In this article, the question is raised why upon the introduction of same sex marriage no one has raised the issue whether one should take for granted the automatic application of the legal marital property law that was made for heterosexual couples. The argument goes that in the heat of the...

Many European member states claim the need for an autonomous gaming law policy based on their culture, tradition and moral values. In the online world of today, where national boundaries have evaporated and the unity of the world has become a one second reality, these arguments to the very least...

This book offers an introduction in all specific contracts under Belgian Law. The three parts are built around the contracts of transferring property (with sale as main contract), enjoying property (with lease as main contract) and service contracts (with building contract and agency as main...

This book deals with serveral issues of sale of real estate under Belgian Law. It includes problems with hidden defects upon the sale of real estate, split purchase in usufruct and nude property and the many preferred purchase rights of the Flemish government

In this interview I comment, together with philosopher Koen Raes, on the social inequality that may arise because of the existing rules of inheritance law. I argue that the blood relationship is too strong to abolish this as a basic principle for inheritance law. However this is only valid for...

In dit finale advies bespreken de auteur de clausule die voorziet in toebedeling van het gemeenschappelijk vermogen aan een bepaalde echtgenoot ongeacht de oorzaak van ontbinding. De auteurs komen tot de conclusie dat deze clausule niet leidt tot belastbaarheid op grond van artiken 5 W.Succ. In...

In dit artikel bespreken wij een vonnis van de rechtbank van eerste aanleg van Nijvel. De rechtbank van eerste aanleg bevestigt in dit vonnis de onbelastbaarheid van het sterfhuisbeding. In this article, we critically discuss a verdict of the court of first instance of Nivelles. With this...

In this report, I argue that the protective rules for non common children of the parents of article 1465 Belgian Civil Code should not be applied to a child of the deceased that was adopted by the surviving spouses even if such adoption was not full but ordinary, limiting the legal consequences...

The Belgian Conflict between Dutch speaking Flemish and Francophones has a long history that has come to a culmination point with the political and institutional crisis since June 2007. After a brief analysis of the conflict, this article focus is on the role of the media in such conflict. Media...