{"id":3358,"date":"2026-01-26T14:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3358"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:58:33","slug":"congratulations-to-dr-gustavo-becker-on-his-successul-phd-defence","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/news\/congratulations-to-dr-gustavo-becker-on-his-successul-phd-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Dr Gustavo Becker on his successful PhD defence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p>The Luxembourg Centre for European Law warmly congratulates Gustavo Becker, who successfully defended his PhD thesis titled \u201cPrivate Dispute Resolution and the Right to an Effective Remedy in Transnational Business and Human Rights\u201d, on 19 January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His thesis examines how private dispute resolution (PDR) processes, namely negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, contribute&nbsp;to and\/or impair&nbsp;the realisation of the right to an effective remedy in cases of transnational business-related human rights abuses. Because rightsholders often face persistent barriers to judicial remedies in both host and home States, PDR has increasingly been promoted and legitimised as a complementary pathway to remedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"alignfull wp-block-unilux-blocks-gallery-carousel\">\n    <div class=\"swiper swiper-gallery\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"A gallery of images\">\n        <!-- Swiper button Next & Prev -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-nav\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-nav__container\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-nav__grid\">\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"swiper-button-next\">\n                        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>                    <\/button>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"swiper-button-prev\">\n                        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-left \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-left\"><\/use><\/svg>                    <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- swiper slides -->\n        <ul class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n            \n<li class=\"swiper-slide\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image swiper-slide__bg object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/01\/26145113\/GBecker-5-scaled.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/01\/26145113\/GBecker-5-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/01\/26145113\/GBecker-5-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/01\/26145113\/GBecker-5-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/01\/26145113\/GBecker-5-1536x1017.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/01\/26145113\/GBecker-5-2048x1356.jpeg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; 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font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            \u00a9 Dr Gustavo Becker        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/li>        <\/ul>\n\n        <!-- Swiper pagination -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-pagination\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-pagination__bullets\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p>Using a legal doctrinal methodology grounded in international human rights law, with descriptive socio-legal elements, the thesis maps 20 examples of PDR and develops three case analyses. It assesses their procedural and substantive characteristics against the content of&nbsp;the right to an effective remedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thesis finds that PDR may contribute to the realisation of the right to an effective remedy when designed with independent administration, broad eligibility, participatory procedures, safeguards against retaliation, and diverse forms of reparation. Yet it more often undermines the right through restrictive eligibility rules, burdensome evidentiary demands, company-influenced administration, standardised compensation, and legal waivers that limit access to courts. The thesis concludes that PDR should not substitute judicial remedies and that its value depends on public governance measures that ensure compatibility with international human rights law.<br><br>Congratulations, Dr Becker!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quote-people\">\n    <div class=\"quote-people\" role=\"group\">\n        <figure class=\"quote-people__body\">\n            <blockquote class=\"quote-people__blockquote\">\n    <span class=\"quote-people__quote\">\u201f<\/span>\n    After developing a strong methodological grounding, writing this thesis under the Dutch and Luxembourgish academic traditions, my thesis had a strong focus on methodological consistency. This has been reflected in my defence. Half of the questions targeted methodological choices. It was great having the chance to orally explain how I made such choices to develop a legal doctrinal thesis that strongly needed information from practice without overstating empirical claims.\u201d\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper quote-people__visual\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/Olivier_Minaire_Photography_MAX_PLANCK_portraits_06_05_2022_24-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/Olivier_Minaire_Photography_MAX_PLANCK_portraits_06_05_2022_24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/Olivier_Minaire_Photography_MAX_PLANCK_portraits_06_05_2022_24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/Olivier_Minaire_Photography_MAX_PLANCK_portraits_06_05_2022_24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/Olivier_Minaire_Photography_MAX_PLANCK_portraits_06_05_2022_24-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/Olivier_Minaire_Photography_MAX_PLANCK_portraits_06_05_2022_24-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 39.00% 51.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 39.00% 51.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 1\/1; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper quote-people__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"quote-people__author wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Dr Gustavo Becker<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"quote-people__position wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Postdoctoral Researcher, Luxembourg Centre for European Law (University of Luxembourg)<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/people\/gustavo-becker\/\"\n        title=\"View Profile\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon quote-people__link\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">View profile<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-highlight quick-link-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quick-link-highlight-item\">\n    <a\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/news\/how-a-new-eu-law-is-reshaping-business-responsibility-from-luxembourg-to-latin-america\/\"\n                    class=\"quick-link\"\n            target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n            <span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n                <span class=\"quick-link__body\">\n                    <span class=\"quick-link__number\">\n                        How a new EU law is reshaping business responsibility. 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