Ellen Desmet is associate professor of migration law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of Ghent University. She founded and heads the Migration Law Research Group (MigrLaw). Ellen does research on asylum and migration law, paying particular attention to human and children's rights implications as well as socio-legal perspectives.

Roles

  • Ghent University

    University, Ghent, Belgium
    Associate professor of migration law

  • University of Antwerp

    University, Antwerp, Belgium
    methodological advisor of the Localising Human Rights research program

  • Ghent University

    University, Ghent, Belgium
    Project coordinator HRIntegration IAP Belspo

  • Childrens Rights Knowledge Centre KEKI

    Other, Ghent, Belgium
    Senior research and policy advice officer

  • KU Leuven

    Other, Leuven, Belgium
    Voluntary post-doctoral fellow (2010 – 2012) and Lecturer in anthropology of law (subst.)(2012)

  • KU Leuven

    Other, Leuven, Belgium
    PhD researcher

  • Ghent University

    University, Ghent, Belgium
    Associate Professor of Migration Law

  • Ghent University

    University, Ghent, Belgium
    Assistant professor of migration law

Research

Thirty Years of Research on Children's Rights in the Context of Migration Towards Increased Visibility and Recognition of Some Children, But Not All?

Authors Ruth Brittle, Ellen Desmet
Year 2020
Journal Name INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILDRENS RIGHTS
Citations (WoS) 12
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1 Journal Article

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Beyond Borders

Authors Ruben Wissing, Ellen Desmet
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