Verfassungsblog (Feb 2023)

Ignoring Human Life in Belgium

  • Sarah Ganty,
  • Dimitry Vladimirovich Kochenov

Journal volume & issue
no. 2366-7044

Abstract

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Two kilometers from Manneken-Pis in beautiful Brussels is the seat of the Belgian Constitutional Court, which has recently condoned the torture of an innocent citizen putting the very right to life on the line in a blunt attack against the overwhelming political consensus, as well as popular and academic support to save Olivier Vandecasteele’s life. Today, all eyes are on the court, as it will get a chance to correct the injustice of its own making.