PhD Projects

• Edwin Bosch
  Verlies van (betaald) arbeidsvermogen bij letselschade
  Promotor: Prof. S. Lindenbergh
   
• Antonia Christopoulou
  From participation to legitimacy: The new role of civil society in defining public interest
  Promotores: Prof. X. Kramer & prof. L. Senden
   
• Adrian Cordina
  Affordable Access to Justice in Europe; a Law and Economics Approach to Third Party Funding in Litigation
   
• Candice Foot
  Creating a Smart Multilevel Regulatory Mix to Enable Sustainability and Human Rights in Business
  Promotores: prof. L. Enneking & prof. M. Scheltema
   
• Eduardo Silva de Freitas
  Crowdfunding civil justice
  Promotores: Prof. X. Kramer & dr. E. Storskrubb
   
• Yachao Wang
  Enforcement of Investor-State Arbitration Awards against States
  Promotores: Prof. M. Scheltema & prof. E. Stamhuis
   

• Dang Hongwei
  Reforming the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System from the Perspective of Sustainable Development
  Promotores: Prof. M. Scheltema & Prof. Y. Li
   

• Chen Yihua
  Third-party Funding in International Arbitration
  Promotores: Prof. G. Meijer & Prof. F. de Ly
   

• Emma van Gelder
  Digitalisation of Civil Procedure (ODR)
  Supervisor: Prof. X.E. Kramer
   

• Georgia Antonopoulou
  International Commercial Courts in Europe
  Promotores: Prof. X.E. Kramer & Prof. E. Bauw
   

• Priskila Penasthika
  The Challenges in Applying Choice of Law Clause in International Commercial Contracts: Indonesia as an Illustrative Case Study
  Promotores: Prof. X.E. Kramer & Prof. W.G. Werner
   

• Marta Kolacz
  Cargo bundling – horizontal cooperation between SMEs for joint transportation
  Promotores: Prof. X.E. Kramer & Prof. Frank Smeele
   

• Aster Schreuder
  The weight of the qualities of parties: norm or fact?
  Promotores: Prof. S. Lindenbergh & Prof. H.N. Schelhaas
   

• Femke Ruitenbeek
  Understanding the missing link in the relational restoration of personal injury victims
  Promotores: Prof. S. Lindenbergh & Prof. H.N. Schelhaas
   

• Sarah van Os
  Diversity in Justice? – A comparative, Interdisciplinary and Empirical Study into Legal Culture
  Promotores: Supervisors: Prof. H.N. Schelhaas & Dr P.T.M. Desmet & Dr C.P. Reinders Folmer
   

• Heleen Tiemersma
  Fostering Business Respect for Human Rights through Finance; addressing the role of Financial Institutions in preventing company-community conflict in the extractive industries
  Promotor: Prof. M. Scheltema
   

• Melissa de Groot
  Compensation for costs of care: challenges at the interface of civil liability law and the public health care system
  Promotores: Prof. S. Lindenbergh & Prof. H.N. Schelhaas
   
• Joost Stam
  De bestuurdersaansprakelijkheidsverzekering (Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance)
  Promotor: N. van Tiggele - van der Velde
   
• Hilde Verweij-Hoogendijk
  Interfamilial Immunity to Liability? The Role of Tort Law and Insurance in Family Relationships
  Promotores: Prof. S. Lindenbergh & Prof. H.N. Schelhaas
   

• Maikel Samsom
  Het recht op privacy en schadevergoeding
  Promotor: Prof. Lindenbergh

• Du Du
  A Comparative Study of Laws concerning Foreign Takeover Bids: China and the Netherlands
  Promotores: Prof. C.A. Schwarz & Prof. Y. Li
   

• John Gruson
  Soft law and Value Added Tax
  Promotores: Prof. M Merkx & prof. W. de Wit
   
• Ashwin Kalpoe
  International tax information exchange 2.0
  Promotores: Prof. S. Engels, Prof. R. Kok & prof. M. de Wilde
   
• Dominic van Kleef
  Safeguarding Public Interests in Financial Markets: The Necessity of a New Consumer Concept in Financial Market Law
  Promotores: Prof. K. Broekhuizen & Prof. H. Vletter – van Dort
   

• Fu Qiqi
  Minority Shareholder Protection in Chinese Listed Companies: A Comparative Study with the US and the Netherlands
  Promotores: Prof. M.J. van Ginneken & Prof. Y. Li
   

• Liu Shuo
  Certain Private Law Issues Relating to Shipbuilding: a Comparative Study of English Law and Chinese Law
  Promotor:  Prof. F. Smeele
   

• Ji Yuhan
  Recognition of Foreign Maritime Judgements
  Promotores: Prof. F. Smeele & Prof. Y. Li
   

• Titiaan Keijzer
  Dual Class Stock at Dutch Listed Companies
  Promotores: Prof. H. Vletter- van Dort & Prof. Maarten Kroeze
   

• R. de Doelder
  Preventing Money Laundering by Banks
  Promotores: Prof. H. Vletter - van Dort & Prof. K.W.H. Broekhuizen
   

• Jeroen A. Terstegge
  Limitation of management authority of managing directors of public and private limited liability companies
  Promotores: Prof. B.F. Assink & Prof. L. Timmerman
   

• S.B. Garcia Nelen
  Conflicten tussen bestuursbevoegdheden en aandeelhoudersrechten, in het bijzonder bij onderwerpen die raken aan de strategie van de beursvennootschap
  Promotores Prof. C.A. Schwarz  & Prof. B.F. Assink
   

• Roy Heesakkers
  Towards a More Inclusive Corporate Law: Accounting for Non-Contractual Stakeholders of Corporation
  Promotor: Supervisor: Prof. M.A. Verbrugh
   

• Fiona Unz
  Consumer protection in a disruptive society: A survival guide
  Promotores: Dr W. Verheyen & Prof. H.N. Schelhaas
   

• Josje de Vogel
  Sustainable Mobility and Consumer Protection
  Promotores: Dr W. Verheyen & Prof. H.N. Schelhaas
   

• Michelle de Vries
  The role and position from the loss adjuster according to Dutch law
  Promotores: Prof. S. Lindenbergh & Prof. M. van Tiggele-van der Velde
   

• Warren de Waegh
  Sinking in an ocean of debts: maritime insolvencies in the EU
  Promotor: Prof. F. Smeele
   
• Mathijs Giltjes
  High frequency trading form a market-abuse perspective. An interdisciplinary research into the potential detrimental effects of high frequency trading
  Promotores: Prof. K.W.H. Broekhuizen & Dr A.C.W. Pijls

• Marlies Blesgraaf
  Regulation, regulatory burden and room for guidance in education
  Promotores: Prof. P.W.A. Huisman & Prof. M.T.A.B. Laemers
   

• Radwan Eshkita
  Data protection laws in the Middle East
  Promotores: Prof. E. Stamhuis & Prof.dr. K. Heine
   

• Angela Jans
  Strafrechtelijke ministeriele verantwoordelijkheid
  Promotores: Prof. R. de Lange & Prof. P.A.M. Mevis

• Mieke Kox
  Borders and Justice. Unauthorised migrants’ understandings of internal border regimes
  Promotor: Prof. R. Staring
   

• Marilena Drymioti
  The Greek ‘polis’ under attack: unravelling top-down and bottom-up political violence in times of crisis
  Promotor: Prof. R. van Swaaningen
   

• Léa Masse
  Becoming radical: a phenomenological and transnational examination of youth’s Islamic radicalisation in Western countries
  Promotores: R. Staring & Prof. R. van Swaaningen
   

• Teun van Ruitenburg
  Raising Barriers towards Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: An empirical study on the approach of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs in the Netherlands
  Promotores: Prof. H.G. van de Bunt  & Dr W.J. Verhoeven
   

• Cybele Atme
  Navigating the Ethics of Secrecy: The Role of professional service providers in governing financial economic Crime
  Promotores: Prof. R. Staring, dr. C. van Wingerde & dr. L. Bisschop
   
• Daniël Grimmelikhuijzen
  Publiek-private samenwerkingsverbanden in het Nederlandse strafrecht
  Promotores: Prof. P. Mevis & prof. P. Verrest
   

• Timo Peeters
  In the thick of struggles: violence, seclusion and social suffering in Guatemala City
  Promotor: Prof. R. van Swaaningen
   

• Irma Cleven
  Effectiveness and enforcement of penal protection orders in the pre-sentencing phase
  Promotores: Dr T. Fischer & Prof. R. van Swaaningen
   

• Anna Merz
  From CEO to criminal? Uncovering peer-group disapproval of white-collar crime within business communities
  Promotores: Prof. R. van Swaaningen & Dr C.G. van Wingerde
   

• Ruben Timmerman
  Irregular migrant workers within Dutch informal economies: The intersection between human trafficking and immigration control
  Promotores: Prof. R. Staring & Prof. R. van Swaaningen
   

• Gwendolyn Geuze
  The Perceptions and Effects of Community Sanctions in the Dutch Juvenile Justice System.
  Promotores: Prof. F. Weerman & Dr. T. Fischer
   
• Amr Marzouk
  Experimental authoritarianism: how illiberal regimes learn to dominate cyberspace
  Promotores: Prof. R. van Swaaningen & Dr. W. van der Wagen
   

• Jeroen van den Broek
  Coherence or Divergence? A Comparative Analysis of the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations Human Rights Committee
  Promotores: Prof. F. Weerman & Dr. R. Roks

• Jiejing Shi
  The process of One Belt One Road Initiativ
  Promotor: Prof. W.M. de Jong
   
• Roy Heesakkers
   
• Aziza Mayar
   
• Heleen Tiemersma

• Margaux Raynaud
  The Norm against Impunity for Serious Human Rights Violations: An International Law Analysis
  Promotores: Prof. K. Henrard & Prof. E. Hey
   

• Abdurrahman Erol
  Investor Obligations in Investment Treaty and Arbitration from a Business and Human Rights Perspective: Past, Present and Future
  Promotores: Prof. A. Arcuri & dr. F. Violi
   

• Sophia Paulini
  The Precautionary Principle in the EU's Trade Agreements
  Promotor: Prof. A. Arcuri
   

• Daniela Garcia-Caro Briceno
  Agribusiness and Sustainable Alternatives
  Promotores: Prof. A. Arcuri & dr. Y. Hendlin
   

• Nathan de Arriba-Sellier
  The European System of Financial Supervision under the home state supervision principle
  Promotor: Prof. F. Amtenbrink
   

• Francesco Pennesi
  The global reach of EU Financial Law
  Promotor: Prof. F. Amtenbrink
   

• Elif Gül Yılmazlar
  Settling Conflicts of Human Rights through International and European (Council of Europe/ EU) Standards of Criminalization
  Promotores Prof. E. Hey & Prof. J. Temperman
   

• Jolanda Andela
  Starvation as a core crime violation
  Promotores: Prof. K. Henrard & Dr. H. Cuyckens
   
• Stephanie Triefus
  Regulatory Depoliticization: International Economic Law, Social Inclusion & Human Rights
  Promotores: Prof. J. Temperman & Prof. A. Arcuri
   
• Aziza Mayar
  The role of International Law in Business
  Promotores: Prof. E. Hey & Prof. K.E.H. Maas
   

• Monique Niesen
  International Private Law and Private Comparative Law.
  Promotores: Prof. G. Meijer & Prof. H. Ernste
   

• Steffen van der Velde
  The EU’s legal duty to safeguard the sustainability of FDI in mineral mining in developing countries 
  Promotores: Prof. F. Amtenbrink & Dr. W. Douma

• Amber Zwanenburg
  Drawing the line between business opportunities and sham arrangements in Dutch companies’ search to save on the cost of labour (ab)using the EU internal market freedom
  Promotores: Prof. J.E. Even & Prof. A.R. Houweling
   

• Erick Hagendoorn
  Vrije arbeidskeuze in het civiele recht
  Promotores: Prof. R. Houweling & Prof. C Loonstra
   

• Ilse Kersten
  De billijke vergoeding: een empirisch onderzoek naar de (aanvullende) ontslagvergoeding
  Promotores: Prof. R. Houweling & dr. P. Kruit
   

• Bjorn Schouten
  Arbeidsrechtelijke schuldgradaties.
  Promotores: Prof. C.J. Loonstra & Prof. A.R Houweling

Lujia Sun
A Legal Study on Mobile Health: Implications for China
Promotor: Prof. M. Buijsen

• Paul Daniel Aubrecht
  The Arbitrability of Tort Claims: A Comparative Law and Economics Analysis
  Promotores: Prof. L.T. Visscher & Prof. M.G. Faure
   
• Renzo Bloemink
  Law and Economics of the Property Law System
  Promotores: Prof. L.T. Visscher & prof. M.G. Faure
   
• Philipp Anton (Tony) Burri  
  The Law and Economics of Third-Party Funding of Collective Redress
  Promotores: Prof. M. Faure & Prof. K. Matis
   

• (Charles) Allen Bargfrede
  The Economics of Modern Music Law: a New Model
  Promotores: Prof. L.T. Visscher & Prof. E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko
   

• Mulugeta Bogale
  Labor Regulation, Informality and Economic Growth in SSA: An Empirical Analysis
  Promotores: Prof. H.B. Schaefer & Prof. M.G. Faure
   
• Lucas Alves Chacha
  Analysing Brazilian Anti-Corruption Enforcements
  Promotores: Prof. S. Oded & Prof. E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko
   
• Kan-Hsueh Chiang
  Does Information Cost Lead to Medical Moral Hazard? – Evidence from Taiwan National Health Insurance
  Promotores: Prof. E. Salzberger & Prof. L.T. Visscher & Prof. E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko
   
• Salvini Datta
  Ex ante regulation and ex post liability in the pharmaceutical industry
  Promotores: Prof. V. Denicolò & Prof. R.J. Van den Bergh

• Esra Demir
  Data governance of genetic codes
  Promotores: Prof. E. Stamhuis & Prof. K. Heine
   

• Giorgio Dini
  The Introduction of EU Product Environmental Footprint Labels: Experimental economics and Law and Economics perspectives
  Promotores: Dr. A. Tavoni & Prof. M.G. Faure
   

• Ayman Fouda
  The Diffusion of Innovation in Healthcare: Economic and Regulatory Perspectives
  Promotores: Prof. G. Fiorentini & Prof. M.G. Faure
   
• Laurenz Goldhahn
  Sustainability and Law: The Role of Executive Pay Regulation for Corporate Social Responsibility
  Promotores: Prof. W.G. Ringe & Dr A. Pomelli & Prof. S. Oded
   
• Çiçek Gürkan
  The Role of Banks for Corporate Governance
  Promotores: Prof. P.C. Leyens & Prof. M.G. Faure
   

• Adrianus van Heusden
  New Law and Economics of Consumer Law: Taking the Real Face of Marketing Seriously
  Promotores: Dr. A.M.I.B. Vandenberghe & Prof. M.G. Faure & Prof. L.T. Visscher
   

• Martin Holderied
  Interest Theories on the Regulation of Sharing Economy Markets
  Promotores: Prof. M.G. Faure & Prof. E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko
   
• Mrinmayi Katdare
  Precautionary Principle: How does political discretion influence its implementation?
  Promotores: Prof. M.G. Faure & Prof. E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko
   
• Tristan Kik
  Competition Law in the Data Economy
  Promotores: Prof. N.J. Philipsen & Prof. L.T. Visscher
   
• Anna Kovács
  The behavioral determinants of collective action on climate change
  Promotores: Prof. M.G. Faure & Prof. E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko
   
• Francesca Leucci
  Law and Economics of Environmental Damage Assessment
  Promotores: Prof. L.A. Franzoni & Prof. M.G. Faure
   
• Ekaterine Lomtatidze
  Constitutionalizing Social Rights: Public choice analysis
  Promotores: Prof. S. Oeter & Prof. K. Heine
   

• Pedro Henrique Christofaro Lopes
  Federalism: a Path to Development?
  Promotores: Prof. S. Voigt & Prof. F. Weber
   

• Wanli Ma
  Whither Domestic Courts? The Observation, Evaluation and Reformation of Domestic Courts’ Involvement in International Investment Dispute Settlement
  Promotores: Prof. M.G. Faure & Prof. Y. Li
   
• Evangelia Nissioti
  Can mediation in civil law systems lead to social and private efficiency gains compared to litigation and negotiation?
  Promotores: Prof. R. Bork & Prof. L.T. Visscher & Dr E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko
   
• Cintia Nunes
  Administered Contracts for Petroleum Extraction in Brazil
  Promotores: Prof. K. Heine & Prof. M.G. Faure
   

• Gabriele Paolini
  Plea bargaining procedures in Civil Law countries
  Promotores: Prof. S. Voigt & Prof. E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko
   

• Kostina Prifti
  Regulation of autonomous robots in healthcare
  Promotores: Prof. K. Heine & Prof. E. Stamhuis
   

• Kuan-Jung Peng
  Law and Economic Analysis of Financial Technology
  Promotores: Prof. S. Oded & Prof. M.G. Faure
   
• Carlos Riquelme Ruz
  Equalities and Inequalities in Sovereign Debt Restructuring. A Law and Economics perspective
  Promotores: Prof. A. van Aaken & Prof. M.G. Faure
   
• Shashank Sharma
  Essays on Antitrust Analysis of Multi-sided Platforms
  Promotores: Prof. N.J. Philipsen & Prof. S. Oded
   

• Youssoufa Sy
  Political Legislation Cycles in a Comparative Approach
  Promotores: Prof. F. Padovano & Prof. M.G. Faure
   

• Liam Wells
  Transatlantic Regulatory Divergence in Pharmaceuticals: exploring economic and cultural explanations
  Promotores: Prof. M.G. Faure & Prof. E. Kantorowicz-Reznichenko & Prof. L.A. Franzoni
   
• Qihan Xu
  Legal Regulation of Monopoly Agreements Formed through Big Data: A Comparative Study of China and Europe
  Promotores: Prof. N.J. Philipsen & Prof. Y. Li
   
• Nan Yu
  Mandatory Dividend Regulations in the Stock Market: A Comparative Law and Economics Analysis
  Promotores: Prof. M.G. Faure & Prof. G.D. Xu
   
• Antonella Zarra
  The Law and Economics of Artificial Intelligence
  Promotores: Prof. W.G. Ringe and Prof. S. Oded
   
• Karol Zdybel
  An Economic Analysis of Legal Pluralism
  Promotores: Prof. S. Voigt and Prof. M.G. Faure
    
• Jinyue Zhang
  Externalities Generated by Shadow Banking Activities in the Collective Investment Schemes Market and the Regulatory Response
  Promotores: Prof. M.G. Faure & Prof. G.D. Xu
   
• Yayi Zhang
  Anti-foreign Bribery Law Enforcement: Lessons from the United States for China
  Promotores: Prof. S. Oded & Prof. Y. Li

• Maurits Helmich
  On the Role of ‘Politics’ in Adjudication: A Conceptual-Taxonomical Analysis
  Promotores: Prof. W. van der Burg & Dr Lonneke van der Poort
   

• Lester Chen
  The Concept of Toleration and its paradoxes
  Promotores: Prof. W. van der Burg & Dr T.M. de Waal
   

• Merel van de Poel
  Reconceptualizing the public-private law divide. A philosophical approach
  Promotores: Prof. H.S. Taekema & Dr. G. van Oenen
   

• Ruud van de Meerakker
  Promotores: Prof. S. Taekema & Prof. K. Broekhuizen

• Wang Jie
  Study on Formulary Apportionment
  Promotores: Prof. A. de Graaf & Prof. M. de Wilde
   

• Oleksiy Shmatko
  Risk Assessment for the Transfer Pricing Purposes
  Promotor: Prof. A. de Graaf

• Peter van Gog
  Promotores: Prof. F. Smeele & dr. W. Verheyen
   

• Vivian van der Kuil
  Classification Societies and the Public Interest
  Promotores: Prof. F. Smeele & dr. F. Stevens
   

• Stijn Lucas Haanschoten
  De bescherming van de minderheidsaandeelhouder in een joint venture op grond van artikel 2:8 BW
  Promotor: Prof. C.A. Schwarz
   

• Philippe Louis Hezer
  De informatiepositie van investeerders in Nederlandse kapitaalvennootschappen
  Promotor: Prof. C.A. Schwarz
   

• Adam Pasaribu
  FinTech en het betalingsverkeer
  Promotores: Prof. H. Vletter-van Dort & Prof. K. Broekhuizen