Merel Vrancken
@merelvrancken
Researcher @UHasselt - Constitutional law, non-discrimination and education / Writing PhD on human rights & educational segregation
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01-04-2020 09:38:08
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De #Vreemdelingenwet verplicht hulpverleners niet om bij DVZ te melden wie onwettig in #België is. Sinds 2018 vallen de de #arbeidsinspectie en #politie niet meer onder die uitzondering. Anja Van den Durpel (UGent) bespreekt de risico's van dat beleid. tijd.mensenrechten.be/2023/01/13/die…
In 'Titel 2.0' verzamelen we ideeën voor een update van de Grondwet, zodat die in de 21e eeuw grondrechten (nog) beter kan beschermen. Deze week: Cedric Jenart, docent Grondwettelijk Recht UAntwerpen, over 1 wettigheidsclausule voor alle grondrechten. tijd.mensenrechten.be/2023/01/19/de-…
Wat moeten we met aanvallen op #kunstwerken? Moet de vrijheid van #meningsuiting bescherming bieden? Anna de Jong, PhD-onderzoeker aan Maastricht University, duikt de geschiedenis van het kunstprotest in op zoek naar houvast. tijd.mensenrechten.be/2023/01/27/de-…
In today's post Merel Vrancken celebrates the #ECtHR's ruling in Elmazova and Others v. North Macedonia which marks a ‘tremendous step forward in prohibiting segregation and guaranteeing equality of all pupils in education.’ For more see: strasbourgobservers.com/2023/02/07/bea…
In her commentary of T.H. v. Bulgaria on reasonable accommodation of a disabled pupil, Merel Vrancken criticises the #ECtHR for failing to engage with the international legal framework on #InclusiveEducation and a confusing reasoning on discrimination strasbourgobservers.com/2023/07/20/not…
Excited and proud to announce that I won the Jonathan Cooper OBE Prize for best paper at EHRL_Conference23 Faculty of Law🤓 Many thanks to Kirsty Hughes, Dr Palmer and Dr Martin for organising an amazing conference and to Universiteit Hasselt for supporting my research on segregation in education
It was lovely to join forces with @sevrineva to write about such an important topic for Strasbourg Observers
👏 Mooie uitspraak van de Geschillenkamer van het Vlaams Mensenrechteninstituut over verbod op lange zwemkleding (boerkiniverbod) Het verbod is indirect discriminerend t.a.v. moslimvrouwen en niet noodzakelijk voor de veiligheid en hygiëne van zwemmers vlaamsmensenrechteninstituut.be/geschillenkame…
📘 The edited volume on Contested Equality was published, fully open access! Find it here: elgaronline.com/edcollbook-oa/… 📖 I contributed to this book with a chapter on the concept of segregation. 🙏 Thank you very much to Elif Askin and Hanna Stoll for making this happen!
📢 In S. v. Czech Republic, the ECtHR once again falls short on disability rights. Despite citing the #CRPD, its reliance on the medical model of disability undermines inclusive education & reasonable accommodations. Read Merel Vrancken's analysis 👉 strasbourgobservers.com/2025/02/04/rea…
In today's blogpost Merel Vrancken discusses the ECtHR's judgement in Salay v. Slovakia on the use of tests to place Roma students in special needs education. The Court found a violation but failed to criticize the practice of widespread testing as such strasbourgobservers.com/2025/03/25/sal…