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Overview

Olivier De Schutter is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and works primarily within the field of Social Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Law, Development, and General Health Professions.

The main topics of De Schutter's work include:

  • Human Rights and Development
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Discrimination and Equality Law
  • European and International Law Studies
  • International Law and Human Rights
  • International Development and Aid
  • International Human Rights and Reproductive Law

De Schutter has contributed to various scholarly articles. Some recent papers are:

  • "Changements climatiques et droits humains: l'affaire Urgenda" (2020), published in Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'Homme
  • "Three models of equality and European anti-discrimination law" (2020), Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
  • "'Building back better': social justice in the green economy" (2020), International Journal of Public Law and Policy
  • "Les mots du droit: une grammatologie critique du droit international public" (2023), Revue québécoise de droit international

Frequent coauthors working with De Schutter include:

  • Hugh Frazer
  • Éric Marlier
  • Anne-Cathérine Guio
  • Matthias Petel
  • Alexandre Detroux

De Schutter's publications appear in multiple venues, with recurring contributions to:

  • Policy Press eBooks
  • International Journal of Public Law and Policy
  • Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'Homme
  • Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
  • Revue québécoise de droit international

Books authored by De Schutter have been published by various publishers. Notably:

  • Three titles titled "The Escape from Poverty" released in 2023 by Policy Press
  • "The Poverty of Growth" (2024) published by Pluto Press eBooks
  • "Fundamental Rights in the European Union" (2022) released by Harris County Public Library

Best Publications

  • The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission report

    Boyd A Swinburn;Boyd A Swinburn;Vivica I Kraak;Steven Allender;Vincent J Atkins

  • How not to think of land-grabbing: three critiques of large-scale investments in farmland

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Commentary to the Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    Olivier De Schutter;Asbjørn Eide;Ashfaq Khalfan;Marcos Orellana

  • The Green Rush: the Global Race for Farmland and the Rights of Land Users

    Olivier de Schutter

  • Corporate Social Responsibility European Style

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Europe in Search of Its Civil Society

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Towards a New Treaty on Business and Human Rights

    Olivier De Schutter

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

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Transnational Corporations and Human Rights

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Routledge Handbook of Food as a Commons

    Jose Luis Vivero-Pol;Tomaso Ferrando;Olivier De Schutter;Ugo Mattei

  • A ‘Common Food Policy’ for Europe: How governance reforms can spark a shift to healthy diets and sustainable food systems

    Olivier De Schutter;Nick Jacobs;Chantal Clément

  • The Emerging Human Right to Land

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Reflexive Governance : Redefining the Public Interest in a Pluralistic World

    Jacques Lenoble;Olivier De Schutter

  • International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials, Commentary

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Governance in the European Union. 'Cahiers' of the Forward Studies Unit

    Olivier De Schutter;Notis Lebessis;John Paterson

  • Systemic ethics and inclusive governance: two key prerequisites for sustainability transitions of agri-food systems

    Sibylle Bui;Ionara Da Costa;Olivier De Schutter;Tom Dedeurwaerdere

  • Ethnic Profiling: A Rising Challenge for European Human Rights Law

    Olivier De Schutter;Julie Ringelheim

  • Gender equality and food security : women's empowerment as a tool against hunger

    Olivier de Schutter

  • Governance in the European Union

    Notis Lebessis;John Paterson;Olivier De Schutter

  • The Political Economy Approach to Food Systems Reform

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights as Human Rights

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Welfare State Reform and Social Rights

    Olivier De Schutter

  • The Implementation of Fundamental Rights through the Open Method of Coordination

    Olivier De Schutter

  • The Right to Adequate Nutrition

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Fundamental Rights and the Transformation of Governance in the European Union

    Olivier De Schutter

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

    Olivier De Schutter

  • Re-righting the international tax rules: operationalising human rights in the struggle to tax multinational companies

    Olivier De Schutter;Nicholas J. Lusiani;Sergio Chaparro

  • Public Interest Litigation before the European Court of Justice

    Olivier De Schutter

  • L'adhésion de l'Union européenne à la Charte sociale européenne The Accession of the European Union to the European Social Charter

    Olivier De Schutter

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Wouters
Jan Wouters KU Leuven
Simon Deakin
Simon Deakin University of Cambridge
Sara Vicca
Sara Vicca University of Antwerp
Paul De Hert
Paul De Hert Tilburg University
Erik Mathijs
Erik Mathijs KU Leuven
Cathy Macharis
Cathy Macharis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Jacqueline E. W. Broerse
Jacqueline E. W. Broerse Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mario Herrero
Mario Herrero Cornell University
Mark Howden
Mark Howden Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Evan D. G. Fraser
Evan D. G. Fraser University of Guelph

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