Olivier De Schutter

University of Louvain (Belgium)

Professor of Law

Place Montesquieu, 3

B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, 1348

Belgium

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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. (State Responsibility to Control Transnational Corporations: Towards an International Convention on Combating Human Rights Abuses Committed by Transnational Corporations.)

Emmanuel Decaux (dir.), La responsabilité des entreprises multinationales en matière de droits de l'homme (Collection Droit et Justice; 89), Editions Bruylant & Editions Nemesis: Bruxelles, 2010, p. 20-100
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
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Obligations extraterritoriales en matière de droits de l'homme, Sociétés transnationales, Traité sur les entreprises et les droits de l'homme, Extraterritorial Human Rights Obligations, Transnational Corporations, Treaty on Business and Human Rights

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The European Court of Human Rights as a Pragmatic Institution

E. Brems (ed.), Conflicting between fundamental rights, Intersentia, 2008
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter and Françoise Tulkens
University of Louvain (Belgium) and European Court of Human Rights
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Conflicts of rights, Balancing, Practical concordance, Pragmatism in legal adjudication.

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Three Models of Equality and European Anti-Discrimination Law

Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, Vol. 57, no. 1, p. 1-56 (2006)
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Non-discrimination, Equal treatment, Personal data legislation

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Human Rights and the Rise of International Organisations: The Logic of Sliding Scales in the Law International Responsabilité

Jan Wouters, Eva Brems, Accountability for Human Rights Violations by International Organizations (International Law 7), Intersentia: Antwerp, 2011, p. 55-12
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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International Organisations, Law of International Responsibility

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Towards a Legally Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Oct 2015
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Transnational corporations, Business and Human Rights, Global Compact, Human Rights Council

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Transnational Corporations as Instruments of Human Development

Ph. Alston and M. Robinson, Human Rights and Development : Towards Mutual Reinforcement, Oxford Univ. Press, 2005, p. 403-444
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Transnational corporations, Globalization and human rights, International investment, Human Development.

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The Implementation of Fundamental Rights Through the Open Method of Coordination

O. De Schutter and S. Deakin, Social Rights and Market Forces. Is the open coordination of employment and social policies the future of Social Europe?, Bruylant: Bruxelles, 2005, p. 279-343
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Fundamental rights in the EU, Open Method of Coordination, Economic freedoms and fundamental rights.

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Globalization and Jurisdiction: Lessons from the European Convention on Human Rights

Baltic Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 6, p. 185-247 (2006)
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Jurisdiction, Extraterritorial human rights obligations, European Convention on Human Rights, Inter-State cooperation.

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Sovereignty-Plus in the Era of Interdependence: Towards an International Convention on Combating Human Rights Violations by Transnational Corporations

CRIDHO WP n°2010/5
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Aug 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Extraterritorial jurisdiction, Transnational corporations, Global public goods

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Foreword to 'Ethnic Monitoring - The Processing of Racial and Ethnic Data in Anti-Discrimination Policies: Reconciling the Promotion of Equality with Privacy Rights'

Olivier De Schutter and Julie Ringelheim, ETHNIC MONITORING - THE PROCESSING OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DATA IN ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES: RECONCILING THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY WITH PRIVACY RIGHTS, Bruylant, 2010
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 13 Feb 2010
Olivier De Schutter and Julie Ringelheim
University of Louvain (Belgium) and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Center for Philosophy of Law
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Antidiscrimination, Equality, Race, Ethnicity, Privacy, Personal Data Protection, EU law, Identity, Human Rights Law

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Corporate Social Responsibility European Style

European Law Journal, Vol. 14, no. 2, p. 203-236 (2008)
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance in the EU, Multistakeholder approaches.

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Binding the EU to International Human Rights Law

Yearbook of European Law, vol. n°27, p. 277-320 (2008)
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Israel de Jesus Butler and Olivier De Schutter
Law School, Lancaster University and University of Louvain (Belgium)
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European Union Human Rights Policy, International Organisations, Council of Europe, Human Rights Treaties.

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Les affaires Total et Unocal: complicité et extraterritorialité en matière d'Imposition aux entreprises d'obligations en matière de droits de l'homme. (The Total and Unocal Cases: Complicity and Extraterritoriality in Imposing Human Rights Obligations on Corporations)

Annuaire Français de Droit International, Vol. 52, no. 52, p. 55-101 (2006)
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Juridiction extraterritoriale, Complicité d'entreprise, Sociétés transnationales, Entreprises et droits de l'homme, Extraterritorial jurisdiction, Corporate complicity, Transnational corporations, Business and human rights

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L'adhésion de L'Union Européenne à La Charte sociale européenne (The Accession of the European Union to the European Social Charter)

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 05 Aug 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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European Union, Fundamental Rights, European Social Charter, Council of Europe

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Ethnic Profiling: A Rising Challenge for European Human Rights Law

Modern Law Review, vol. 71, no. 3, p. 358-384 (2008)
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter and Julie Ringelheim
University of Louvain (Belgium) and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Center for Philosophy of Law
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Ethnic and racial discrimination, Counter-terrorism measures, Personal data protection, Ethnic and racial stereotyping, Stop and search powers.

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The Right of Everyone to Enjoy the Benefits of Scentific Progress and the Right to Food: From Conflict to Complementarity

Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 2, p. 304-350 (May 2011)
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Right to Science, Seeds, Intellectual Property Rights, Plant Breeders' Rights, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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Les mesures provisoires devant la Cour de Justice des Communautés européennes dans le domaine des droits fondamentaux. (Provisional Measures before the European Court of Justice and Fundamental Rights)

: G. Cohen-Jonathan et J.-Fr. Flauss, Mesures conservatoires et droits fondamentaux (Droits et justice; n°65), Editions Bruylant: Bruxelles, 2003
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Cour de justice de l'Union européenne, Protection juridictionnelle provisoire, Mesures provisoires, Primauté du droit européen, Court of Justice of the EU, Provisional judicial protection, Interim measures, Supremacy of EU Law

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Fundamental Rights and the Transformation of Governance in the European Union

The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, Vol. n°9, no. ch. 5, p. 133-175 (2007)
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Charter of Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Rights in the EU, Collective learning, Subsidiarity

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The EU's Fifth Project: Transitional Governance in the Service of Sustainable Societies

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Aug 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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European Union, Governance, Sustainability, Social Innovations.

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The Role of Property Rights in the Debate on Large-Scale Land Acquisitions

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 02 Oct 2015
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Agricultural investment, Land tenure, Titling schemes, Large-scale land acquisitions

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Transborder Provision of Services and 'Social Dumping': Rights-Based Mutual Trust in the Establishment of the Internal Market

I. Lianos and O. Odudu (eds), Regulating Trade in Services in the EU and the WTO. Trust, Distrust and Economic Integration, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2012, p. 349-38
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
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University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Regulatory Competition, Social dumping, Mutual trust, Posted Workers

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Liberalization of Investment and Human Development

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter, Johan F. M. Swinnen and Jan Wouters
University of Louvain (Belgium), KU Leuven - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (LICOS) and KU Leuven - Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies
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Foreign direct investment, Human Development, International Investment Agreements, Bilateral Investment Agreements, Regulatory competition

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Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century

Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century (2018); ISBN: 978-0-692-15439-7 
Number of pages: 172 Posted: 13 Dec 2018
Emma Aisbett, Barnali Choudhury, Olivier De Schutter, Frank J. Garcia, James Harrison, Song Hong, Lise Johnson, Mouhamadou Madana Kane, Santiago Peña, Matthew C. Porterfield, Susan K. Sell, Stephen E. Shay and Louis T. Wells
ANU - School of Regulation and Global Governance, University College London - Faculty of Laws, University of Louvain (Belgium), Boston College - Law School, University of Warwick - School of Law, Institute of World Economics, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, African Center of International Law Practice (ACILP), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Georgetown University - Harrison Institute for Public Law, George Washington University, Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School
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international investment law, global economic governance, multilateral reforms

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Europe in Search of Its Civil Society

European Law Journal, Vol. 8, no. 2, p. 198-217 (2002)
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Deliberative democracy, Civil Society, Governance in the EU, Convention for the elaboration of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

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La protection du travailleur vis-à-vis des nouvelles technologies dans l'emploi (New Technologies and the Rights of Workers)

Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme, no. 54, p. 627-664 (2003)
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Vie privée, Nouvelles technologies, Emploi, Droits des travailleurs, Privacy, New technologies, Employment, Workers' rights

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Civiliser le marché par les règles. L'analytique des droits de W.N. Hohfeld (Civilizing the Market. The Analytical Jurisprudence of W.N. Hohfeld)

Liber amicorum Paul Martens. L'humanisme dans la résolution des conflits. Utopie ou réalité?, Larcier: Bruxelles, 2007, p. 253-269
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
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University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Hohfeld, Jurisprudence analytique, Réalisme juridique, Hohfeld, Analytical jurisprudence, Legal Realism

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Institutions Equipped to Learn

Lenoble, J & De Schutter, O, Reflexive Governance: Redefining The Public Interest in a Pluralistic World, 2010
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
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University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Governance theory, Pragmatism, Learning-based theory of governance

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Ethnic Profiling: A Rising Challenge for European Human Rights Law

Modern Law Review, Vol. 71, Issue 3, pp. 358-384, May 2008
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Apr 2008
Olivier De Schutter and Julie Ringelheim
University of Louvain (Belgium) and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Center for Philosophy of Law
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Corporate Social Responsibility European Style

European Law Journal, Vol. 14, Issue 2, pp. 203-236, March 2008
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 02 Feb 2008
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University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Waiver of Rights and State Paternalism Under the European Convention on Human Rights Renonciation (aux droits et paternalisme d'Etat dans la Convention européenne des droits de l'Homme)

Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, Vol. 51, no. 23, p. 481-508
Posted: 06 Oct 2015
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)

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Waiver of rights, Paternalism, Libertarianism, Commodification of rights, European Court of Human Rights, Renonciation aux droits, Paternalisme, Libertarianisme, Marchandisation des droits, Cour européenne des droits de l'homme

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Introduction: Liberalization of Investment and Human Development

Olivier De Schutter, Jan Wouters and Johan F. Swinnen (eds), Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development, Routledge, London, 2012, (pp. 1-24).
Posted: 23 Jun 2014
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Foreign direct investment, Human Development, International Investment Agreements, Bilateral Investment Agreements, Regulatory competition

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L'aide au suicide devant la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme (Assisted Suicide before the European Court of Human Rights)

Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme, no. 53, p. 71-112 (2003)
Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter
University of Louvain (Belgium)

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Suicide, Euthanasie, Autonomie, Vie privée, Suicide, Euthanasia, Autonomy, Privacy

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Le concept de discrimination dans la jurisprudence de la Cour de Justice des Communautés européennes. (The Concept of Discrimination in the Case-Law of the European Court of Justice)

E. Bribosia, P. Magnette et A. Weyembergh, Union européenne et nationalités, Bruylant: Bruxelles, 1999, p. 11-44
Posted: 12 Jun 2014
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University of Louvain (Belgium)

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Egalité de traitement, Libre circulation des travailleurs, Egalité des genres, Discrimination, Equal treatment, Free movement of workers, Gender equality, Discrimination

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The Accession of the European Community to the European Convention on Human Rights. Opinion 2/94 of 28 March 1996 (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, no. 5-6, p. 555-606 (1996)
Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Olivier De Schutter and Yves Lejeune
University of Louvain (Belgium) and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)

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Accession to the ECHR, Autonomy of the EC legal order, European Court of Justice, Adhésion à la CEDH, Autonomie de l'ordre juridique communautaire, Cour de justice des Communautés européennes

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Economic Policy Conditionality, Socio-Economic Rights and International Legal Responsibility: The Case of Greece 2010-2015

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Jul 2015
Margot E. Salomon and Olivier De Schutter
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for the Study of Human Rights and University of Louvain (Belgium)
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Greece, austerity, international creditors, human rights, social rights, international responsibility