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Personal profile
Introduction
Geraldine Mathieu is Senior Lecturer at the University of Namur where she teaches family law. She also teaches Bioethics and Human Rights in the Advanced Master in Human Rights and is involved in the Interdisciplinary Certificate in child rights about the impact of children's rights in the family.
She is also a researcher at the Center Vulnerabilities and Societies (UNamur), member of Interdisciplinary Centre for Human Rights of the Child (www.lecide.be), of the Law Center of the person, the family and its heritage (UCL-CEFAP ), of the Youth commission of the League of Human rights, of a hospital ethics committee, of the Supreme Council of the adoption and the editorial board of the quarterly Journal of family Law.
She is also project manager for the NGO Defence for Children International (DCI-Belgium - www.dei-belgique.be).
His research focuses on filiation, adoption, rights of the children, Bioethics and Human Rights. His doctoral dissertation, which she defended the April 24, 2014, focuses on the secret of origins in the law of filiation (adoption, birth secret, assisted reproduction with donor, surrogacy, incest, DNA-test).
Areas of expertise
- Family Law
- Children's Rights
- Bioethics and Human Rights
External responsibilities
Diplomas
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Laws, The secret of origins in filiation law, University of Namur
Award Date: 24 Apr 2014
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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CAPACITI: PartiCipation, plAce And power of ACtIon of children in the promotion of their rights
Mathieu, G. (PI)
1/03/24 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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Beyond the binary: towards gender-neutral Belgian parentage law? A normative and comparative law research concerning the desirability of gender neutralization of the Belgian civil code
HERMANS, E. (PI), Mathieu, G. (Supervisor) & Declerck, C. (Co-supervisor)
1/10/21 → 1/10/25
Project: PHD
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La mise en oeuvre du principe de l'intérêt supérieur de l'enfant en et hors contexte migratoire
Bodson, A. (Researcher), Mathieu, G. (Supervisor) & Saroléa, S. (Co-supervisor)
1/07/21 → …
Project: PHD
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Marktonderzoek betreffende het opstellen van een analysenota waarin wordt aangegeven welke wetswijzigingen nodig zijn om slachtoffers van partnergeweld beter te beschermen tegen de economische gevolgen ervan, in het bijzonder de schulden die de ex-partner van het slachtoffer tijdens hun samenleven heeft gemaakt
Mathieu, G. (PI) & Declerck, C. (PI)
1/09/23 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
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MP- Etude multidimensionnelle du concept de l’aliénation parentale et de son utilisation en Belgique
Mathieu, G. (PI) & Kaminski , D. (CoPI)
15/11/22 → 14/11/23
Project: Research
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Familierechtelijke instrumenten in de strijd tegen – (ex-)partnergeweld getoetst aan de praktijk
Mathieu, G., HERMANS, E., Declerck, C., Wuyts, T. & Quina, T., 2025, In: Tijdschrift voor Familierecht. 2025, 2-3, p. 81-88Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Droit de la famille
Mathieu, G., 2024, Bruxelles: Larcier . 640 p. (Collection de la Faculté de droit de l'UNamur)Research output: Book/Report/Journal › Book
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Etats généraux du droit de la famille V: Actualités juridiques et judiciaires en 2024
Mathieu, G. (Editor) & Leleu, Y.-H. (Editor), 2024, 250 p.Research output: Book/Report/Journal › Book
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La filiation - Les effets de la filiation - L'adoption
Mathieu, G., 2024, Droit familial : étude pratique et transversale. 2ème édition ed. Kluwer, p. 605-684 ; 759-797Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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La place de la parole de l'enfant dans les séparations hautement conflictuelles. De la théorie à la pratique.
Mathieu, G. & Marique, B., 2024, Etats généraux du droit de la famille V. : Actualités juridiques et judiciaires en 2024. Mathieu, G. & Leleu, Y.-H. (eds.). Larcier , p. 49-122 73 p.Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
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L'innovation pédagogique
Mathieu, G. (Contributor)
17 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day
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La réforme de l'audition de l'enfant
Mathieu, G. (Contributor)
3 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day
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Des droits de l'enfant à la réforme de l'audition de l'enfant
Mathieu, G. (Contributor)
26 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day
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Assisted Reproduction Is Coming of Age: ARTs before the Legislative and Social Claims of the Conceived
Mathieu, G. (Contributor)
2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Les tutelles
Mathieu, G. (Contributor)
14 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day
Thesis
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Le secret des origines en droit de la filiation
Mathieu, G. (Author), Fierens, J. (Supervisor), Dijon, X. (Jury), GALLUS, N. (Jury), LAMMERANT, I. (Jury), GOUBAU, D. (Jury) & De Terwangne, C. (Jury), 24 Apr 2014Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Legal Studies
Press/Media
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En Belgique, vers une gestation pour autrui légale pour toutes et tous?
8/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Les banques de sperme belges en manque de dons
1/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Paternité imposée : vaut-il mieux vivre sans papa ou au contact d'un homme forcé de l'être?
19/06/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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