http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230215-233123-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/ignoring-human-life-in-belgium/ Ignoring Human Life in Belgium - The Questionable Activism of the Belgian Constitutional Court Ganty, Sarah Kochenov, Dimitry Vladimirovich eng 2023-02-15 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Two kilometers from Manneken-Pis in beautiful Brussels is the seat of the Belgian Constitutional Court, which has recently condoned the torture of an innocent citizen putting the very right to life on the line in a blunt attack against the overwhelming political consensus, as well as popular and academic support to save Olivier Vandecasteele’s life. Today, all eyes are on the court, as it will get a chance to correct the injustice of its own making.