Curriculum Vitae
Education
since 2026
Research Fellow, Department 'Law & Anthropology', Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale)
2022–2026
PhD Candidate, Department 'Law & Anthropology', Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale) – affiliated with KU Leuven and UCLouvain
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Marie-Claire Foblets (KU Leuven – MPI Halle (Saale)) and Prof. Dr. Valérie Rosoux (UCLouvain – MPI Luxembourg)
2022–2023
Certificate in Memory Studies, UCLouvain
2019–2021
Master of Law, Double Degree KU Leuven - University of Zurich
Thesis: ‘Choosing Evil: A Look at Eichmann’s Responsibility in the Light of Kant and Arendt’ – Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Matthias Mahlmann (University of Zurich)
2017–2019
Certificate in Philosophy, UCLouvain
2016–2019
Bachelor of Laws, UCLouvain
Professional Activities
07/2020–07/2020
Intern at Clifford Chance, Brussels
08/2019–08/2019
Intern at Osborne Clarke, Brussels
01/2019–02/2019
Intern at the Belgian Federal Parliament with representative Francis Delpérée
Lectures and participation in conferences
12 Jun 2026
jointly with Jennifer Llewellyn, Stephan Parmentier, Kerry Clamp, Estelle Zinsstag and Camilo Umaña:
“Exploring Restorative Justice as a Relational Framework for Justice & Peace Making in Transitions: From Scientific Innovation to Public Influence”, Echoes of Restorative Encounters: Voices, Evidence, and the Ripple Effects of Restorative Justice in Action, European Forum for Restorative Justice, Poznań, Poland.
2 Jun 2026
“The Apple in Their Eyes”, Transversal Thinking, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany.
20 Apr 2026
“Die langfristigen Auswirkungen der ‘Restorative Justice’ (wiederherstellende Gerechtigkeit): Eine Fallstudie aus Ruanda”, Sitzung des Kuratoriums, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany.
17 Apr 2026
“Changing lenses”, Certificat interuniversitaire en justice restauratrice, UCLouvain & Université Libre de Bruxelles, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
7 Feb 2026
Conference/Workshop: Certificat Interuniversitaire en Justice Restauratrice.
Panel title: La justice restauratrice dans les contextes transitionnels: C’est quoi? Organised by the UCLouvain and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
4 Feb 2026
Conference/Workshop: Research Line on Human Rights and Transitional Justice.
Panel title: The long-term impact of restorative justice in transitional settings. Organised by the Faculty of Law and Criminology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
29 Jan 2026
The long-term impact of restorative justice in transitional settings. European Academy of Legal Theory, Goethe Universität Frankfurt.
15 Jan 2026
Data analysis training: Analysing empirical data in light of legal questions; organized by Mareike Schmidt, Jonathan Bernaerts and Katia Bianchin, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Department Law & Anthropology, Halle (Saale)
9 Dec 2025
Conference/Workshop (Roudtable discussion): Book launch “Réparer la justice. Enquête sur les pratiques restauratives en France” (Delphine Griveaud, 2025); Panel title: Passé, present et future des justices alternatives. Jointly with: Delphine Griveaud, Valérie Rosoux, Ivo Aertsen, Juliette Léonard and Anne Lemonne. Organized by St. Louis University, Brussels (Belgium).
8 Dec 2025
Conference/Workshop: Law and Anthropology Class for students of the Research Master; Title: The long-term impact of restorative justice in transitional settings: returning to the legal question after conducting empirical fieldwork. Jointly with: Prof. Marie-Claire Foblets and Said Ahmed Aydil. KU Leuven, Leuven (Belgium).
3 Jul 2025
Workshop on research methods and methodologies: “Vulnerability and positionality during fieldwork”;
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Department ‘Law and Anthropology’, Halle (Saale)
12 May 2025
Lecture: “Restorative responses to transitional settings: Field insights from Rwanda”;
Law & Anthropology Class of Prof. Foblets and Prof. Bernaerts, Faculty of Law, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
3 Apr 2025
Conference/Workshop: European Judicial Training Network Visit;
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Department ‘Law and Anthropology’, Halle (Saale)
19–20 Dec 2024
Conference “Intergenerational Memories of Mass Violence“; Participation in roundtable discussion. Title: Religion and intergenerational transmission in Rwanda, Brussels (Belgium)
2 Dec 2024
Hybrid-Conference on Trust and Law in Africa at Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law Hamburg
Chair of Panel 4: Post conflict Judiciary and Transitional Justice
May 2024
First doctoral seminar, KU Leuven, Belgium – Presentation: “How empirical fieldwork in Rwanda informs Druart’s PhD research in Law”
May 2024
Post-war memory seminar, UCLouvain, Belgium – Presentation: “Is restorative transitional justice about procedure or objectives? Reflections upon return from the field”
May 2024
Max Planck Law Conference on Approaches to Legal research, Berlin, Germany – Presentation: “Law & Anthropology” with Dr. Annette Mehlhorn
15 Nov 2022
Max Planck Law Annual Conference – PhD Workshop – Berlin, Germany – Presentation: 'From Adolf Eichmann to Dominic Ongwen: Responsibility in International Criminal Law under Immanuel Kant and Hannah Arendt‘
4 Nov 2022
McGill-Sapienza Seminar on 'Heritage in war and peace II: Spaces of conflict, spaces of justice: Between natural landscapes and cityscapes' – McGill University, Montreal, Canada – Presentation: 'From Adolf Eichmann to Dominic Ongwen: Responsibility in International Criminal Law under Immanuel Kant and Hannah Arendt' – Awarded the 'Heritage in War and Peace Seminar Prize for Young Scholars'
3 Nov 2022
Cours de Droit pénal international de la Prof. Miriam Cohen – Université de Montréal – Montréal, Canada – Présentation : « D’Adolf Eichmann à Dominic Ongwen: La responsabilité en Droit pénal international au regard d’Emmanuel Kant et Hannah Arendt »
7 Jul 2022
Departmental meeting Law & Anthropology Max Planck Institute Social Anthropology – Halle (Saale) – Presentation on the state of research
13 Apr 2022
Research day UCLouvain – Memory Studies research group – Africa Museum Tervuren – Presentation on “Transitional justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo”
Languages
French: Native speaker
Dutch: Native speaker
English: Fluent
German: Advanced