Curriculum Vitae BA & MA in Law (ULB, 1998), LL.M in Human Rights (Leicester, 1999), Diploma on international human rights law René Cassin (Strasbourg, 2001), PhD in Law (ULB, 2005) Researcher in international human rights law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles Personal information Surname(s) / First name(s) HENNEBEL, Ludovic Address(es) 396, Chaussée de Boondael, 1050 Brussels, Belgium Telephone(s) ++3226504716 Mobile: ++32476805509 Fax(es) ++3226504007 E-mail Ludo.Hennebel@ulb.ac.be Nationality Belgian Gender M. Work experience Dates Main activities and responsibilities - Research February, 15, 2005 in progress Postdoctoral Researcher (Perelman Center for Legal Philosophy, Law Faculty, Free University of Brussels, Brussels) - Director of Human Rights Network International Association Research programs dealing with the Inter-American System of Human Rights European System of Human Rights United Nations Comparing the European Court of Human Rights and the US Supreme Court Corporations and Human Rights Corporate Social Responsibility Global Justice. Author of several publications (see annex) Organization of academic seminars Supervision of Master thesis Supervision of interns and trainees Organization of research seminars International conferences (see annex) - Teaching and trainings Academic Coordinator of the European Master in Human Rights and Democratization (since 2002) program at the Free University of Brussels: network of 38 universities taking part to the first European master in human rights based in Venice, Italy. Seminars, lectures and conferences on corporations and human rights, European Court of Human Rights and U.S. Supreme Court, American Exceptionalism and Human Rights, Inter- American Court of Human Rights. - Program Director Terrorism and Human Rights Program Director: trainings and seminars of judges on terrorism and human rights in Brussels, Rabat and Alger in partnership with the United Nations (UNODC). Human Rights and Corporations Program Director: research program on corporate social responsibility, corporations and international human rights law. Virtual Library on International Human Rights Law Program Director: www.hrni.org / www.findhumanrights.org (since 2002): bilingual (French and English) human rights website publishing case law, reports, papers, book references, etc. (8.000 visits per month). - Project management Page 1 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of Executive director of the International association Human Rights Network International (since 2003): NGO (think tank spin-off of the Université Libre de Bruxelles) promoting human rights expertise and carrying out field mission of consultancy in human rights, humanitarian law,
corporate social responsibility, and reform of justice Management of various research programs (global justice, corporate social responsibility, human rights, etc.) Drafting the proposal, negotiation of the contracts, reports, etc. Including funding from the European Commission. Management of the Perelman Center for Legal Philosophy under the supervision of Prof. Frydman. - Consultancy Independent consultant or chargé de mission in human rights for the International Relations General Commissionership (Brussels: supporting the human rights policy of Belgium abroad), the International Federation of Human Rights (based in Paris: field investigation in Budapest), the MGIMO University (Moscow) (under the request of the College of Europe: training on international human rights law). Law School, Université Libre de Bruxelles University - Law Dates January, 1, 2004 February, 15, 2005 Main activities and responsibilities - PhD Research Research Fellow PhD Candidate (Free University of Brussels, Brussels) - Director of Human Rights Network International Association Research on the Inter-American System of Human Rights and the United Nations System of Human Rights Le régionalisme comme garant de l universalisme des droits de l homme: le cas du mécanisme de pétition individuelle de la Cour interaméricaine des droits de l homme (Comparing the mechanisms and case law of the Inter-American Court and the Human Rights Committee of the UN). PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. Benoit Frydman (ULB) and Judge Antonio Cançado Trindade (Inter-American Court of Human Rights). - Program Director and Coordinator: Human Rights Network International Program Director: Network of scholars working on international human rights law Academic Coordinator of the virtual library on international human rights law www.hrni.org / www.findhumanrights.org Academic Coordinator of the European Master in Human Rights and Democratization program at the Free University of Brussels Project Management: Management of the Center for Legal Philosophy of the Law Department of the Free University of Brussels under the supervision of the President and Director of the Center: fundraising, accounting, research programs management, etc. Law School, Université Libre de Bruxelles University - Law Dates January, 1, 2003 January, 1, 2004 Visiting Researcher (Inter-American Court, San José, Costa Rica) Main activities and responsibilities - Visiting researcher at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights working under the direction of Judge Antonio A. Cançado Trindade, President of the Court PhD Research Drafting provisional measures, researching literature and jurisprudence on specific human rights issues Observation of the deliberations, the treatment of witnesses, the public hearings, etc. Inter-American Court of Human Rights Court - Law Dates October, 1, 2000 January, 1, 2003 Page 2 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of
Research Fellow (Free University of Brussels, Brussels) Main activities and responsibilities - Research in International Human Rights Law PhD research: researches on civil society, universal protection of human rights, classification of human rights, inter-american human rights system. - Projects Management: Launching of the program Human Rights Network International program; Development of the virtual library on international human rights law www.hrni.org / www.findhumanrights.org; Acting as Assistant Director of the Center for Legal Philosophy of the Law Department of the Free University of Brussels; Organization of the International Conference on the classification of human rights; Organization of several research seminars and conferences at the University. Law School, Université Libre de Bruxelles University Law Dates March, 1, 2000 October, 1, 2000 (and part-time until December, 31, 2000) Parliamentary Attaché (Belgian Parliament, Brussels) Main activities and responsibilities - Drafting of bills dealing with human rights, criminal law and electoral process. - Legal advice Political campaign Political office Main activities and responsibilities Main activities and responsibilities Belgian Parliament Parliament Law Dates January, 1, 2000 March, 1, 2000 Independent Consultant in Human Rights (NGO Citizens Network, Brussels) - Survey on the reform of the judicial system in Congo and training for civil society actors Citizens Network NGO Law Dates September, 1, 1999 December, 31, 1999 Internship (NGO International Human Rights Law Group, Washington D.C.) - Survey on the reform of the judicial system in Congo and training for civil society actors International Human Rights Law Group NGO Law Education Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects Name and type of organisation Dates May 2005 PhD in Law - International Human Rights Law - Le régionalisme comme garant de l universalisme des droits de l homme: le cas du mécanisme de pétition individuelle de la Convention américaine des droits de l homme, 570 pages. - Supervisors: Benoit Frydman (ULB) and Antonio A. Cançado Trindade (President of the Inter- American Court of Human Rights) - Jury: Françoise Tulkens (Judge at the European Court of Human Rights), Rusen Ergec (ULB), Guy Haarscher (ULB), Jean Dhommeaux (Rennes), Benoit Frydman (ULB), Antonio A. Cançado Trindade (President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights) Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels) Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects Name and type of organisation Dates July 2001 Diploma René Cassin in international human rights law, Major de promotion, from the International Human Rights Law Institute René Cassin International Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law Institute René Cassin (Strasbourg) Page 3 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of
Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects Name and type of organisation Dates September, 1, 1998 September, 31, 1999 LL.M award in Human Rights and Civil Liberties International Human Rights Law Dissertation on Humanitarian assistance (under the dir. of Prof. Malcolm Shaw). University of Leicester (Leicester, UK) Dates September, 1, 1992 June, 1, 1998 Title of qualification awarded BA and MA (Licence en droit) in Law Principal subjects Law Public Law Name and type of organisation Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels). Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) French Other language(s) Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English Fluent Fluent Fluent Fluent Fluent Spanish Very good Fluent Very good Good Good Portuguese Beginner Beginner Beginner Beginner Beginner Organisational skills and competences Computer skills and competences Driving licence Excellent management skills Project management Fundraising Excellent computer skills Windows Mac - Office Driving Licence Special scientific project - Scientific director and author of the human rights international newtork virtual library in French and in English 8.000 visitors per month Publication, treatment and classification of human rights materials and cases (reports, papers, treaties, case law, etc.) dealing with over 60 different human rights issues Considered as one of the best portals, virtual libraries and websites on human rights. www.hrni.org / www.findhumanrights.org. Main Conferences and Seminars - International Congress Denials (on négationnismes ), with the Universiity of Amsterdam, Member of the scientific committee, Brussels, that event will take place in October 2007 - Lecture at the Université Libre de Bruxelles on "Idéologie des droits de l homme", Brussels, January 2007 - International Forum Pour une mondialisation responsable, speech on Les accords cadres internationaux: la négociation transnationale et les organisations non gouvernementales, Lyon, October 2006 - International Conference Cour européenne des droits de l homme et Cour Suprême des Etats- Unis: convergence et divergence, member of the scientific committee and speech on Le rôle des amici curiae devant la Cour européenne des droits de l homme et la Cour Suprême des Etats-Unis: acteurs de la convergence des droits de l homme, Brussels, October 2006 - International Conference Le dialogue des juges, Speech on Les références croisées en droit international des droits de l homme, Brussels, April 2006 - International Seminar Justice globale, Speech on La responsabilité des entreprises multinationales pour la violation des droits de l homme: l affaire Total en Birmanie, Brussels, Page 4 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of
Paris, March 2006 - Seminar Cour européenne des droits de l homme et Cour Suprême des Etats-Unis, Member of the scientific committee and speech on Les pratiques religieuses devant la Cour Suprême des Etats-Unis, Brussels, February 2006 - Seminar Cour européenne des droits de l homme et Cour Suprême des Etats-Unis, Member of the scientific committee and speech on Comparaison du due process devant la Cour Suprême des Etats-Unis et la Cour européenne des droits de l homme, Brussels, February 2006 - Seminar Entreprises et droits de l homme, Member of the scientific committee and speech on L entrepise comme garante des droits de l homme, Brussels, April 2005 - International Conference Corporations and International Law, Speech on Corporations and human rights, Oslo, November 2005 - International Conference Les enjeux de la typologie des droits de l homme, Speech on Classer les droits de l homme, Brussels, October 2002 - Seminar Fondation Auschwitz Le concept d humanité: droit, éthique et politique après Auschwitz, Speech on Réflexions sur le concept juridique d humanité, November 2002. - Conference La société civile et ses droits, Member of the scientific committee, Brussels, 2001 - European Union Forum on Human Rights, Member of the scientific committee, Brussels, 2001 - Dialogue China / European Union on Human Rights, Member of the scientific committee, Brussels, 2001 Research Networks, Reviews and Reading Committee - Member of the scientific committee of the international research seminar on Judicial globalization, with Antoine Garapon, Hélène Ruiz-Fabri, 2005 in progress, Paris - Co-director and member of the scientific committee of the international reserch seminar on The inter-american system of human rights, with Hélène Tigroudja, 2006 in progress, Brussels - Member of the scientific committee of the international research seminar on European Court of Human Rights and Supreme Court of United States, with Guy Haarscher, 2006 in progress, Brussels - Member of the reading committee of the Serie Penser le droit, Bruylant, since 2005 in progress, Brussels - Member of the writing committee of the Bulletin du CREDHO on human rights, Paris Sud, 2006 in progress, Paris Prizes and awards - Prize of the Center pour l éducation permanente de l Université Libre de Bruxelles for the development of the on-line human rights project www.hrni.org - 2004 - Prize International Research of the Université Libre de Bruxelles - 2007 - Diploma René Cassin on international human rights law, International Institute on Human Rights, Strasbourg, only a few candidates have received that Diploma since 1975. - 2001 Time spent abroad - Visiting Researcher at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, 1 year, 2003, Costa Rica - Summer School on international human rights law, 1 month, Strasbourg, 2001, France - Internship at International Human Rights Law Group, 3 months, Washington DC, 1999, USA Page 5 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of
- LL.M in human rights and civil liberties, 1year, University of Leicester, 1998-1999, UK - Teaching and research investigations abroad on a regular basis in Europe, since 2000. Teaching and trainings - Trainings of judges in Morocco and Algeria on human rights and terrorism, (in French), organized by Human Rights International Network and International Legal Assistance Consortium with UNODC, in charge of the curriculum, Rabat, Alger, Brussels, 60 h., March 2007 - Lecture at the MGIMO, International Human Rights Law, (in English), curriculum organized by the College of Europe, Moscow, 8 h., June 2006 - Training of Judges in Belgium Construire et rédiger un jugement, (in French), with Benoit Frydman, SPF Justice, Louvain-La-Neuve, 4 h., May 2006. - Course at ULB for the European Master in Human Rights and Democratization, (in English), Brussels, 60 h./ year, since 2004. - Supervision of dissertations from Master students in human rights and political philosophy, (in French and in English), Brussels, since 2004 - Lecture at the European Master in Human Rights and Democratization, (in English), with Benoit Frydman, Venice, 4 h., 2002. - Supervision of visiting scholars and students working on the program of international human rights law at the Center Perelman, (in English and in Spanish), 60 h./year, since 2000. Management - Executive Director of the International Association Human Rights Network International, Spinoff of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, non profit organization dealing with international human rights law, legal reforms, corporate social responsibility, and humanitarian law, since 2002. - Management of the Center for Legal Philosophy under the direction of Prof. Frydman and Haarscher: management of research programs, fundraising, accounting, annual reports, development of the research unit s website (www.philodroit.be), since 2000. - Management of research programs and contracts (drafting the project and budget, management, reports): funding institutions: Law Faculty of ULB (human rights program, since 2006); FNRS (collective research program on governance, 2000-2005), IRSIB (corporations and human rights, since 2005), European Commission (corporate social responsibility, 2006), Région de Bruxelles- Capitale (human rights program, 2000-2004), European Master in Human Rights and Democratization (drafting the application for ULB, under the supervision of Prof. Guy Haarscher, 2000). ULB administration Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) - Representative of the ULB s Rector at the General Assembly of the European Inter-University Center for Human Rights and Democratization and at the graduation ceremony of the European Master in Human Rights and Democratization, 2002, 2004, 2005. - Pre-negotiation of the contract between ULB and Westlaw, access to the American international law database, in 2005. - Representative of the researchers within the Law Faculty since 2002. - Member of the Office of International Relations of ULB since 2002. - Member of the Commission of International Relations of ULB since 2002. - Secretary of the Commission Virtual University of the Law Faculty of ULB in 2001. Page 6 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of
Main publications Remark: Except if mentioned otherwise, all the books, reports and articles mentioned below are completed and submitted for publication. - (Book - Author) La Convention américaine des droits de l homme: étendue des droits et libertés et mécanismes de protection, Collection Publications de l Institut International des Droits de l Homme René Cassin, Preface by Antonio A. Cançado Trindade, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2007, 732 pages. - (Book - Author) La jurisprudence du Comité des droits de l homme des Nations Unies, Collection Droit et Justice, Preface by Manfred Nowak, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2007, 512 pages, (forthcoming). - (Book Co-author) La Jurisprudencía de la Corte interamericana de derechos humanos, (with Siro De Martini and Vanessa Peidro) (in Spanish), 2007, 424 pages, (work in progress deadline for submission November 2007). - (Bibliography), Bibliographie sélective des droits de l homme, (with Gérard Dive), Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2007, 100 pages. - (Book Co-author), Entreprise responsable et corégulation, (with Thomas Berns, Pierre-François Docquir, Benoit Frydman and Gregory Lewkowicz.), Collection Penser le droit, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2007, 230 pages. - (Book Co-director) Classer les droits de l homme, (Dir. with Dr. E. Bribosia), collective book (in French), Collection Penser le Droit, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2004, 396 pages, (Conclusions by Fr. Tulkens (Judge at the European Court of Human Rights), and introduction by Karel Vasak). - (Report Co-author) An overview of Corporate social responsibility in Hungary (with Ph. Kalfayan), report from the International Federation of Human Rights, 2006, 38 pages. - (Article) Global Co-regulation of Corporate Social Responsibility (with G. Lewkowicz), submitted to Stanford Law Review for publication, 70 pages. - (Article) Le rôle des amici curiae devant la Cour européenne des droits de l homme, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l homme, (accepted for publication) juillet 2007, 24 pages. - (Article) L usage des drogues à des fins religieuses devant la Cour Suprême des Etats-Unis, Revue des droits fondamentaux, 2006, 17 pages. - (Article) Corégulation et responsabilité sociale des entreprises (with G. Lewkowicz), in Entreprise responsible et corégulation, (with Thomas Berns, Pierre-François Docquir, Benoit Frydman and Gregory Lewkowicz.), Bruylant, December 2007, 79 pages. - (Article) L entreprise, titulaire et garante des droits de l homme (with PF Docquir), in Entreprise responsable et corégulation, (with Thomas Berns, Pierre-François Docquir, Benoit Frydman and Gregory Lewkowicz.), Bruylant, December 2007, 67 pages. - (Article), La citation réciproque en droit international des droits de l homme, in Les Cahiers de l Institut des Etudes sur la Justice, 2007, 39 pages. - (Article) La protection de l intégrité spirituelle des indigènes: l affaire Moiwana, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l homme, 2006, 24 pages. - (Working paper) L affaire Total en Brimanie, working paper CRIDHO Serie, 2006, 31 pages. - (Article) Les droits intangibles, in Classer les droits de l homme (Dir. E. Bribosia and L. Hennebel), Bruylant, 2004, 23 pages. - (Article) Introduction, in Classer les droits de l homme (Dir. E. Bribosia and L. Hennebel), Bruylant, 2004, 7 pages. - (Translation from English to French), La typologie des droits de l homme dans le système interaméricain des droits de l homme, by S. Livingstone, in Classer les droits de l homme (Dir. E. Bribosia and L. Hennebel), Bruylant, 2004, 18 pages. Page 7 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of
- (Article) La protection des travailleurs migrants dans le système interaméricain, Revue trimestrielle des droits de l homme, 2004, 14 pages. - (Translation from Spanish to French) Règlement de la Cour interaméricaine des droits de l homme (with E. Schaffer), in Documents de base concernant les droits de l homme dans le système interaméricain, 2004, 20 pages. - (Article) La dépénalisation de l euthanasie en Belgique, Journal de l Institut de droit international des droits de l homme, June 2002, 15 pages. - (Article) L autodétermination des peuples autochtones, in Thomas Berns Ed., Droits collectifs, Bruylant, 2003, 21 pages. - (Article) Propriété intellectuelle versus communisme informationnel, in Actuel Marx, n 39, La Propriété, P.U.F., 2001, 15 pages. - (Briefs) Le droit de protester en danger, in Journal du Juriste, 2003; Le discrédit de la Commission des droits de l homme, in Journal du Jusriste 2003; L influence croissante de la Cour interaméricaine des droits de l homme en Amérique Latine, in Panoramica, 2002. Page 8 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of