Pierre ROBERT
Matter of preference: foreigners’ law
Languages: French, Dutch, English and Spanish
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Pierre Robert holds a law degree from the Université Catholique Louvain (1998) and a degree in communication and media from the Ghent University (1999). He is a member of the Brussels Bar since 1999.
He has been recognized as a specialist in foreigners’ law by the Bar Association and practices all aspects of this legal field (in particular asylum, family reunification, regularization, economic migration, nationality, etc.).
He has brought several important cases before national and international courts, including:
- Before the Court of Justice of the European Union
- Ruiz Zambrano v. Onem (CJEU, 8.3.2011, C-34/09), on European citizenship;
- X. v. the Belgian State (CJEU, 7.3.2017, C-638/16), concerning humanitarian visas
- Before the European Court of Human Rights
- Singh a.o. v. Belgium (ECHR, 2.10.2012, 33210/11), concerning the examination of asylum application and the obligations of asylum authorities in that respect
- Before the Constitutional Court
- Judgment 121/2013 of 26.9.2013, with regard to the law of 8 July 2011 modifying the rules for family reunification
Judgement no. 23/2021 of 25.02.2021 regarding the laws of 21 November 2017 and 17 December 2017 on the reform of the asylum procedure.
- Before the Council of State,
- Judgement no. 243.306 of 20.12.2018 regarding the quotas on asylum applications.
Judgement no. 249.163 of 07.12.2020 regarding videoconferencing in asylum hearings.
Pierre Robert has also written several articles, such as:
- “Accès au dossier administratif en droit des étrangers : Quelle effectivité derrière les principes ? », R.D.E., 2017, avec Sarah JANSSENS;
- « Droits fondamentaux et extrême urgence – Comment sortir de l’insécurité juridique ? », R.D.E., 2017.
He has been a speaker at the following conferences and symposia:
- European Court of Justice Separation of children and families in migration, through detention and/or deportation of a parent: Zambrano and Chavez (Aire center – Brussels – Separated Children in Judicial Proceedings: Access to justice for Separated Trafficked and/or Asylum Seeking Children, 19-20.10.2017)
- Minderjarige asielzoekers en de Raad voor Vreemdelingenbetwistingen (RUGent – CESSMIR – Migratieonderzoek in praktijk, 26.1.2018 )
- Qu’est-ce qu’un réfugié? Entre idéaux de Genève et “hotspots” (Ligue bruxelloise francophone pour la santé mentale – Ce qui fait et défait l’humain, 12-13.3.2018)
- La práctica jurídica del Tribunal Europeo en materia de DDHH de las personas migrantes (Asociación Libre de Abogados – Madrid – 3.5.2018)
- Lois « mammouth » – impact et enseignements de l’arrêt 23/2021 de la Cour constitutionnelle (a study for the Association pour le Droits des étrangers – 16.06.2021).
- The needs of victims of torture (Presentation at the symposium organised on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Nansen association – 30.09.2022).
Pierre Robert is a member of the board of directors of the Syndicat des Avocats pour la Démocratie and the Nansen association.
Justine VAN EDOM
Matter of preference: Foreigners’ law
Languages: French, Dutch, English and Spanish
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Justine Van Edom has first obtained her bachelor in Law in both French and Dutch from the Catholic University of Leuven and the Saint-Louis University in Brussels. She then obtained her master’s degree in Law from the Catholic University of Leuven. Afterwards, she completed her education with a specialization master in human rights from the Saint-Louis University in Brussels.
She was admitted to the Brussels Bar in October 2020 and practices primarily foreigner’s law.
Cedric D'HONDT
Matter of preference: Foreigners’ law
Languages: Dutch, French and English
Email: cd@kompaso.be
Cedric D’Hondt holds a law degree from KU Leuven (2017) and completed his studies in 2018 with the Arab Master in Democracy and Human Rights at the Saint-Joseph University in Beirut.
With a keen interest in human rights, Cedric conducted an internship at the EU Delegation in Cairo, before joining the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies in the summer of 2019.
He was admitted to the Brussels Bar in November 2021.
Liane WATTIEZ
Matter of preference: Foreigners’ law
Languages: Dutch, French and English
Email: lw@kompaso.be
Liane Wattiez has first obtained a bilingual bachelor’s in law in French and English, and a history bachelor at the Saint-Louis University Brussels. She then obtained a law master at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL).
She was admitted to the Brussels bar in October 2023.
Jean-Baptiste FARCY
Matter of preference: Foreigners’ law
Languages: French and English
Email: jbf@kompaso.be
After defending a PhD in Foreigners Law at UCLouvain in December 2020, Jean-Baptiste Farcy began his career as a lawyer at the Brussels Bar. He joined the KOMPASO law firm at the beginning of 2024. Today, he specializes in issues overlapping with Foreigners Law, Social Law, and Private International Law. He advises and represents clients in their proceedings, including:
- Work permits (single permit, European blue card, unlimited single permit, etc.);
- Family reunification;
- Short-stay visas (tourism, family visit, business visit);
- Recovery and acquisition of Belgian nationality;
- Application for international protection (refugee status and subsidiary protection);
- Access to unemployment benefits and social assistance (CPAS);
- International family law (marriage, child recognition, etc.).
In addition to his profession as a lawyer, Jean-Baptiste Farcy is an assistant at Ghent University and a scientific collaborator at UCLouvain.
Recent publications:
- “Arrêt « Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet » : la perte automatique de la nationalité d’un Etat membre pour défaut de lien effectif remise en cause par le principe de la proportionnalité”, Journal de droit européen, 2023, Vol. 9, pp. 453 – 455.
- “L’accès des étrangers au marché de l’emploi en Belgique : Tentative de synthèse au regard de la régionalisation partielle de la matière”, Journal du droit des étrangers, 2022, n° 215, pp. 5 – 17.
- “La crise de l’accueil en Belgique et en France au regard de l’article 3 CEDH”, Le Journal du Droit des Jeunes, n° 420, Décembre 2022, pp. 50 – 55.
- L’Union européenne et l’immigration économique : les défis d’une gouvernance multi-niveaux, Anthemis, 2021.
- “Institutional Racism within the securitization of migration. The case of Belgium.”, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2021, online (with G. Orsini, L. Merla and S. Smit).
- “Equality and Immigration Law: An Impossible Quest?”, Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 20, 2020, pp. 725 – 744.
- “Labour immigration policy in the European Union: How to overcome the tension between Europeanisation and national interests?”, European Journal of Migration and Law, Vol. 22, 2020, pp. 198 – 223.