Prof. dr. N. Blokker


Telefoon:+31 (0)71 527 8830
E-Mail:n.m.blokker@law.leidenuniv.nl
Faculteit / Onderdeel:Departement Publiekrecht, Rechtsgeleerdheid, Universiteit Leiden
Werkadres:Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw
Steenschuur 25
2311 ES Leiden
B135

Prof. dr. Niels Blokker was appointed as Professor of International Institutional Law to the 'Schermers Chair' in 2003. He graduated from Leiden University (1984), where he also defended his dissertation (1989). From 1984 he was a lecturer, subsequently a senior lecturer in the law of international organisations at Leiden University. In 2000 he was appointed senior legal counsel at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His publications include International Regulation of World Trade in Textiles (dissertation, 1989), International Institutional Law (co-authored with Henry G. Schermers, 4th edition 2003), and Proliferation of International Organisations (co-authored with Henry G. Schermers, 2000). His research concentrates on the law of international organisations, with emphasis on the law of the United Nations. As a member of the Netherlands delegation to the PrepCom for the International Criminal Court, he participated in the negotiations on the crime of aggression.