Prof. R.J.B. Schutgens (Roel)

Roel Schutgens studied Nederlands Recht (Dutch Law) at the Radboud University Nijmegen, where he graduated cum laude in 2004. From 2004 to 2009, he was a PhD Fellow at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law in Nijmegen. He obtained his PhD cum laude in 2009 with the thesis Onrechtmatige wetgeving (Unlawful Legislation), a study on the various forms of judicial review of legislation within the Dutch legal system. In 2010, he was appointed a Full Professor in Jurisprudence. He’s been the chairman of SteR-board since December 2015.
Professor Schutgens’ research interests include state liability, legislation, judicial review, and general constitutional law. His teaching activities are primarily focused on the first year students in law and political science.
Professor Schutgens is a member of the board of Themis, the oldest Law Journal in the Netherlands and he is a deputy judge at the Gelderland District Court.