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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
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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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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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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MP-: Survey concerning research into the role of, among others, family court judges and notaries in the context of (former) partner violence in divorces
Mathieu, G. (PI), Declerck, C. (PI) & Wuyts, T. (PI)
15/09/22 → 15/12/22
Project: Research
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Du constat à l'action: pour des pratiques outillées face aux violences conjugales
Mathieu, G., 2025, Et si c'était du contrôle coercitif? : Repenser les pratiques socio-judiciaires pour (mieux) protéger les victimes de violences conjugales. Willaume, A., Rasson, A.-C., Rossini, C. & Karadsheh, D. (eds.). Anthemis, p. 11-13Research output: Contribution in Book/Catalog/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
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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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Filiation et droit de séjour: quelle appréciation de l’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant ?
Mathieu, G. & Bodson, A., 2024, In: Revue trimestrielle de Droit familial. 4, 2024, p. 687-701Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Thèse de doctorat d'Emilie Hermans : "Een onderzoek naar genderinclusiviteit binnen het Belgische afstammingsrecht"
Mathieu, G. (Supervisor) & Declerck, C. (Supervisor)
3 Nov 2025Activity: Examinations › Jury
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Elvis Fokala
Mathieu, G. (Host)
10 Nov 2025 → 17 Nov 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Commission pour la réforme du droit de la filiation
Mathieu, G. (Consultant)
6 Nov 2025 → …Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
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Université de Lodz
Mathieu, G. (Visiting researcher)
13 Oct 2025 → 20 Oct 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research/Teaching in a external institution
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University of Pretoria
Mathieu, G. (Invited lecturer) & Bourcelet, E. (Invited lecturer)
22 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research/Teaching in a external institution
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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