Harriët Schelhaas reappointed as Dean of Erasmus School of Law

Schelhaas has been Dean of ESL since 1 January 2022, and the new term will start on 1 January 2026. The reappointment is for a period of four years. 

Executive Board pleased with reappointment 

The Executive Board of EUR is delighted that Harriët Schelhaas will continue to fulfil her role as Dean at Erasmus School of Law for a further term. The law faculty has very high societal relevance due to its impactful research and teaching. Rector Magnificus prof.dr.ir Jantine Schuit: 'We are fully convinced that Harriët Schelhaas, with her dedication and her ability to bring people together, will continue to make an indispensable contribution to both Erasmus School of Law and the strategy of Erasmus University Rotterdam in the coming period, and we very much look forward to continuing our collaboration.'

Prof. Harriët Schelhaas: 'I am very pleased to be able to continue serving as Dean of Erasmus School of Law for another term, and I would like to thank the Executive Board for the confidence they have placed in me. In the coming years, I believe it is important to continue building - with my fellow board members and all my colleagues at ESL in these challenging times - towards a strong law faculty in which the interconnection with society is carved into our DNA. I look forward to contributing with the Board of Deans and the Executive Board to a future-proof faculty and university.'

About Harriët Schelhaas 

Schelhaas has been a Professor of Private Law, specializing in contract law, at Erasmus School of Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam since 2015. In addition, she has been vice-dean of bachelor's programmes at ESL since 2020. She studied in Leiden and then obtained her PhD at Utrecht University with a thesis on penalty clauses in European contract law. Schelhaas then spent ten years as a lawyer at the Stibbe law firm in Amsterdam, where she further developed her expertise in commercial and international contract law.  

Schelhaas is also an editor and editor-in-chief for various national and international academic journals, such as the European Review of Private Law, Kluwer's Groene Serie Verbintenissenrecht (Green Series on the Law of Obligations) and the Juridisch Tijdschrift Contracteren (Legal Journal on Contracting). She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Belgian Journal of Private Law and teaches various courses at the judiciary and bar. In addition, Schelhaas is a deputy judge at the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal.