Law of the European Union’, The European Social Charter. A Social Constitution for Europe (O. De Schutter, ed.), Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2010, pp. 95-146 (in French)
29. 'Transborder Provision of Services and 'Social Dumping': Rights-Based Mutual Trust in the Establishment of the Internal Market', chapter 10 in I. Lianos and O. Odudud (eds), Regulating Trade in Services in the EU and the WTO. Trust, Distrust and Economic Integration, Cambridge University Press, 2011, pp. 349-380
30. ‘Confiance mutuelle et droits de l’homme. La Convention européenne des droits de l’homme et la transformation de l’intégration européenne’, in Mélanges en hommage à Michel Melchior, Bruxelles, Anthemis, 2010, pp. 939-960 (with Françoise Tulkens)
31. ‘Un parcours de passeur’ and ‘Le statut de la Charte sociale européenne dans le droit de l’Union européenne’, in Mélanges en hommage à Jean-Paul Jacqué, (Dalloz, Paris, 2010), pp. XXIX-XXII and pp. 217-261.
32. 'The Implementation of the Charter by the Institutions of the European Union', in : The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. A Commentary, edited by Steve Peers, Tamara Hervey, Jeff Kenner and Angela Ward, Hart Publ., Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2014, pp. 1627-1655.
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
1. "L'adhésion de la Communauté européenne à la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme. A propos de l'avis 2/94 du 28 mars 1996", Cahiers de droit européen, n°5-6, 1996, pp. 555-606 (with Y. Lejeune).
2. “La division en piliers de l’Union européenne et la compétence de la Cour de justice des C.E. ”, casenote on ECJ, 12 May 1998, Commission v. Council, C-170/96, Revue de droit des étrangers, 1998, n°99, July-August-September 1998, p. 333.
3. “ L’accès des groupements à la justice communautaire ”, Journal des tribunaux-Droit européen, September 1999, n°61, pp. 153-162.
4. “ La contribution de la Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne à la garantie des droits sociaux dans l’ordre juridique communautaire ”, Revue universelle des droits de l’homme, vol. 12, 15 September 2000, N° 1-2, pp. 33-47.
5. “ La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme juge du droit communautaire : Gibraltar, l’Union européenne et la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme ”, Cahiers de droit européen, N° 1-2, 2000, pp. 141-214 (with O. Lhoest).
6. “ La Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne : Dialogue à trois voix ”, with G. de Kerchove and Fr. Tulkens, Annales d’études européennes de l’UCL, 2000, pp. 11-43.
7. “Le contrôle par l’Union européenne du respect de la démocratie et des droits de l’homme par ses Etats membres : à propos de l’Autriche”, Journal des tribunaux – Droit européen, mars 2000, pp. 61-65.
8. "La Charte des droits fondamentaux de l'Union européenne", Journal des tribunaux, 24 mars 2001, pp. 281-293 (with E. Bribosia)
9. « Donner un avenir à la Charte des droits fondamentaux de l'Union européenne », in La Déclaration de Laeken... et après ?, Annales d'études européennes, vol. 6 (2002), pp. 75-134.
10. “The Balance Between Economic and Social Objectives in the European Treaties” / “L’équilibre entre l’économique et le social dans les traités européens”, Revue française des affaires sociales, n° 1-2006, pp. 131-147 (text presented both in English and French versions)
11. “Public Interest Litigation before the European Court of Justice”, Maastricht Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 13 (2006), n°1, pp. 9-34
12. “La proposition de directive relative aux services dans le marché intérieur: reconnaissance mutuelle, harmonisation et conflits de lois dans l’Europe élargie”, Cahiers de droit européen, 2005, pp. 604-659 (with Stéphanie Francq)
13. “The Fundamental Rights Agency: Towards an Active Fundamental Rights Policy of the Union”, ERA-Forum, n°4/2006, pp. 587-606 (with V. Van Goethem)
14. “Protection juridictionnelle provisoire et droit à un recours effectif en droit communautaire”, Journal des tribunaux – Droit européen, n°128, April 2006, pp. 105-115.
15. “L’Agence des droits fondamentaux”, Journal des tribunaux-Droit européen, n°138, April 2007, pp. 97-102
16. ‘The Two Europes of Human Rights. The Emerging Division of Tasks Between the Council of Europe and the European Union in Promoting Human Rights in Europe’, Columbia Journal of European Law, vol. 14, No. 3, Summer 2008, pp. 509-561.
(also available here)
17. ‘Binding the EU to International Human Rights Law’, Yearbook of European Law, vol. 27 (2008) (with Israel de Jesus Butler), pp. 277-320
18. ‘Les droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne – 2009’, Journal de droit européen, 2010, pp. 120-127
19. ‘L’adhésion de l’Union européenne à la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme : feuille de route de la négociation’, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, juillet 2010, pp. 535-571
20. 'The New Architecture of Fundamental Rights Policy in the EU', European Yearbook of Human Rights, pp. 107-143 (2011)
21. 'Les droits fondamentaux dans l'Union européenne - année 2011', Journal de droit européen, avril 2012, p. 114.
22. 'Les droits fondamentaux dans l'Union européenne - année 2012', Journal de droit européen, avril 2013, pp. 159-165
23 'L'adhésion de l'Union européenne à la Charte sociale européenne', Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme, n°105 (2015), pp. 259-316
C. European and International Human Rights
Books
1. La réforme des mécanismes de contrôle de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme. Etat des lieux et perspectives d'avenir, Bruxelles, Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP, n°1512-1513, 1996, 67 pp.
2. Fonction de juger et droits fondamentaux. Transformation du contrôle juridictionnel dans les ordres juridiques américain et européens, Bruxelles, Bruylant, coll. “ Bibliothèque de la Faculté de Droit de l’U.C.L.”, t. XXIX, 1999, 1164 pp. (for a summary of the main thesis, see here)
3. Le droit international des droits de l’homme devant le juge national, Bruxelles, Larcier, 1999 (with S. van Drooghenbroeck, foreword Françoise Tulkens) 624 pp.
4. Code de droit international des droits humains, 5th edition 2019 (co-edited with Fr. Tulkens et S. van Drooghenbroeck) (Bruxelles, Larcier)
5. The European Social Charter. A Social Constitution for Europe, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2010, 192 pages (editor)
6. International Human Rights Law, Cambridge University Press, 2010 (1st edition), second edition 2014, third edition 2019
7. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as Human Rights (editor), London: Edward Elgar, 2013
8. The rights-based welfare state : Public budgets and economic and social rights (Geneva : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Geneva Office, November 2018) (Study / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung) ISBN 978-3-96250-243-0 (see http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/genf/14943.pdf)
9. Le Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels. Commentaire article par article (Paris, Economica, 2019), 723 pages (co-edited with Emmanuel Decaux)
Book chapters
1. "Reforming the European Social Charter", The Social Charter of the 21st century, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 1997, pp. 162-175.
2. “ Le règlement amiable dans la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme : entre théorie de la fonction de juger et théorie de la négociation ”, in : Les droits de l’homme au seuil du troisième millénaire. Mélanges en hommage à Pierre Lambert, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2000, pp. 225-261.
3. “ La subsidiarité dans la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme : la dimension procédurale ”, in : M. Verdussen (dir.), J. Callewaert, O. De Schutter, L. Flynn, M. Struys, M. Wathelet et E. Willemart, L’Europe de la subsidiarité, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2000, pp. 63-130.
4. “ The Protection of Social Rights by the European Court of Human Rights ”, in : P. Van der Auweraert, T. De Pelsmaeker, J. Sarkin & J. Vande Lanotte, Social, Economic and Cultural Rights. An Appraisal of Current European and International Developments, Antwerpen, Maklu, 2002, pp. 207-242.
5. “La Convention européenne des droits de l’homme à l’épreuve de la lutte contre le terrorisme”, in : E. Bribosia et A. Weyembergh (eds.), Lutte contre le terrorisme et droits fondamentaux, coll. Droit et Justice, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2002, pp. 85-152.
6. “La protection juridictionnelle provisoire devant la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme”, in H. Ruiz Fabri et J.-M. Sorel (dir.), Le contentieux de l’urgence et l’urgence dans le contentieux devant les juridictions internationales : regards croisés, Paris, Pedone, 2003, pp. 105-148
7. “ L’accès des personnes morales à la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme ”, in Avancées et confins actuels des droits de l’homme aux niveaux international, européen et national. Mélanges offerts à Silvio Marcus Helmons, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2003, pp. 83-108
8. ‘La renonciation aux droits fondamentaux. La libre disposition de soi et le règne de l’échange’, in H. Dumont, F. Ost & S. Van Drooghenbroeck (dir.), La responsabilité, face cachée des droits de l’homme, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2005, pp. 441-482 (with Julie Ringelheim)
9. « Les mesures conservatoires et d’urgence susceptibles d’être adoptées par le juge national aux fins de prévenir une violation de la Convention », in G. Cohen-Jonathan, J.-Fr. Flauss and E. Lambert Abdelgawad (dir.), De l’effectivité des recours internes dans l’application de la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme, Burxelles, Nemesis-Bruylant, 2006, pp. 131-160 (with Gauthier de Béco).
10. “The European Court of Human Rights as a Pragmatic Institution”, in E. Brems (ed.), Conflicts Between Fundamental Rights, Intersentia, Antwerp-Oxford-Portland, 2008 (with Françoise Tulkens), pp. 169-216
11. ‘Conclusions’, in Entre ombres et lumières : Cinquante ans d’application de la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme en Belgique, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2008, pp. 395-423
12. ‘The European Social Charter’, in Catarina Krause and Martin Scheinin (eds), International Protection of Human Rights : A Textbook, Abo Akademi University Institute for Human Rights, Turku : Abo, 2009, pp. 425-442 (and 2nd updated ed. 2012, pp. 463-480)
13. ‘The Two Lives of the European Social Charter’, in The European Social Charter. A Social Constitution for Europe (O. De Schutter, ed.), Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2010, pp. 11-38
14. ‘The Status of Human Rights in International Law’, in Catarina Krause and Martin Scheinin (eds), International Protection of Human Rights : A Textbook, Abo Akademi University Institute for Human Rights, Turku : Abo, 2009, pp. 39-60 (and 2nd updated ed. 2012, pp. 39-60)
15. 'The responsibility of states', chap. 2 in S. Chesterman and A. Fisher (ed), Public Security, Private Order. The Outsourcing of public services and its limits, Oxford Univ. Press, 2009, pp. 17-37
16. Commentaries of Articles 9 (Right to Liberty and Security) and 26 (Non-Discrimination) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in E. Decaux (dir.), Commentaire article par article du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques, Paris, Economica, 2010, pp. 241-260 and pp. 561-594
17. 'The European Social Charter' (with M. Sant'Ana), in G. de Beco (ed), Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms of the Council of Europe, Routledge, London and New York, 2012, pp. 71-99
18. 'Human Rights in Employment Relationships: Contracts as Power', in The European Convention on Human Rights and the Employment Relation (F. Dorssemont, Kl. Lörcher and I. Schömann, eds.), Hart Publ., Oxford and Portland, Or., 2013, pp. 105-142.
19. 'Activation Policies for the Unemployed: Redefining a Human Rights Response', in E. Dermine and D. Dumont (eds), Activation Policies for the Unemployed, the Right to Work and the Duty to Work (P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2014), pp. 255-277.
20. 'The European Social Charter as the Social Constitution of Europe', in N. Bruun, Kl. Lörcher, I. Schömann, S. Clauwaert (eds), The European Social Charter and the Employment Relation (Hart Publ., 2017), pp. 11-51
21. "The Formation of a Common Law of Human Rights", in E. Bribosia et I. Rorive (dir.), Human Rights Tectonics. Global Dynamics of Integration and Fragmentation (Intersentia: Oxford and Antwerp, 2018), pp. 3-40.
22. "The Charter of Fundamental Rights as a Social Rights Charter", in F. Dorssemont, Kl. Lörcher, St. Clauwaert and M. Schmitt (eds), The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Employment Relation (Hart Publ.: Oxford-London-New York-New Delhi-Sydney, 2019), pp. 9-38.
23. “Public Budget Analysis for the Realization of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Conceptual Framework and Practical Implementation”, in Young (ed), The Future of Economic and Social Rights (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2019), chap. 19, pp. 527-623
24. Commentaries of articles 2, 7 and 23 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in De Schutter and Decaux (eds), Le Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels. Commentaire article par article (Paris, Economica, 2019), respectively pages 111-159, 206-234, and 466-471.
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
1. "L'interprétation de la Convention européenne des Droits de l'homme: un essai en démolition", Revue de droit international, de sciences politiques et diplomatiques (Genève), July 1992, pp. 87-127.
2. "'State Action' et 'Drittwirkung': du différend en droit", Revue interdisciplinaire d'études juridiques (R.I.E.J.), n°28, 1992, pp. 73-110.
3. "The emergence of civil society in international law: the role of non-governmental organizations at the European Court of Human Rights" (in French: "L'émergence de la société civile dans le droit international: le rôle des associations devant la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme", Journal européen du droit international/European Journal of International Law (J.E.D.I./E.J.I.L.), vol. 7, n°3, 1996, pp. 372-410.
4. "Le rôle des associations dans le cadre de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme", Journal des tribunaux-Droit européen, 1996, pp. 145-150 (with Judge L.-E. Pettiti)
5. "Privation de liberté et maintien en zone internationale", casenote on the Eur. Ct. HR Amuur v. France judgment of 25 June 1996, Revue de droit des étrangers (R.D.E.), 1996, n°89, pp. 341-353.
6. "La Convention européenne des droits de l'homme (1992-1993)", Journal des tribunaux - Droit européen, 1993, pp. 68-74 et 1994, pp. 48-52 (with J. Fierens).
7. "La cause significative et la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme", Annales de Droit de Louvain, 4/1994, pp. 445-475.
8. "L'asile et la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme", Revue de droit des étrangers, n°80/81, septembre-octobre-novembre-décembre 1994, pp. 471-480.
9. "L'idée de pluralisme dans la campagne électorale sur les ondes", obs. sous Trib. 1ère inst. de Bruxelles (réf.), 17 mai 1995, Journal des Procès n°284, 26 mai 1995, pp. 28-31.
10. "La régulation du marché des idées. Liberté d’expression, libre prestation des services, libre circulation des biens culturels", Actes du Colloque "Citoyenneté européenne et culture" tenu à l'Université de Mons-Hainaut les 20 et 21 octobre 1994, Cahiers internationaux du symbolisme, n°80-81-82, 1995, pp. 81-98
11. "Le droit pour le requérant individuel de déférer à la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme l'affaire le concernant. Le Protocole n°9 à la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme", Journal des tribunaux - Droit européen, 1995, pp. 154-155
12. "La souveraineté de l'Etat et les droits de la personne immigrée", Revue de droit des étrangers, 1995, n°84, pp. 261-270. This article has been reproduced under the title "La souveraineté de l'Etat et les droits de la personne immigrée. A propos de la jurisprudence récente de la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme dans les affaires d'immigration", in : Journal du Droit des jeunes (J.D.J.), n°155, mai 1996, pp. 198-205.
13. "Le droit au regroupement familial au croisement des ordres juridiques européens", in: La loi du 15 décembre 1980. Quinze ans après, Actes du colloque des 18-19 octobre 1996, Revue de droit des étrangers (R.D.E.), n°90, 1997, pp. 531-554.
14. “La proportionnalité de l’expulsion d’étrangers pour motifs d’ordre public”, Revue de droit des étrangers (R.D.E.), n°93, April-May-June 1997, pp. 177-190.
15. “Les dilemmes de l’Etat providence”, casenote on the Eur. Ct HR Johansen v. Norway judgment of 7 August 1996, Droit en Quart Monde, n°16, September 1997, pp. 3-30.
16. “Straatsburg, videosurveillance en het vorderingsrecht van verenigingen”, Algemeen Juridisch Tijdschrift, 1997-1998, nummer 16, pp. 501-511 (with P. De Hert)
17. “La nouvelle Cour européenne des droits de l’homme”, Cahiers de droit européen, n°3-4, 1998, pp. 319-352.
18. “Les cadres du jugement juridique”, Annales de droit de Louvain, 2/1998, pp. 177-223.
19. “La coopération entre la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme et le juge national”, Revue belge du droit international, 1997, pp. 21-68.
20. “ Internement d’aliénés, assistance judiciaire et politique budgétaire des droits de l’homme. A propos de l’arrêt Aerts de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme ”, Administration publique trimestriel, 3/1998, pp. 223-250 (with S. van Drooghenbroeck).
21. “ Les garanties procédurales dans le cadre du contentieux de l'accès au territoire, du séjour et de l'éloignement des étrangers ”, obs. sous Cour eur. D.H., arrêt Maaouia c. France du 5 octobre 2000, Revue de droit des étrangers, 2000, n°10, pp. 522-530 (with Ph. Frumer).
22. “ L’interdépendance des droits et l’interaction des systèmes de protection : les scénarios du système européen de protection des droits fondamentaux ”, L’Europe des libertés, numéro spécial (actes de la journée d’étude du 10 novembre 2000 : “ Le mécanisme de contrôle de l’application de la Charte sociale européenne ”), Strasbourg, 2001.
23. “ Priver de son financement le Vlaams Blok ”, Revue de droit des étrangers, n° 116, 2001, pp. 661-684.
24. “ La Convention européenne des droits de l’homme à l’épreuve de la lutte contre le terrorisme ”, Revue universelle des droits de l’homme, 2001, vol. 13, N° 5-8, pp. 185-206
25. « Aide sociale et dignité humaine: la régularisation à bon marché », Journal de droit des jeunes (J.D.J.), n°221, 2003, pp. 22-23.
26. “ Les recours de l’étranger contre la menace de l’éloignement du territoire ”, Revue de droit des étrangers, n°121 (actes du colloque des 23-24 octobre 2002), mai 2003, pp. 807-818
27. “The Binding Character of the Provisional Measures Adopted by the European Court of Human Rights”, International Law Forum du droit international, vol. 7, n°1, February 2005, pp. 16-24
28. “Le Protocole facultatif au Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels”, Revue belge de droit international, 2006, pp. 1-57
29. “Globalization and Jurisdiction : Lessons from the European Convention on Human Rights”, Baltic Yearbook of International Law, vol. 6 (2006), pp. 183-245
30. “La contribution de la Charte sociale européenne à l’intégration des Roms d’Europe”, L’Europe des libertés, n°23, 2007, pp. 2-16.
31. “Les affaires Total et Unocal : complicité et extraterritorialité en matière d’imposition aux entreprises d’obligations en matière de droits de l’homme”, Annuaire français de droit international, vol. LII (2006), pp. 55-101
32. "Human Rights in Employment Relationships: Contracts as Power", European Journal of Human Rights / Journal européen des droits de l'Homme, n° 1 (2013), pp. 21-56.
33. "Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as Human Rights: An Introduction", in O. De Schutter (ed.), Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as Human Rights, Edward Elgar Publ., 2013, pp. xiii-lix
34. "The Two Lives of Bosphorus: Redefining the Relationships Between the European Court of Human Rights and the Parties to the Convention", European Journal of Human Rights, n° 4 (2013), pp. 584-624
35. "Welfare State Reform and Social Rights", Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, vol. 33(2) (2015), pp. 123-162.
36. "Towards a New Treaty on Business and Human Rights", Business and Human Rights Journal, vol. 1 (2015) pp. 41-67, see here
37. "The Two Constitutions of Europe: Integrating Social Rights in the New Economic Architecture of the Union" (with Paul Dermine), European Journal of Human Rights, n° 2 (2017), pp. 108-156.
38. "La fiscalité au service de la réalisation des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels", Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme, n°115 (2018), pp. 547-582
39. "The Accession of the European Union to the European Social Charter: A Fresh Start", European Journal of Human Rights, n° 3 (2019), pp. 155-197
D. Anti-Discrimination Law and Rights of Minorities
Books
1. Discriminations et marché du travail. Liberté et égalité dans les rapports d’emploi, coll. “ Travail et Société ”, Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Franfurt/M., New York, Oxford, Wien, éd. P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2001, 234 pp.
2. Ethnic Monitoring. The processing of racial and ethnic data in anti-discrimination policies : reconciling the promotion of equality with privacy rights, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2010, 190 pages (co-authored with Julie Ringelheim), see http://en.bruylant.be/titres/124489_0_0/ethnic-monitoring.html
Book chapters
1. “ Le concept de discrimination dans la jurisprudence de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes”, in : Union européenne et nationalités, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 1999, pp. 11-44 (opening chapter).
2. ‘Methods of Proof in the Context of Combating Discrimination’, in Cormack, J. (ed.) Proving Discrimination. The Dynamic Implementation of EU Anti-discrimination Law : The Role of Specialised Bodies, Brussels, Migration Policy Group, 2003.
3. “Reasonable Accommodation and Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights ” in A. Lawson and C. Gooding (eds.), Disability Rights in Europe : From Theory to Practice , London, Hart Publ., 2005, pp. 35-63
4. « L’action affirmative comme instrument de la lutte contre les discriminations en Europe : un outil de transformation sociale au service des objectifs du droit européen », in M. Martiniello & A. Rea (eds.), Affirmative action. Des discours, des politiques et des pratiques en débat, Bruxelles, Academia-Bruylant, 2004, pp. 127-160
5. « Positive Action », chapter 7 of the casebook ((D. Schiek, L. Waddington, and M. Bell (eds)) Anti-discrimination Law, Ius Commune Casebooks for the Common Law of Europe, Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, 2007, pp. 757-870
6. ‘The Contribution of the European Social Charter to the Integration of the Roma in Europe’, The European Social Charter. A Social Constitution for Europe (O. De Schutter, ed.), Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2010, pp. 49-78 (in French)
7. ‘The Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities and the Law of the European Union’, in Kristin Henrard (ed.), Double Standards Pertaining to Minority Protection, Martinus Nijhoff Publ., Leiden-Boston, 2010, pp. 71-116
8. ‘L’interdiction de la discrimination sur base de la nationalité dans le Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques’, in L’étranger et le droit. Actes des journées juridiques Jean Dabin, Bruylant, Bruxelles, 2010, pp. 151-192
9. 'Interdiction de discriminer envers les étrangers et obligation d'intégration par le droit', in Julie Ringelheim (dir.), Le droit et la diversité culturelle, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2011, pp. 367-398
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
1. "Egalité et différence. Le débat sur la constitutionnalité de l'action affirmative aux Etats-Unis", Revue trimestrielle des Droits de l'homme, n°3 (1991), pp. 347-368.
2. "L'action affirmative devant la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes. A propos de l'arrêt Kalanke du 17 octobre 1995", Journal des tribunaux du travail (J.T.T.), n°642 du 20 mars 1996, pp. 125-129 (avec B. Renauld).
3. "Le droit au mode de vie tsigane devant la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme: droits culturels, droits des minorités, discrimination positive", casenote on the Eur. Ct. HR Buckley v. United Kingdom judgment of 25 September 1996, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme, n°29, 1997, pp. 47-93.
4. “ La politique européenne de lutte contre les discriminations ”, Notabene, n°113, février 2000, pp. 2-7.
5. "Les progrès de l'égalité de traitement dans l'Union européenne: la lutte contre les discriminations au service du marché", L'Année sociale 2000, Institut de sociologie de l'Université libre de Bruxelles, De Boeck Université, 2001, pp. 121-136.
6. “Prouver la discrimination”, ERA-Forum 3/2003, Academy of European Law Trier, pp. 45-55.
7. “Particular techniques of proof in the framework of the fight against discrimination”, in Proving Discrimination. The implementation of EU Antidiscrimination Law. The Role of Specialized Bodies, Migration Policy Group, Brussels, 2003 (there exists also a version in French : « Les techniques particulières de preuve dans le cadre de la lutte contre la discrimination », in Prouver la discrimination. La mise en œuvre de la législation de l’UE sur l’anti-discrimination : le rôle des organismes spécialisés, Rapport de la première réunion d’experts, 14-15 janvier 2003, organisée par le Centre pour l’égalité des chances et la lutte contre le racisme, Migration Policy Group, 2003, 48 pages)
8. « La loi belge tendant à lutter contre la discrimination », Journal des tribunaux, 13 décembre 2003, pp. 845-856.
9. “Integrating the Roma into European Society: Time for a New Initiative”, European Yearbook of Minority Issues, vol. 4, 2004/5, pp. 411-443 (with Annelies Verstichel)
10. “Three Models of Equality and European Anti-Discrimination Law”, Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, vol. 57, n°1 (2006), pp. 1-56
11. “Ethnic Profiling: A Rising Challenge for European Human Rights Law”, Modern Law Review, 2008, vol. 71, No. 3, pp. 358-384 (with Julie Ringelheim)
12. ‘The liability of legal persons in anti-discrimination law’, European Anti-Discrimination Law Review, Nos. 6-7, October 2008, pp. 33-41
13. ‘Recognition of the rights of minorities and the EU’s equal opportunities agenda’, European Anti-Discrimination Law Review, vol. 11, 2010, pp. 23-34
E. Personal Data and Right to Privacy
Book chapters
1. “Fonction de juger et nouveaux aspects de la vie privée: la notion de ‘pleine reconnaissance’”, in: D. Borrillo (dir.), Homosexualités et Droit, Actes du colloque organisé à l’Institut international de Paris-La Défense, Université de Paris X-Nanterre, sous les auspices du Parlement européen, Presses universitaires de France, Paris, 1998, pp. 64-93 (new revised ed. 1999).
2. “ La vie privée entre droit de la personnalité et liberté ”, in : Privacy, actes du séminaire des 26 et 27 novembre 1998, Ministère des affaires étrangères, 1999, pp. 46-84 (contribution published in slightly modified form in the Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme in October 1999).
3. “’Statutory Cohabitation’ Under Belgian Law: A Step Towards Same-Sex Marriage?”, in : R. Wintemute et M. Andenaes (eds.), Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships. A Study of National, European and International Law, Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2001 (chapter on Belgium, with A. Weyembergh : pp. 465-474).
4. “ La cohabitation hors mariage et les droits de l’homme ”, in : : L’Union libre; Commentaire pratique, éd., Kluwer, 2002, chap. 2, pp. 17-54.
5. “Article II-68 – Protection des données à caractère personnel”, in L. Burgorgue-Larsen, A. Levade, F. Picod (eds.), Traité établissant une Constitution pour l’Europe. Commentaire article par article, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2005, pp. 122-152
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
1. "Homosexualité, Discours, Droit", Revue interdisciplinaire d'études juridiques (R.I.E.J.), n°30, 1993, pp. 83-143.
2. "Epidémie du sida et droits de l'homme", Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme, 1994, pp. 59-86.
3. "Les examens médicaux à l'embauche de la Commission européenne", Observations sous C.J.C.E., 5 octobre 1994, X c. Commission des C.E, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme, 1995, pp. 97-122.
4. "La vidéosurveillance et le droit au respect de la vie privée", Journal des Procès, n°296, 12 janvier 1996, pp. 10-14, n°297, 26 janvier 1996, pp. 10-13, n°298, 9 février 1996, pp. 10-16, n°300, 8 mars 1996, pp. 20-21.
5. "Pour une réglementation de la vidéosurveillance", Journal des tribunaux (J.T.), 1996, pp. 569-579 (with P. De Hert et S. Gutwirth).
6. “ La vie privée entre droits de la personnalité et liberté ”, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, n°40, October 1999, pp. 827-863.
7. “ La cohabitation légale. Une étape dans la reconnaissance des unions entre personnes de même sexe ? ”, Journal des tribunaux, 2000, pp. 93-107 (with Anne Weyembergh).
8. “ Waiver of Rights and State Paternalism under the European Convention on Human Rights ”, Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, vol. 51, N° 3, 2000, pp. 481-508.
9. “ Vie privée et protection de l’individu vis-à-vis des traitements de données à caractère personnel ”, casenote on Eur. Ct HR, Rotaru v. Romania judgment of 4 May 2000, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, n°45, 2001, pp. 137-183.
10. “ Emploi, vie privée et technologies de surveillance. A propos de la convention collective du travail n°68 relative à la protection de la vie privée des travailleurs à l’égard de la surveillance par caméras sur le lieu de travail ”, Journal des tribunaux du travail, n° 785 du 10 janvier 2001, pp. 1-13.
11. “ La limite de l’obligation de protéger la vie et le prétendu ‘droit de mourir’ ”, Journal du Juriste, 12 septembre 2001, n°4, p. 5.
12. “ L’aide au suicide devant la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme ”, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, 1 January 2003, n°52, pp. 71-112
14. “ La protection du travailleur vis-à-vis des nouvelles technologies dans l’emploi ”, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme, 1 April 2003, n°54, pp. 627-664
15. "Human Rights and Business Relationships: Contracts as Power", European Journal of Human Rights, n° 1/2013, pp. 21-56.
F. International Economic Law, Economic Globalization and Human Rights
Books
1. Transnational Corporations and Human Rights, (editor), Hart Publ., Oxford and Portland-Oregon, 2006 - see http://www.hartpub.co.uk/books/details.asp?sc=1-84113-653-0
2. L'économie politique de la faim. Garantir le droit à l'alimentation dans un contexte de ressources rares, éd. hors commerce, texte de la Leçon inaugurale 2010 de l'Ecole nationale supérieure d'Agriculture d'Angers, 2010.
3. Accounting for Hunger. The Right to Food in the Era of Globalisation (Oxford: Hart Publ., 2011) (with Kaitlin Cordes, co-editors), 288 pages
4. Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development (London: Routledge, 2012) (with Jan Wouters and Johan F. Swinnen, co-editors), 350 pages
5. Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development. Linking Trade to Labour Rights and Environmental Standards (Bloomsbury / Hart Publ., 2015), 186 pages.
6. Governing Access to Essential Resources (Columbia University Press, 2015) (with Katharina Pistor, co-editor)
7. Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century (Columbia Centre for Sustainable Investment, 2018) (available here: http://ccsi.columbia.edu/files/2018/09/Rethinking-Investment-Governance-September-2018.pdf)
8. The Rights-based Welfare State. Public budgets and human rights (Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung, Geneva, 2018), 69 pages
9. Routledge Handbook of Food as Commons (co-editors, J. L. Vivero-Pol, T. Ferrando, and U. Mattei) (Earthscan, 2019)
10. Property Rights From Below. Commodification of Land and the Counter-Movement (co-editors, Olivier De Schutter and Balakrishnan Rajagopal) (London and New York, Routledge, 2020)
11. Ending Childhood Obesity. A Challenge at the Crossroads of International Economic and Human Rights Law (co-editor) (Edward Elgar Publ., 2020), 400 pages.
Book chapters
1. « L’incrimination universelle de la violation des droits sociaux fondamentaux », in La compétence universelle, Annales de droit de Louvain (vol. 64, 2004, N° 1-2) and Revue de droit de l’ULB, vol. 30, 2004-2, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2004, pp. 209-245.
2. « Transnational Corporations as Instruments of Human Development », in Ph. Alston and M. Robinson (eds.), Human Rights and Development : Towards Mutual Reinforcement, Oxford Univ. Press, 2005, pp. 403-444
3. “The Accountability of Multinationals for Human Rights Violations in European Law”, in Ph. Alston (ed.), Non-State Actors and Human Rights, Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law, Oxford Univ. Press, 2005, pp. 227-314
4. « The Challenge of Imposing Human Rights Norms on Corporate Actors », in O. De Schutter (ed.), Transnational Corporations and Human Rights, Hart Publ., Oxford and Portland-Oregon, 2006, pp. 1-40
5. ‘A human rights approach to trade and investment policies’, in The Global Food Challenge. Towards a human rights approach to trade and investment policies, Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy, Germanwatch, FIAN, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, FIAN, Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, Brot für die Welt, Bread for All, 2008, pp. 14-28
6. ‘La crise alimentaire mondiale et l’UE : comment sauver un système qui a échoué’, in Christophe Degryse (dir.), Bilan social de l’Union européenne 2008, ETUI (European Trade Union Institute), pp. 23-47
7. ‘The global food crisis and the EU : how to rescue a system that failed’, in Christophe Degryse (dir.), Social Developments in the European Union 2008, ETUI (European Trade Union Institute), pp. 23-44
8. “Governing World Food Security: A New Role for the Committee on World Food Security”, in Right to Food and Nutrition Watch, Who Controls the Governance of the World Food System?, FIAN, Heidelberg, pp. 11-15
9. ‘La crise alimentaire et l’économie politique de la faim’, in Arnaud Zacharie (dir.), Refonder les politiques de développement. Les relations Nord-Sud dans un monde multipolaire, Bruxelles, éd. La Muette, 2010
10. ‘Rapport général - La responsabilité des Etats dans le contrôle des sociétés transnationales : vers une Convention internationale sur la lutte contre les atteintes aux droits de l’homme commises par les sociétés transnationales’, in La responsabilité des entreprises multinationales en matière de droits de l’homme, Bruxelles, Bruylant-Némésis, 2010, pp. 19-100
11. ‘Le contrôle du respect des droits de l’homme par les sociétés transnationales : le rôle de l’Etat d’origine’, in Marie-Ange Moreau, Horatia Muir Watt, and Pierre Rodière (dir.), Justice et mondialisation en droit du travail, Paris, Dalloz, 2010, pp. 107-168
12. ‘Human Rights and the Rise of International Organisations : The Logic of Sliding Scales in the Law of International Responsibility’, in Jan Wouters et al. (eds), Accountability for Human Rights Violations by International Organisations, Intersentia, Antwerp-Oxford-Portland, 2010, pp. 51-129.
13. ‘Sovereignty-plus in the Era of Interdependence : Towards an International Convention on Combating Human Rights Violations by Transnational Corporations’, in Making Transnational Law work in the Global Economy: Essays in Honour of Detlev Vagts, P. Bekker, R. Dolzer and M. Waibel (eds), Cambridge University Press, 2010, pp. 245-284
14. ‘La responsabilité des Etats dans le contrôle des sociétés transnationales : vers une Convention internationale sur la lutte contre les atteintes aux droits de l’homme commises par les sociétés transnationales’, in La responsabilité sociale des entreprises, Isabelle Daugareilh (ed.), Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2011, pp. 707-777
15. ‘Access to genetic resources and the right to food’, in : Triggering the Synergies between Intellectual Property Rights and Biodiversity, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Eschborn, 2010, pp. 190-218
16. and 17. 'Accounting for Hunger: An Introduction to the Issues', and 'International Trade in Agriculture and the Right to Food', in De Schutter and Cordes (eds), Accounting for Hunger. The Right to Food in the Era of Globalisation, Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2011, pp. 1-26 and 137-192 respectively
18. 'Agroecology: A Tool for the Realization of the Right to Food', in Lichthouse (ed.), Agroecology and strategies for climate change, Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol. 8, Springer Verlag, 2012, pp. 1-16
19. 'The transformative potential of agroecology', in Eric Holt-Giménez (ed), Food Movements Unite ! Strategies to transform our food system, Foodfirst Books, 2011, chap. 14, pp. 223-242
20. 'Food Security as a Global Public Good' ('La sécurité alimentaire comme bien public global'), in Pierre Jacquet, Rajendra Pachauri, and Laurence Tubiana (eds), Towards Agricultural Change? Development, the Environment and Food (also in French: Dévelopement, alimentation, environnement: changer l'agriculture?), AFD-IDDRI-TERI (Agence française du développement - Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales - The Energy and Resource Institute), Armand Colin, 2012, chap. 15, pp. 333-342.
21. 'Introduction: Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development', in O. De Schutter et al. (eds), Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development. The Law and Economics of International Investment Agreements, Routledge, London and New York, 2012, pp. 1-24 (with Johan Swinnen and Jan Wouters).
22. 'The host State: improving the monitoring of international investment agreements at the national level', in O. De Schutter et al. (eds), Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development. The Law and Economics of International Investment Agreements, Routledge, London and New York, 2012, pp. 157-188
23. 'Foreword', in Fanzo, Hunter, Borelli and Mattei (eds), Diversifying Food and Diets. Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health, Earthscan / Routledge, London, 2013, pp. ixi-xxiii
24. Préface to M. Buisson, Conquérir la souveraineté alimentaire, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2013
25. "The role of global governance in supporting human rights: the global food price crisis and the right to food", in A. Nolan (ed), Economic and Social Rights after the Global Financial Crisis, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2014, pp. 90-118.
26. 'Beyond the Guiding Principles', Foreword to S. Deva and C. Bilchitz (eds), Human Rights Obligations of Business. Beyond the Corporate Responsibilty to Respect?, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013, pp. xv-xxii
27. 'The Reform of the Committee on World Food Security: The Quest for Governance in Global Governance', in Nadia C.S. Lambek, et al. (eds), Rethinking Food Systems. Structural Challenges, New Strategies and the Law, Dordrecht-Heidelberg-New York-London, Springer, 2013, 219-238
28. Foreword to the English and French versions of M. Leão and R. Maluf, Effective public policies and active citizenship. Brazil's experience of building a Food and Nutrition Security System, Abrandh and Oxfam, 2012.
29. 'Commerce international et souveraineté alimentaire. Pourquoi la libéralisation accrue du commerce international des produits agricoles n'est pas la solution à la question de la faim', in Inès Trépant et Paul Lannoye (dir.), Commerce mondial: la démocratie confisquée, Gap, éd. Yves Michel, 2015, pp. 29-58.
30. 'Corporations and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights', in Eibe Riedel, Gilles Giacca and Christophe Golay (eds), Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in International Law, Oxford Univ. Press, 2014, pp. 193-224
31. 'The Domestic Implementation of the Right to Food in Latin America and the Carribbean', in Humberto Cantú Rivera (ed), The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, Cambridge-Antwerp-Portland, Intersentia, 2015, pp. 25-52
32. 'Foreword', in Bellows Anne C., Valente F., Lemke S. (eds.), Gender, Nutrition, and the Human Right to Adequate Food: toward an inclusive framework (Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2016), pp. xix-xxvi
33. 'Linking trade and climate change: what room for human rights?', in O. Quirico and M. Boumghar (eds), Climate Change and Human Rights. An international and comparative law perspective, London and New York, Routledge, 2015, pp. 201-218
34. 'Le commerce au service de l’atténuation du changement climatique', in A. Zacharie (dir.), La nouvelle géographie du développement, Editions Le Bord de l’Eau/La Muette, 2016, pp. 103-112.
35. 'The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Advancing the Right to Food to Promote Public Health' (with Carolin Anthes), in Benjamin Mason Meier, Lawrence O. Gostin (eds), Human Rights in Global Health. Rights-Based Governance for a Globalizing World (Oxford Univ. Press, 2018), chap. 12
36. 'Sovereign Debt and the Right to Food', in: Ilias Bantekas and Cephas Lumina (eds), Sovereign Debt and Human Rights (Oxford Univ. Press, 2019), chap. 10, pp. 186-209
37. 'Introduction: The food commons are coming...' (with J.L. Vivero-Pol, T. Ferrando and U. Mattei), in Vivero-Pol, Ferrando, De Schutter and Mattei (eds), Routledge Handbook of Food as Commons (co-editors, J. L. Vivero-Pol, T. Ferrando, and U. Mattei) (Earthscan, 2019), pp. 1-22
38. 'Food as commons: Towards a new relationship between the public, the civic and the private' (with J.L. Vivero-Pol, T. Ferrando and U. Mattei), in Vivero-Pol, Ferrando, De Schutter and Mattei (eds), Routledge Handbook of Food as Commons (co-editors, J. L. Vivero-Pol, T. Ferrando, and U. Mattei) (Earthscan, 2019), pp. 373-397
39. 'From Eroding to Enabling the Commons: The Dual Movement in International Law', in Cogolati, S. and Wouters, J. (eds), The Commons and a New Global Governance (London, Edward Elgar, 2018), pp. 231-265.
40. 'Taxing for the Realization of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights', in Ph. Alston and N. Reisch (eds), Tax, Inequality and Human Rights (Oxford Univ. Press, 2019), pp. 59-79.
41. 'From Reform to Revolution in Food Systems'. Foreword to M. Lawrence and Sh. Friel (eds), Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems (London and New York, Routledge, 2019), pp. xxiv-xxx
42. "Agroecology", in Morin and Orsini (eds), Essential Concepts of Global Environmental Governance, 2nd Edition (Routledge, London and New York, 2020)
43. "The International Dimensions of the Right to Development: Enabling Poverty-Reduction in Domestic Legal Orders by a Reformed International Legal Order", in Andenas, Perelman and Scharling (eds), The Fight Against Poverty and the Right to Development, Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, Springer Verlag, 2021, pp. 317-417
44. "Vers un État partenaire. Soutenir les innovations sociales citoyennes pour une transition juste" (with T. Dedeurwaerdere), in A. Bailleux (dir.), Le droit en transition. Les clés juridiques d'une prospérité sans croissance (Presses de l'Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles, 2020), pp. 481-518.
45. 'A Human Rights-Based Approach to Measuring Poverty', chapter 1 in Martha F. Davis and Morten Kjaerum (Eds), Research Handbook on Human Rights and Poverty (Edward Elgar Publ., 2021), pp. 2-20
46. "Re-righting the international tax rules: operationalising human rights in the struggle to tax multinational companies" (with N. Lusiani and S. Chaparro), in A. Nolan and J.P. Bohoslavsky (eds), Human Rights and Economic Policy Reform (Routledge, 2021)
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
1. ‘Editorial Introduction : How Can the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Human Development be Measured and Regulated ?’, Human Rights & International Legal Discourse, vol. 3, n° 2 (2009), pp. 133-136
2. ‘Foreign Direct Investment, Human Development, and Human Rights : Framing the Issues’, Human Rights & International Legal Discourse, vol. 3, n° 2 (2009), pp. 137-176
3. ‘The emerging human right to land’, International Community Law Review, vol. 12 (2010), pp. 303-334
4. 'How not to think about land-grabbing: three critiques of large-scale investments in farmland', Journal of Peasant Studies, vol. 38:2 (2011), pp. 249-279
5. ‘The right of everyone to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and the right to food : from conflict to complementarity’, Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 33 (2011), pp. 304-350
6. 'The Green Rush: The Race for Farmland and the Rights of Land Users", Harvard International Law Journal, vol. 52(2) (2011), pp. 503-559, available at : http://www.harvardilj.org/2011/07/issue_52-2_de-schutter/
awarded the 2012 Professional Scholarship Award of the American Agricultural Law Association
7. 'Large-scale Investments in Farmland: the Regulatory Challenge' (with Peter Rosenblum), Yearbook of International Investment Law and Policy, chap. 14, pp. 563-610 (2011)
8. 'The New Green Revolution: How Twenty-First Century Science can Feed the World', Solutions, vol. 2(4) (2011): 33-44 (with G. Vanloqueren).
9. 'Commentary to the Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights', Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 34 (2012), pp. 1084-1171 (86-page legal Commentary)
10. 'Reshaping Global Governance: The Case of the Right to Food', Global Policy, vol. 3, Issue No. 4 (2012), pp. 480-3
11. 'The Role of Human Rights in Shaping International Regimes', Social Research, vol. 79, Issue No. 3 (Fall 2012), pp. 785-818 (written version of the keynote address to the Conference 'Human Rights and Global Economic Policy', The New School, 9-11 November 2011)
12. "Agroecology: A Solution to the Crises of Food Systems and Climate Change", UNCTAD Trade and Environment Review 2013, pp. 34-39
13. "The Specter of Productivism and Food Democracy", Wisconsin Law Review, vol. (2014) , pp. 199-233.
14. "Trade in the service of climate change mitigation: The question of linkage", Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, vol. 5 (2014), pp. 65-102
15. "The Right to Adequate Nutrition", Development, 57(2): 147-154 (2014)
16. "Towards a framework convention on healthy diets", SCN News 41: 94-98 (2015)
17. "Institutional Food Purchasing as a Tool for Food Systems Reform", in Advancing Health and Well-Being in Food Systems (Global Alliance for the Future of Food, 2015), pp. 13-60. Available at: http://futureoffood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Global-Alliance-Advancing-Health-Wellbeing-Compendium-April-2015.pdf
18. "The Role of Property Rights in the Debate on Large-Scale Land Acquisitions", Large-Scale Land Acquisitions: Focus on South-East Asia (International Development Policy series No.6, Geneva: Graduate Institute Publications, Boston: Brill-Nijhoff, 2015), pp. 53-77, available here
19. "Towards a New Treaty on Business and Human Rights", Business and Human Rights Journal, vol. 1(1), Jan. 2016, pp. 41-68
20. "La cage et le labyrinthe: s'évader de la religion de la croissance", Revue interdisciplinaire d'études juridiques, 2016-77, pp. 113-130. This paper appeared in: I. Cassiers, K. Maréchal et D. Méda (dir.), Vers une société post-croissance. Intégrer les défis écologiques, économiques et sociaux (éd. de l'aube, 2017), pp. 181-206; and in an updated and revised edition in English : "The cage and the labyrinth: escaping the addition to growth", in Cassiers, Maréchal and Méda (eds), Post-growth Economics and Society. Exploring the Paths of a Social and Ecological Transition (Routledge, 2018), pp. 96-111.
21. "Democracia alimentaria en el Sur y en el Norte: De la soberanía alimentaria a las iniciativas de transición", in B. Bringel and G. Pleyers (eds), Movimientos sociales en los años 2010. Crisis, indignación y polarización, CLASCO, Buenos Aires, 2017.
22. "The Political Economy of Food Systems Reform", European Review of Agricultural Economics, 9/ 2017, 44(4): 705-731, doi:10.1093/erae/jbx009
23. "The Governance Features of Social Enterprise and Social Network Activities of Collective Food Buying Groups", Ecological Economics 140 (2017): 123-135 (with T. Dedeurwaerdere, et al.)
24. UNSCN News 43 (July 2018) - Advancing equity, equality and non-discrimination in food systems (co-editor of the Issue and lead author of the Editorial, "Equity, Equality and Non-discrimination to guide food system reform", pp. 7-14)
25. "The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission report", with B. A. Swinburn, et al., The Lancet, 27 January 2019, S0140-6736(18) 32822-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016
26. "Systemic ethics and inclusive governance: two key prerequisites for sustainability transitions of agri-food systems", with Bui, S., et al., Agriculture and Human Values, 36(2): 277-288 (2019), DOI: 10.1007/s10460-019-09917-2
27. "The Political Economy Approach to Food Systems Reform", IDS-Bulletin, vol. 50(2) (2019): 13-26. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/1968-2019.115
28. "Re-righting the international tax rules: operationalising human rights in the struggle to tax multinational companies", The International Journal of Human Rights (with N. Lusiani and S. Chaparro), vol. 24(9) (October 2020), pp. 1370-1399, https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2020.1816971
29. "El papel del FMI en la protección social: prometedores cambios en políticas y desafíos persistentes" ("The IMF’s role in social protection: promising policy shifts and persisting challenges") (with Nathalie Dubler, Paula Fernandez-Wulff, and Anabella Sosa), Derechos en Acción, vol. 18, no. 18 (2021), pp. 382-404, available here
30. "'Building Back Better': social justice in the green economy", International Journal of Public Law and Policy, vol. 6, no. 4 (2021), pp. 346-367 (with M. Petel, A. Detroux and A. Osinski)
31. "Réussir la transition écologique en luttant contre la pauvreté: la relance durable et juste comme un espace à quatre dimensions", Revue Droits fondamentaux et pauvreté, n°4 (2021) (available here)
Other
1. Human Rights Due Diligence: The Role of States (with A. Ramasastry, M.B. Taylor and R.C. Thompson), International Corporate Accountability Roundtable, European Coalition for Corporate Justice and Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability, December 2012, available here
2. The Third Pillar. Access to Judicial Remedies for Human Rights Violations by Transnational Business (with G. Skinner and R. McCorquodale), International Corporate Accountability Roundtable, CORE and European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), December 2013, available here
3. 'Reclaiming globalization: four challenges for the human rights movement', in Center for Economic and Social Rights, Twenty Years of Economic and Social Rights Advocacy, New York, 2015, pp. 17-23, available here
4. "It's time to apply the energy of the food movement to preserving our democracy", Journal of Food Law & Policy, vol. 13(1) (Spring 2017), 26-32 (with M. Bittman, M. Pollan and R. Salvador)
5. "L'agroécologie, vers la concrétisation d'une utopie?", in Démocratie, n°3 (mars 2017), pp. 10-12 (with J. Bindelle, M. Dufrêne, and P. Stassart)
6. "Food Democracy. How citizen-led initiatives can help to shape sustainable food systems", Bioeconomy Innovation, 2017-2018, pp. 11-13
Books
L’institution du droit pénitentiaire. Les enjeux de la reconnaissance de droits aux détenus, coll. “ La pensée juridique ”, Paris-Bruxelles, L.G.D.J.-Bruylant, coll. “ La pensée juridique ”, 2002 (co-edited with D. Kaminski), 308 pp.
Book chapters
1. "Les cadres de la fonction de juger les droits fondamentaux: le cas de la détention préventive", in : Fr. Tulkens et H.-D. Bosly (dir.), La justice pénale et l'Europe. Travaux des XVèmes journées d'études juridiques Jean Dabin, Bruxelles, Bruylant, coll. "Bibliothèque de la Faculté de Droit de l'Université catholique de Louvain", 1996, pp. 177-200.
2. “ Désobéissance civile et cause significative en justice ”, in : P.-A. Perrouty (ed.), Obéir et désobéir. Le citoyen face à la loi, éd. de l’U.L.B., Bruxelles, 2000, pp. 95-119.
3. "Le droit d'être à l'abri du discours d'incitation à la haine ou à la discrimination raciale ou religieuse", in: A. Backs, S. Gutwirth, K.? Leus et S. Baeten (eds.), De Gordiaanse knoop van de antidemocratische partijen. De wet als tweesnijdend zwaard?, Le nœud gordien des partis démocratiques. La loi, une épée à double tranchant?, Mys & Breesch, Gent, 2001, pp. 127-157.
4. “Introduction” (with D. Kaminski), in O. De Schutter and D. Kaminski (eds.), L’institution du droit pénitentiaire. Les enjeux de la reconnaissance de droits aux détenus, coll. “ La pensée juridique ”, L.G.D.J.-Bruylant, Paris-Bruxelles, 2002
5. “Le rôle du juge dans la révolution pénitentiaire aux Etats-Unis ” in O. De Schutter and D. Kaminski (eds.), L’institution du droit pénitentiaire. Les enjeux de la reconnaissance de droits aux détenus, coll. “ La pensée juridique ”, L.G.D.J.-Bruylant, Paris-Bruxelles, 2002, pp. 213-247
6. “ Universalité des Droits de l’Homme et mondialisation : la question des ‘valeurs asiatiques’ ”, in Th. Marrès et Paul Servais (eds.), Droits humains et valeurs asiatiques. Un dialogue possible ?, Rencontre Orient-Occident, Louvain-la-Neuve, Academia-Bruylant, 2002, pp. 23-43.
7. « Formes d’action collective en justice et dialectique entre les intérêts individuels et l’intérêt collectif », in Th. Berns (dir.), Le droit saisi par le collectif, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2004, pp. 313-342.
8. « Civiliser le marché par les règles. L’analytique des droits de W.N. Hohfeld », in Liber amicorum Paul Martens. L’humanisme dans la résolution des conflits. Utopie ou réalité ?, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2007, pp. 253-269
9. "Autopsie de l'Etat social", in V. van der Plancke (dir.), Les droits sociaux fondamentaux dans la lutte contre la pauvreté, La Charte, Bruges, 2012, pp. 10-19.
10. "La aplicación del derecho a la alimentación a nivel nacional en América latina y el Caribe", El Futuro es Hoy: Constuyendo una agenda de derechos humanos, Universidad autónomade Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 2014, pp. 57-66
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
1. "Les Critical Legal Studies au pays du droit international public", Droit et Société, n°22 (1992), pp. 585-605. Article reproduit également, sous le titre “ Les mots du droit : une grammatologie critique du droit international public ”, dans la Revue québecoise de droit international, 1989-1990, vol. 6, n°2, pp. 120-132.
2. "Le discours juridique de la postmodernité", Recherches sociologiques, n°1-2 (1993), pp. 91-120.
3. "Le précédent et le juge européen. Pour une structure des révolutions juridiques", Revue de la recherche juridique. Droit prospectif, 1993, pp. 1127-1162.
4. "Le droit et ses réseaux", Droit en Quart Monde, mars 1994, pp. 29-36.
5. "Qu'est-ce qu'une cause significative?", Droit en Quart Monde, n°11, juillet 1996, pp. 23-39.
6. "Action d'intérêt collectif, remède collectif, cause significative", casenote on Cass. (1st ch.), 19 September 1996, Etat belge, Ministre de la justice c. Ligue des droits de l’homme, Revue critique de jurisprudence belge, 1997, pp. 105-147.
7. “ Réalisme juridique, institutionnalisme et Ordoliberalen. Une contribution à l’histoire intellectuelle des rapports entre le droit et l’économie ”, Annales d’études européennes de l’Université catholique de Louvain, 1998-1999, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 1999, pp. 3-27.
8. “ La fonction de l’action d’intérêt collectif dans le contentieux pénitentiaire ”, Jurisprudence de Liège, Mons et Bruxelles, n°32, octobre 1999, pp. 1381-1402.
9. “ L’intervention des autorités publiques dans les relations familiales et l’obligation de prévenir les mauvais traitements : vie familiale et droit à la protection de l’enfant dans la jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme ”, Revue trimestrielle de droit familial, 3/1999, pp. 427-455.
II. Official reports (for international, national, or non-governmental organisations)
United Nations (not including country-specific reports)
1. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction as a tool for improving the Human Rights Accountability of Transnational Corporations, background paper to the seminar organized in collaboration with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Brussels on 3-4 November 2006 within the mandate of prof. J. Ruggie, the Special Representative to the UN Secretary General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other enterprises.
2. ‘Building resilience: a human rights framework for world food and nutrition security’, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 9th session of the Human Rights Council (UN doc. A/HRC/9/23) (8 September 2008)
3. Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 63rd session of the General Assembly (A/63/278) (21 October 2008)
4. ‘The role of development cooperation and food aid in realizing the right to adequate food: moving from charity to obligation’, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 10th session of the Human Rights Council (UN doc. A/HRC/10/5) (11. February 2009)
5. ‘Crisis into opportunity: reinforcing multilateralism’, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (UN doc. A/HRC/12/31) (21 July 2009)
6. ‘Seed policies and the right to food’, Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 64th session of the General Assembly (UN doc. A/64/170) (27 July 2009)
7. Agribusiness and the right to food, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter (UN doc. A/HRC/13/33) (22 December 2009)
8. ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter - Addendum - Large-scale land acquisitions and leases: A set of minimum principles and measures to address the human rights challenge’, A/HRC/13/33/Add.2 (28 December 2009)
9. "Countries tackling hunger with a right to food approach. Significant progress in implementing the right to food at national scale in Africa, Latin America and South Asia", Briefing Note 1 (14 May 2010).
10. ‘Access to land and the right to food’, Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 65th session of the General Assembly, UN doc. A/65/281 (11 August 2010)
11. “Food Commodities Speculation and Food Price Crises. Regulation to reduce the risks of price volatility”, Briefing Note 2 (23 September 2010)
12. “Addressing Concentration in Food Supply Chains. The Role of Competition Law in Tackling the Abuse of Buyer Power”, Briefing Note 3 (1 December 2010)
13. 'Agroecology and the Right to Food', Report presented at the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, UN doc. A/HRC/16/49 (March 2011)
14. "Towards more equitable value chains: alternative business models in support of the right to food”, Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 66th session of the General Assembly, UN doc. A/66/262 (4 August 2011)
15. "The World Trade Organization and the Post-Global Food Crisis Agenda: Putting Food Security First in the International Trade System", Briefing Note 4 (16 November 2011)
16. 'The Adequacy of Diets and the Right to Food: the agriculture-food-health nexus', Report presented at the 19th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, UN doc. A/HRC/19/59 (March 2012)
17. Guiding Principles on human rights impact assessments of trade and investment agreements, Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, UN doc. A/HRC/19/59/Add.5 (March 2012)
18. "From Charity to Entitlement: Implementing the right to food in Southern and Eastern Africa", Briefing Note 5 (20 June 2012)
19. 'The fisheries sector and the right to food', Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 67th session of the General Assembly, UN doc. A/67/268 (6 August 2012)
20. "A Rights Revolution: Implementing the right to food in Latin America and the Caribbean", Briefing Note 6 (27 September 2012)
21. "Underwriting the Poor: a Global Fund for Social Protection", Briefing Note 7 (9 October 2012).
22. "Women's rights and the right to food". Report presented t the twenty-second session of the Human Rights Council, UN doc. A/HRC/22/50 (24 Dec. 2012)
23. "Final Report: The transformative potential of the right to food", Final Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food to the 25th session of the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/25/57).
24. The international dimensions of the right to development: a fresh start towards improving accountability. Report prepared at the request of the United Nations Working Group on the Right to Development (UN doc. A/HRC/WG.2/19/CRP.1) (presented on 24 March 2018)
1. Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the Charter of Fundamental Rights (20 September 2000): CES 1005/2000 – SOC/013 (expert tasked with drafting)
2. “Ancrer les droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne”, European Commission (Fundamental Rights Unit A5, DG Justice and Home Affairs), March 2002, available here
3. “Vers l’Union de droit. L’amélioration de la protection juridictionnelle du particulier dans le cadre de la Conférence intergouvernementale”, European Commission (Fundamental Rights Unit A5, DG Justice and Home Affairs), January 2003, available here
4. Report on the situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union and Its Member States in 2002, Report of the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights to the European Commission, March 2003, 274 pages (French version published simultaneously : Rapport sur la situation des droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne et ses Etats membres en 2002) (responsible for the preparation of this synthesis report on the basis of the information provided by the other experts members of the Network) (Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2003)
5. The Balance between Freedom and Security in the Response by the European Union and Its Member States to the Terrorist Threats, Thematic Comment n°1 of the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights, March 2003, 52 pp. (French version published simultaneously : L’équilibre liberté – sécurité dans la réponse de l’Union européenne et de ses Etats membres à la menace terroriste, Observation thématique n°1 du Réseau UE d’Experts indépendants en matière de droits fondamentaux) (Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2003)
6. Report on the situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union in 2003, prepared for the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights and the European Commission (French version : Rapport sur la situation des droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne en 2003)(sole author)
7. Report on the situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union in 2004, prepared for the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights and the European Commission (French version : Rapport sur la situation des droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne en 2004)(sole author)
8. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Medical Examinations as Barriers to the Employment of Persons with Disabilities : Reconciling the Principle of Equal Treatment and Health and Safety Regulations under European Union Law, August 2004, Report prepared within the EU Network of Experts on Disability Discrimination.
9. The Prohibition of Discrimination under European Human Rights Law. Relevance for EU Racial and Employment Directives, prepared for the European Commission (DG Eemployment and Social Affairs), February 2005, 58 pages ; also published in French translation : L’interdiction de la discrimination dans le droit européen des droits de l’homme. Sa pertinence pour les directives communautaires relatives à l’égalité de traitement sur la base de la race et dans l’emploi),
10. Contributor to the report « More or less together. Levels of legal consequences of marriage, cohabitation and registered partnership for different-sex and same-sex partners. A comparative study of nine European countries » (coord. K. Waaldijk).
11. Promoting and protecting human rights in the EU : the role of national courts, human rights defenders, and independent national human rights institutions, briefing note prepared for the European Parliament, see http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/dv/note_role_national_courts_hr_defenders/Note_role_national_courts_HR_defendersen.pdf
(also in French: Promouvoir et protéger les droits de l’homme dans l’Union européenne : le rôle des juridictions nationales, des défenseurs des droits de l’homme, et des institutions nationales indépendantes des droits de l’homme, briefing note prepared for the European Parliament, see http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/dv/note_role_national_courts_hr_defenders/Note_role_national_courts_HR_defendersfr.pdf
12. Les relations entre la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme, la Charte des droits fondamentaux, et les Constitutions nationales, briefing note prepared for the European Parliament, see : http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/dv/note_rel_echr_charter_constit/Note_rel_ECHR_Charter_Constitfr.pdf
13. Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in the EU Member States, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, June 2008, 164 pages, available from : http://www.fra.europa.eu/ (study which I later updated for the FRA (June 2010): http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/1759-FRA-2011-Homophobia-Update-Report_EN.pdf)
14. Links between Migration and Discrimination. European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, July 2009, 96 pages
15. The division of tasks between the Council of Europe and the European Union in the promotion and protection of Human Rights in Europe : Conflict, Competition and Complementarity, January 2007, available from http://cridho.uclouvain.be
16. The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa, Directorate-General for External Policies, Policy Department, European Parliament Development Committee, 2015, available here; see the resolution of 7 June 2016 adopted by the European Parliament on the basis of this report (2015/2277(INI)) (rapp. M. Heubeuch)
17. Study prepared at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Follow-up to the European Parliament's Resolution of 8 September 2015 on 'The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2013-2014)' (2015)
18. Study prepared at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO), The Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU Institutional Framework (2016)
19. Study prepared at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO), The European Social Charter in the context of the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2016)
20. Study prepared at the request of the European Commission and the European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination, Links between migration and discrimination (2016)
21. Study prepared at the request of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), on Strengthening the Fundamental Rights Agency. The Revision of the Fundamental Rights Agency Regulation (2020).
1. La Charte sociale européenne par temps de crise, contribution to the high-level Forum on Social Rights (Turin, October 2016).
2. L’adhésion de l’Union européenne à la Charte sociale européenne / The accession of the European Union to the European Social Charter (in French), 8 July 2014, available on the website of the European Social Charter.
3. Expert on the question of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (see Council of Europe doc. AS/Jur (2007) 53, 12 October 2007)
4. Expert on the preparation of Guidelines by the Working Party on Expulsion Procedures of the ad hoc Committee of experts on legal aspects of territorial asylum, refugees and stateless persons (CAHAR-PE) : see Recommendation 1547(2002) on expulsion procedures in conformity with human rights and enforced with respect for safety and dignity (CM/AS(2003)Rec1547final), and for the final result, the, the Twenty Guidelines on forced return adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 4 May 2005, at the 925th Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies
5. Expert report on the Draft Law on the Police in Kosovo, Council of Europe, DG II (2005), Strasbourg, March 2005
6. Expert report on the Bill on Freedom of conscience and religious associations of the Republic of Moldova, Council of Europe, DG II (2003) 8, Strasbourg, 17 April 2003 (with V. Coussirat-Coustère)
7. Expert of the Council of Europe, in charge of the compatibility exercice on the Republic of Armenia (see Study on the compatibility of the law of the Republic of Armenia with the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights, H(2000)12) (1999-2000). A compatibility exercise requires a systematic examination of the conformity of the laws and administrative practices of a country acceding to the Council of Europe with the standards of that organisation, see doc. H(96)12.
8. Expert of the Council of Europe, in charge of the compatibility exercice on the Republic of Yugoslavia (now Serbia and Montenegro) (see Study on the compatibility of the law of the Republic of Yugoslavia with the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights, H(2002)11) (2000-2002)
9. Expert Report on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms of the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 11 February 2003
10. Expert Opinion on the draft Law on Movement and Stay of Aliens and Asylum presented to the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, September 2002, Directorate of Legal Affairs, Council of Europe.
11. Expert Report on freedom of assembly and freedom of association in Turkey, see Expert opinions on the draft law on Assembly and Demonstrations of Turkey, Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 7 May 2002, HRCAD/DGII/Exp. (2002), 28 pp. (with St. Livingstone)
12. Expert Report on the right to an effective remedy in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the context of the accession of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the European Convention on Human Rights, Sarajevo, May 2002.
13. Expert of the Council of Europe, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees à Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 10-11 December 1998 : “ Human Rights and the Protection of Asylum Seekers and Refugees : International and European Perspectives”.
14. Expert Report on freedom of assembly in Croatia : see Comments on the Croatian Law on Public Assembly Bill, Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 28 September 1998, DDH/EXP(98)3.
15. Accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE doc. AS/Jur (2007) 53, 12 October 2007
16.a. Le socle européen des droits sociaux et le rôle de la charte sociale européenne dans l'ordre juridique de l'Union européenne, Conseil de l'Europe, Strasbourg, juillet 2019
16.b. The European Pillar of Social Rights and the Role of the European Social Charter in the European Union Legal Order, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, July 2019.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
National institutions and non-governmental organisations
1. Avis concernant certaines propositions de modifications de la loi du 30 juillet 1981, Centre for Equal opportunities and the fight against racism (Centre pour l’égalité des chances et la lutte contre le racisme), in : CECLR, Annual report 1997.
2. La Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne : un réel progrès ?, report prepared for the International Federation of Human Rights (Fédération internationale des Ligues des droits de l’Homme –FIDH), November 1999.
3. La mise en oeuvre de l’article 13 du traité CE et ses conséquences sur le marché du travail, report prepared upon request of the Observatoire social européen and the Belgian Minister of Labour and Employment in May 2000.
4. Avis sur les possibilités d’utilisation à l’égard du Vlaams Blok de l’article 15ter de la loi du 4 juillet 1989 relative à la limitation et au contrôle des dépenses électorales ainsi qu’au financement et à la comptabilité des partis politiques, Centre for Equal opportunities and the fight against racism, June 2001.
5. Towards Corporate Accountability for Human and Environmental Rights Abuses, report prepared for the European Coalition for Corporate Justice, March 2007 (www.corporatejustice.org)
6. International Trade in Agriculture and the Right to Food, Dialogue on Globalization Occasional Papers, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Geneva, No. 46, November 2009, available on
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/genf/06819.pdf
1 L’adhésion de l’Union européenne à la Charte sociale européenne, Working Paper discussed in Brussels on 7 November 2003, published as EUI Working Paper LAW No. 2004/11, 42 pages.
2. La contribution de la Charte sociale européenne au développement du droit de l'Union européenne, Cridho Working papers n° 2006/10, available at : http://cridho.uclouvain.be (report prepared for the colloquium organized by the secretariat of the European Social Charter of the Council of Europe for the tenth anniversary of the Revised European Social Charter).
3. The Fundamental Rights Agency : Towards an Active Fundamental Rights Policy of the Union, Cridho Working paper n° 2006/7, available at : http://cridho.uclouvain.be (with Valérie Van Goethem)
4. The role of national human rights institutions in human rights proofing of legislation, 4th Roundtable of European National Human Rights Institutions and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, CommDH/NHRI(2006)2, Strasbourg, 28 September 2006 keynote address delivered in Athens on 28 September 2006, available in French and in English : http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/Activities/event_files/060927NHRIroundtable_en.asp (and also available as CRIDHO working paper n° 2006/5, available at http://cridho.uclouvain.be)
5. Globalization and Jurisdiction : Lessons from the European Convention on Human Rights, Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice, New York University School of Law, CHRGJ Working Paper n°9, 2005, 37 pages
6. The Role of the Union in Integrating the Roma : Present and Possible Future, European Diversity and Autonomy Papers (EDAP) 2/2005, 37 pages, available at www.eurac.edu/edap (with A. Verstichel)
1. ‘Foreword – Rights in Action’ to Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses. A Guide for Victims and NGOs on Recourse Mechanisms, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Paris, 2010.
2. Foreword to Julie Ringelheim, Diversité culturelle et droits de l’homme, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2006
3. Foreword to Guide des pratiques agro-écologiques, Agrisud, 2010-08-23
4. Foreword to Christophe Golay, Droit à l’alimentation et accès à la justice, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2010
5. Foreword to State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet, 2010
6. Foreword to Jean-Louis Rastoin and Gérard Ghersi, Le système alimentaire mondial, Paris, éd. Quae, 2010
7. Foreword to Christine Frison et al. (eds), Plant Genetic Resources and Food Security. FAO and Bioversity International, Earthscan Publ., London and New York, 2011
8. Foreword to Fons Coomans and Rolf Künnemann (eds), Cases and Concepts on Extraterritorial Obligations in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Intersentia, 2012.
9. Foreword C. Cournil and C. Colard-Fabregoule (dir.), Changements environnementaux globaux et droits de l'homme, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2012, pp. 9-19, see http://dial.academielouvain.be/handle/boreal:112242
10. Foreword to the IDS Bulletin, vol. 43, Number S1 (July 2012), Institute for Develoment Studies, pp. vii-ix
11. Foreword to J. Fanzo, D. Hunter, T. Borelli, and F. Mattei (eds), Diversifying Food and Diets. Using Agricultural Biodiversity to Improve Nutrition and Health, Routledge, London, 2013, see http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781849714570/
12. Foreword to Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Viviene Taylor (eds), Food Security in South Africa. Human rights and entitlement perspectives (University of Cape Town Press, Cape Town)
(selected : See also for a range of media interviews and editorials, the media section of the website http://www.srfood.org)
" Effectivité des droits et circulation des idées", IDj 1995-01, pp. 93-95.
"Le droit international privé des droits de l'homme : le cas de la répudiation", IDj 1995-02, pp. 197-198.
"La fonction du recours en carence dans le droit communautaire de la concurrence", IDj 1995-03, pp. 295-296.
"Egalité de traitement, effet dans le temps de la chose interprétée, applicabilité directe : le dialogue entre ordres juridiques", IDj 1995-04, pp. 393-395.
"Les transformations du droit européen", IDj 1995-05, pp. 517-519.
"Les limites de l'application de Keck et Mithouard à la libre prestation des services", IDj 1995-06, pp. 607-609
"La circulation des personnes au croisement des ordres juridiques européens", IDj 1995-07
"Le droit à un environnement sain dans la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme", IDj, 1995-11
"La leçon de W. van Gerven", IDJ, 1995-12
“Le développement jurisprudentiel de la responsabilité de l’Etat et le réalisme juridique”, IDj, 1997-08, pp. 1-3.
‘Fighting for Adequate Food in a Global Crisis’ Harvard International Review, special issue on Agriculture, vol. 31 (2) - Summer 2009 Issue, available at : http://hir.harvard.edu/index.php?page=article&id=1909
‘How not to respond to the challenge of the challenge of the global food crisis’, Global Future, No. 3 (2008), pp. 21-22
'Food crises: architects needed', Making It. Industry for Development, 2nd quarter 2011, p. 42.
'The New Green Revolution: How Twenty-First Century Science Can Feed the World', Solutions, July-August 2011, vol. 2, issue 4, pp. 33-45
‘The Political Economy of Hunger and the Right to Food’, 26th McDougall Memorial Lecture, delivered at the opening of the Conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), 18 November 2009, see : ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/meeting/018/k6518e.pdf
'Contract farming can work', Guest column in Issue 44 : Markets, smallholders and empowerment, Capacity.org, available at: http://www.capacity.org/capacity/opencms/en/topics/value-chains/improving-the-bargaining-power-of-small-farmers.html
'The contribution of the right to food to global food security: a tool not a symbol', Asian Development Bank Gender Network e-news, August 2012, Vol. 6 No. 2
'Our secret weapon against hunger: gender equality and women's empowerment', Asian Development Bank Gender Network e-news, August 2012, Vol. 6 No. 2
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Official Reports - for international, national, or non-governmental organisations
United Nations (not including country-specific reports)
1. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction as a tool for improving the Human Rights Accountability of Transnational Corporations, background paper to the seminar organized in collaboration with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Brussels on 3-4 November 2006 within the mandate of prof. J. Ruggie, the Special Representative to the UN Secretary General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other enterprises.
2. ‘Building resilience: a human rights framework for world food and nutrition security’, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 9th session of the Human Rights Council (UN doc. A/HRC/9/23) (8 September 2008)
3. Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 63rd session of the General Assembly (A/63/278) (21 October 2008)
4. ‘The role of development cooperation and food aid in realizing the right to adequate food: moving from charity to obligation’, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 10th session of the Human Rights Council (UN doc. A/HRC/10/5) (11. February 2009)
5. ‘Crisis into opportunity: reinforcing multilateralism’, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (UN doc. A/HRC/12/31) (21 July 2009)
6. ‘Seed policies and the right to food’, Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 64th session of the General Assembly (UN doc. A/64/170) (27 July 2009)
7. Agribusiness and the right to food, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter (UN doc. A/HRC/13/33) (22 December 2009)
8. ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter - Addendum - Large-scale land acquisitions and leases: A set of minimum principles and measures to address the human rights challenge’, A/HRC/13/33/Add.2 (28 December 2009)
9. "Countries tackling hunger with a right to food approach. Significant progress in implementing the right to food at national scale in Africa, Latin America and South Asia", Briefing Note 1 (14 May 2010).
10. ‘Access to land and the right to food’, Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 65th session of the General Assembly, UN doc. A/65/281 (11 August 2010)
11. “Food Commodities Speculation and Food Price Crises. Regulation to reduce the risks of price volatility”, Briefing Note 2 (23 September 2010)
12. “Addressing Concentration in Food Supply Chains. The Role of Competition Law in Tackling the Abuse of Buyer Power”, Briefing Note 3 (1 December 2010)
13. 'Agroecology and the Right to Food', Report presented at the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, UN doc. A/HRC/16/49 (March 2011)
14. "Towards more equitable value chains: alternative business models in support of the right to food”, Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 66th session of the General Assembly, UN doc. A/66/262 (4 August 2011)
15. "The World Trade Organization and the Post-Global Food Crisis Agenda: Putting Food Security First in the International Trade System", Briefing Note 4 (16 November 2011)
16. 'The Adequacy of Diets and the Right to Food: the agriculture-food-health nexus', Report presented at the 19th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, UN doc. A/HRC/19/59 (March 2012)
17. Guiding Principles on human rights impact assessments of trade and investment agreements, Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, UN doc. A/HRC/19/59/Add.5 (March 2012)
18. "From Charity to Entitlement: Implementing the right to food in Southern and Eastern Africa", Briefing Note 5 (20 June 2012)
19. 'The fisheries sector and the right to food', Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, to the 67th session of the General Assembly, UN doc. A/67/268 (6 August 2012)
20. "A Rights Revolution: Implementing the right to food in Latin America and the Caribbean", Briefing Note 6 (27 September 2012)
21. "Underwriting the Poor: a Global Fund for Social Protection", Briefing Note 7 (9 October 2012).
22. "Women's rights and the right to food". Report presented t the twenty-second session of the Human Rights Council, UN doc. A/HRC/22/50 (24 Dec. 2012)
23. "Final Report: The transformative potential of the right to food", Final Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food to the 25th session of the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/25/57).
24. The international dimensions of the right to development: a fresh start towards improving accountability. Report prepared at the request of the United Nations Working Group on the Right to Development (UN doc. A/HRC/WG.2/19/CRP.1) (presented on 24 March 2018)
1. Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the Charter of Fundamental Rights (20 September 2000): CES 1005/2000 – SOC/013 (expert tasked with drafting)
2. “Ancrer les droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne”, European Commission (Fundamental Rights Unit A5, DG Justice and Home Affairs), March 2002, available here
3. “Vers l’Union de droit. L’amélioration de la protection juridictionnelle du particulier dans le cadre de la Conférence intergouvernementale”, European Commission (Fundamental Rights Unit A5, DG Justice and Home Affairs), January 2003, available here
4. Report on the situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union and Its Member States in 2002, Report of the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights to the European Commission, March 2003, 274 pages (French version published simultaneously : Rapport sur la situation des droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne et ses Etats membres en 2002) (responsible for the preparation of this synthesis report on the basis of the information provided by the other experts members of the Network) (Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2003)
5. The Balance between Freedom and Security in the Response by the European Union and Its Member States to the Terrorist Threats, Thematic Comment n°1 of the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights, March 2003, 52 pp. (French version published simultaneously : L’équilibre liberté – sécurité dans la réponse de l’Union européenne et de ses Etats membres à la menace terroriste, Observation thématique n°1 du Réseau UE d’Experts indépendants en matière de droits fondamentaux) (Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2003)
6. Report on the situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union in 2003, prepared for the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights and the European Commission (French version : Rapport sur la situation des droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne en 2003)(sole author)
7. Report on the situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union in 2004, prepared for the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights and the European Commission (French version : Rapport sur la situation des droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne en 2004)(sole author)
8. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Medical Examinations as Barriers to the Employment of Persons with Disabilities : Reconciling the Principle of Equal Treatment and Health and Safety Regulations under European Union Law, August 2004, Report prepared within the EU Network of Experts on Disability Discrimination.
9. The Prohibition of Discrimination under European Human Rights Law. Relevance for EU Racial and Employment Directives, prepared for the European Commission (DG Eemployment and Social Affairs), February 2005, 58 pages ; also published in French translation : L’interdiction de la discrimination dans le droit européen des droits de l’homme. Sa pertinence pour les directives communautaires relatives à l’égalité de traitement sur la base de la race et dans l’emploi),
10. Contributor to the report « More or less together. Levels of legal consequences of marriage, cohabitation and registered partnership for different-sex and same-sex partners. A comparative study of nine European countries » (coord. K. Waaldijk).
11. Promoting and protecting human rights in the EU : the role of national courts, human rights defenders, and independent national human rights institutions, briefing note prepared for the European Parliament, see http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/dv/note_role_national_courts_hr_defenders/Note_role_national_courts_HR_defendersen.pdf
(also in French: Promouvoir et protéger les droits de l’homme dans l’Union européenne : le rôle des juridictions nationales, des défenseurs des droits de l’homme, et des institutions nationales indépendantes des droits de l’homme, briefing note prepared for the European Parliament, see http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/dv/note_role_national_courts_hr_defenders/Note_role_national_courts_HR_defendersfr.pdf
12. Les relations entre la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme, la Charte des droits fondamentaux, et les Constitutions nationales, briefing note prepared for the European Parliament, see : http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/dv/note_rel_echr_charter_constit/Note_rel_ECHR_Charter_Constitfr.pdf
13. Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation in the EU Member States, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, June 2008, 164 pages, available from : http://www.fra.europa.eu/ (study which I later updated for the FRA (June 2010): http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/1759-FRA-2011-Homophobia-Update-Report_EN.pdf)
14. Links between Migration and Discrimination. European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, July 2009, 96 pages
15. The division of tasks between the Council of Europe and the European Union in the promotion and protection of Human Rights in Europe : Conflict, Competition and Complementarity, January 2007, available from http://cridho.uclouvain.be
16. The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa, Directorate-General for External Policies, Policy Department, European Parliament Development Committee, 2015, available here; see the resolution of 7 June 2016 adopted by the European Parliament on the basis of this report (2015/2277(INI)) (rapp. M. Heubeuch)
17. Study prepared at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Follow-up to the European Parliament's Resolution of 8 September 2015 on 'The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2013-2014)' (2015)
18. Study prepared at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO), The Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU Institutional Framework (2016)
19. Study prepared at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO), The European Social Charter in the context of the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2016)
20. Study prepared at the request of the European Commission and the European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination, Links between migration and discrimination (2016)
21. Study prepared at the request of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), on Strengthening the Fundamental Rights Agency. The Revision of the Fundamental Rights Agency Regulation (2020).
1. La Charte sociale européenne par temps de crise, contribution to the high-level Forum on Social Rights (Turin, October 2016).
2. L’adhésion de l’Union européenne à la Charte sociale européenne / The accession of the European Union to the European Social Charter (in French), 8 July 2014, available on the website of the European Social Charter.
3. Expert on the question of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (see Council of Europe doc. AS/Jur (2007) 53, 12 October 2007)
4. Expert on the preparation of Guidelines by the Working Party on Expulsion Procedures of the ad hoc Committee of experts on legal aspects of territorial asylum, refugees and stateless persons (CAHAR-PE) : see Recommendation 1547(2002) on expulsion procedures in conformity with human rights and enforced with respect for safety and dignity (CM/AS(2003)Rec1547final), and for the final result, the, the Twenty Guidelines on forced return adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 4 May 2005, at the 925th Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies
5. Expert report on the Draft Law on the Police in Kosovo, Council of Europe, DG II (2005), Strasbourg, March 2005
6. Expert report on the Bill on Freedom of conscience and religious associations of the Republic of Moldova, Council of Europe, DG II (2003) 8, Strasbourg, 17 April 2003 (with V. Coussirat-Coustère)
7. Expert of the Council of Europe, in charge of the compatibility exercice on the Republic of Armenia (see Study on the compatibility of the law of the Republic of Armenia with the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights, H(2000)12) (1999-2000). A compatibility exercise requires a systematic examination of the conformity of the laws and administrative practices of a country acceding to the Council of Europe with the standards of that organisation, see doc. H(96)12.
8. Expert of the Council of Europe, in charge of the compatibility exercice on the Republic of Yugoslavia (now Serbia and Montenegro) (see Study on the compatibility of the law of the Republic of Yugoslavia with the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights, H(2002)11) (2000-2002)
9. Expert Report on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms of the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 11 February 2003
10. Expert Opinion on the draft Law on Movement and Stay of Aliens and Asylum presented to the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, September 2002, Directorate of Legal Affairs, Council of Europe.
11. Expert Report on freedom of assembly and freedom of association in Turkey, see Expert opinions on the draft law on Assembly and Demonstrations of Turkey, Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 7 May 2002, HRCAD/DGII/Exp. (2002), 28 pp. (with St. Livingstone)
12. Expert Report on the right to an effective remedy in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the context of the accession of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the European Convention on Human Rights, Sarajevo, May 2002.
13. Expert of the Council of Europe, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees à Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 10-11 December 1998 : “ Human Rights and the Protection of Asylum Seekers and Refugees : International and European Perspectives ”.
14. Expert Report on freedom of assembly in Croatia : see Comments on the Croatian Law on Public Assembly Bill, Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 28 September 1998, DDH/EXP(98)3.
15. Accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE doc. AS/Jur (2007) 53, 12 October 2007
16.a. Le socle européen des droits sociaux et le rôle de la charte sociale européenne dans l'ordre juridique de l'Union européenne, Conseil de l'Europe, Strasbourg, juillet 2019
16.b. The European Pillar of Social Rights and the Role of the European Social Charter in the European Union Legal Order, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, July 2019.
National institutions and non-governmental organisations
1. Avis concernant certaines propositions de modifications de la loi du 30 juillet 1981, Centre for Equal opportunities and the fight against racism (Centre pour l’égalité des chances et la lutte contre le racisme), in : CECLR, Annual report 1997.
2. La Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne : un réel progrès ?, report prepared for the International Federation of Human Rights (Fédération internationale des Ligues des droits de l’Homme –FIDH), November 1999.
3. La mise en oeuvre de l’article 13 du traité CE et ses conséquences sur le marché du travail, report prepared upon request of the Observatoire social européen and the Belgian Minister of Labour and Employment in May 2000.
4. Avis sur les possibilités d’utilisation à l’égard du Vlaams Blok de l’article 15ter de la loi du 4 juillet 1989 relative à la limitation et au contrôle des dépenses électorales ainsi qu’au financement et à la comptabilité des partis politiques, Centre for Equal opportunities and the fight against racism, June 2001.
5. Towards Corporate Accountability for Human and Environmental Rights Abuses, report prepared for the European Coalition for Corporate Justice, March 2007 (www.corporatejustice.org)
6. International Trade in Agriculture and the Right to Food, Dialogue on Globalization Occasional Papers, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Geneva, No. 46, November 2009, available on
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/genf/06819.pdf
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