Organisers

NVER is presiding FIDE from 2018 until 2021 and, in that capacity, has been entrusted with the responsibility to organize the XXIX FIDE Congress to be held in November 2021 in the Netherlands.

From NVER Corinna Wissels (President), Charlotte Schillemans (Secretary General) and Armin Cuyvers are involved in the FIDE Presidency 2018-2021.

NVER founded the Stichting FIDE 2020 for the organisation of the XXIX FIDE Congress with the following board members (the ‘FIDE 2021 board’):

Corinna Wissels (President), State Councillor at the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Dutch Council of State
Herman van Harten (Secretary General), Judge at the District Court of The Hague
Marlies Noort (Treasurer), Judge in training at the Central Appeals Tribunal in Utrecht
Marleen Botman (Social Programme Officer), Lawyer (advocaat) at Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn
Jorrit Rijpma (Scientific Programme Officer), Jean Monnet Professor, Leiden Law School
Clara van Dam (Young FIDE), Assistant Professor, Leiden Law School

Corinna Wissels

President

Corinna Wissels is a State Councillor at the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Dutch Council of State. Before joining the Council of State in 2013, she was head of the EU law department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and agent representing the Netherlands at the Court of Justice. From 1993 to 1997 she worked in Moscow, amongst others as director of the IRIS Russia Commercial law Project, advising the Russian Government on the drafting of the new Russian Civil Code. She started her career as a lawyer in Rotterdam, Brussels and Amsterdam, specialising in European law (1987 – 1993).

« Ce qui est important, ce n’est, ni d’être optimiste, ni pessimiste, mais d’être déterminé » - Jean Monnet. It is my firm believe that the EU should remain a beacon of fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law, core values upon which it is constructed. A clear view on current and future developments, an open debate and a lot of determination may help the EU to overcome the huge and imminent challenges it faces. As EU lawyers, we can make a valuable contribution. European law is made by Europeans, lived by Europeans and of course discussed by Europeans.

Herman van Harten

Secretary General

Herman van Harten is a Senior Judge and European law coordinator at the District Court of The Hague.

Currently he is Head of the Insolvency Team and involved in various civil law cases. Before he became a judge he taught and researched EU law at several universities. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam on the Autonomy of national courts in European law (2011). He has published widely on issues concerning the law of the internal market, judicial protection in the European legal order, and the effects of EU law before domestic courts.

The development of EU law is truly one of my legal fascinations. Whenever European law comes up in a national law context, the issues that arise are definitively intriguing and sometimes surprising. Solving conflicts, disputes and contributing to the realisation of judicial protection in the shared European legal order is my “raison d'être” as a judge. Promoting the meeting of minds on European law by organising the FIDE 2020 Congress in the Hague is most rewarding.

Marlies Noort

Treasurer

Marlies Noort is a judge in training at the Central Appeals Tribunal in Utrecht. Before joining the Tribunal, Marlies worked as a senior legal officer EU law at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She represented the Dutch government in cases before the EU Court of Justice, the General Court of the EU and the EFTA Court. Before working at the Dutch Ministry, she worked at the EU Court of Justice in Luxemburg, in the cabinet of Advocate General Geelhoed.

The importance of Europe and European law cannot be underestimated. Not 60 years ago, and not today. Especially if you look at all the challenges Europe and the world faces, like climate change and digital revolution. There is a continuing need for Europe to lead in these areas. It’s my believe that a strong Europe that works in community, connection, cooperation and creativity is the best available option to face these challenges.

Marleen Botman

Social Programme Officer & Editor topic 1

Marleen Botman is attorney-at-law at Pels Rijcken in The Hague.

In her practice she advises and litigates for public authorities in the area of both European law and administrative law. Before joining Pels Rijcken in 2018, she worked in the legal profession, the judiciary and sciences. She earned her doctorate in the implementation of the European Services Directive 2006/123/EG in the Netherlands at the VU University Amsterdam in 2015. She is still affiliated with the university as a researcher at the Centre for Public Contract Law & Governance. She is a regular contributor to professional journals and serves as a guest lecturer.

Deciphering the effect of EU law in the national context is what fascinates me, as well as the interaction between the legal systems of the EU Member States. It is a great honour to be contributing to FIDE 2020 as a member of the board and to offer a platform for inspiring debates on the development of EU law.

Jorrit Rijpma

Scientific Programme Officer & Editor topic 2

Jorrit Rijpma is Professor of European Law at the Europa Institute of Leiden Law School, specializing in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. He currently heads the European law department. He was awarded a Jean Monnet Professorship by the European Commission on Mobility and Security in Europe. Rijpma is a member of the Standing Committee of Experts on international and European immigration, refugee and criminal law (Meijers Committee). He is also a member of the Academic Executive Board of the LDE Centre on the Governance of Migration and Diversity.

European law never ceases to surprise, fascinate or intrigue. It embodies not only our much valued diversity, but also our shared past and common future. FIDE brings together colleagues and friends from across the Member States to contribute to further understanding and success of the European project. It is a great honour to be contributing to FIDE 2020 in The Hague.

Clara van Dam

Young FIDE

Clara van Dam is Assistant Professor at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of Leiden Law School. Her research concentrates on European and national administrative law with a particular focus on informal administrative governance. Clara obtained her doctorate in February 2020 from Leiden University. In her dissertation she unravels the role and legal implications of guidance documents of the European Commission in the Dutch legal order and proposals several routes of ‘guidance for guidance’ that could make Commission guidance documents both an effective and legitimate implementation tool.

FIDE Presidency 2018 – 2021

Armin Cuyvers

Charlotte Schillemans

Charlotte has been working as an agent respresenting the Ducht government before the ECJ and EFTA court since 2011. Before she worked as a lawyer in one of the leading law firms of the Netherlands and as referendaire at the Dutch Supreme Court.
She is Secretary General to the Dutch association for European Law (NVER) and as such contributed to the FIDE Presidency 2018-2021.

The FIDE 2021 Board has assigned various elements of the organisation to several committees, most notably the scientific programme committee, the sponsor committee, the communications committee.

Editors of the congress reports

Jurian Langer

Prof. dr. Jurian Langer is legal agent for the Dutch government in proceedings before the European Court of Justice and heading the EU litigation team of the European law division of the legal department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also appointed professor in European law and the Dutch legal order at Groningen University. Before joining the Ministry, he was an attorney at Stek (Amsterdam) and Stibbe (Amsterdam and Brussels). He graduated from Groningen University and holds a PhD from the European University Institute (Florence), an LLM from University College London and a specialised degree in law and economics from the University of Hamburg.

Daniel Mandrescu

Daniel Mandrescu is a PhD Fellow at the Europa Institute of Leiden University. His research focuses on the challenges associated with the application of EU competition law to online platforms, specifically in the context of abuse of dominance under art. 102 TFEU. In addition to his affiliation with Leiden University, Daniel is also co-editor of Wolters Kluwer EC Merger Decision Digest and contributing editor for Lexxion’s CoRe Blog.

Communications Committee

Thomas Weber

Thomas Weber is a lawyer (jurist) at the Council of State where he works on appeal cases in the field of migration and asylum law. He graduated with a LLM degree in EU law from Leiden Law School where he has also taught several courses and conducted research in the field of EU institutional and EMU law.

Malu Beijer

Malu Beijer works as legislative advisor on EU law at the Advisory Division of the Council of State. She is also affiliated to the Radboud University as a a Research fellow. She mainly specialises in the social aspects of internal market law, fundamental rights, and the interaction of EU law with the ECHR and with national law.

Joost Hoogveld

Joost Hoogveld is a senior legal officer EU law at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He currently represents the Dutch government in cases before the EU Court of Justice, the General Court of the EU and the EFTA Court. He also acts as a deputy judge (rechter-plaatsvervanger) in the criminal law section of the Amsterdam district court.

Sebastiaan Cnossen

Sebastiaan Cnossen works as a lawyer for law firm Pels Rijcken, where he deals with the wide range of aspects related to European law, particularly state aid and competition law as well as various (sector-specific) regulatory issues. His clients include the government and regulatory authorities.

Young FIDE Seminar Committee

Pauline Huurnink

As a legal officer EU law at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs I represent the Dutch government in cases before the EU Court of Justice, the General Court of the EU and the EFTA Court. Also, I am a board member of the Dutch association for EU law, which promotes interests in and knowledge of this field of law and is a network for EU law practitioners.

Maarten Schippers

Maarten Schippers is a lawyer (jurist) at the Council of State where he works on appeal cases in the field of migration and asylum law. He graduated with a LLM degree in EU law from Leiden Law School and has previously worked as a paralegal for a law firm specialised in migration law.

Clara van Dam

Frederik Behre

Frederik is a PhD candidate at the Europa Institute of Leiden Law School. His research focuses on the interaction between national constitutional law and EU law, particularly in relation to the debated budgetary and fiscal integration ambitions to stabilize the Euro. In addition, Frederik joined the Europaeum Scholars Programme (First Cohort 2018-2019). Jointly with five other PhD candidates, he initiated a social media campaign during this programme to encourage young voters to participate in the 2019 European Parliament election.

Marijn van der Sluis

Dr. Marijn van der Sluis is Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law at Maastricht University since 2020. He finished his PhD at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy), on the topic of the role of law in European monetary integration. From 2016 to 2019, he was Assistant Professor of EU law at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He works on economic issues in public law, publishing on topics such as national central banks, economic governance, and democratic control of the European Central Bank. He recently started a new research project on how public law should respond to climate change, arguing for Green Constitutionalism (Groen Staatsrecht).