Jurisdictions
- France and other French-speaking jurisdictions
Comparative Legal Expertise
- Methodologies of comparative law
- Comparative migration law – including refugee and immigration law
- Comparative human rights law – forced marriages, child protection, withdrawal of citizenship and deprivation of liberty
- Comparative housing law – real estate and rental law, access to housing, protection against discrimination
Typical Comparative Questions
Carole works on a broad range of comparative legal questions across jurisdictions and legal fields, supporting public authorities, courts, international organizations, and private clients. Typical comparative questions she works on include:
- How do European states and international law protect minors from forced marriages?
- How do different jurisdictions regulate the adaptation of homes for tenants with disabilities?
- Does Monegascan law recognise an institution equivalent or similar to the Swiss héritier institué (designated heir)?
Selected Studies and Expert Opinions
- Le mariage avec un mineur (Minor marriages), comparative study commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (21-186-e-avis-final300922.pdf)
- L’autonomisation de l’exercice du droit au logement par les personnes ayant besoin d’une protection internationale (Empowerment of persons in need of an international protection to exercise their right to housing), comparative study commissioned by Swiss Federal Office of Housing (e-2020-04-19-116-droit-au-logement.pdf )
- La Déchéance de nationalité (Withdrawal of citizenship) – comparative study commissioned by the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (e-2019-14-19-011-decheance-de-nationalite.pdf)