Ghent
Studying in Ghent (University of Ghent - Law Faculty)
Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Boudewijn Bouckaert
Tel.: +32-9-264.68.06
Fax.: +32-9-264.69.83
Email.: Boudewijn.Bouckaert(AT)UGent.be
Office:
Mrs. N. Van Nuffel
Tel.: +32-9-264.68.07
Fax.: +32-9-264.69.83
Email.: Nancy.VanNuffel(AT)UGent.be
Postal Address:
Ghent University
Universiteitstraat 4
B-9000 Ghent
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Johan Albrecht
Prof. Dr. Boudewijn Bouckaert
Dr. Ben Depoorter (EMLE)
Prof. Dr. Frank Van Dun
Coordinator
His main fields of interest are the economic analysis and the history of property law, the theory of sources of law and zoning law. Moreover, he was the Director of the ERASMUS-Programme in Law and Economics from 1989 until 1994. He is also co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics.
Teaching Staff
Dr. Johan Albrecht is a post-doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Ghent University. His recent research concentrates on international economics, environmental policy and technology assessments.
He is editor of 'Instruments for Climate Policy. Limited versus Unlimited Flexibility' (Edward Elgar Pub., 2002) and author of 'Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. Between Hype and Hysteria' (Standaard, 2000).
Prof. Gerrit De Geest is a Professor at the Washington University, St. Louis, USA. He specializes in comparative law and in law and economics. He was a professor of law and economics at Utrecht University in the Netherlands (2000-2007) and the University of Ghent (1997-2000). He was a president of the European Association of Law and Economics and a member of the Economic Impact Group of the Common Principles of European Contract Law. He is co-editor of the Review of Law and Economics and consultant editor of the European Review of Contract Law. He has published numerous books and articles in the fields of economic analysis of contract law, tort law, and comparative law.
Prof. Dr. Ben Depoorter (EMLE) is Professor of Law at the Center for Advanced Studies in Law and Economics at Ghent University and Visiting Professor at George Mason University Law School. Ben Depoorter is a recipient of BAEF and Fulbright fellowships.
Ben Depoorter has authored thirty papers in the field of law and economics, intellectual property law, comparative law and recently co-authored The Law and Economics of the European Union (Lexis, 2003). He currently serves as Co-Editor of the Review of Law and Economics (The Berkeley Electronic Press Journals).
Prof. Dr. Frank Van Dun is Professor of Philosophy of Law at Ghent University and Limburg (Maastricht, The Netherlands). He is the author of 'The fundamental principle of rights, an essay on the foundations of law', and of numerous articles on political and social philosophy and logic.
