Jan Michiel Otto
Professor emeritus Law and Governance in Developing Countries
- Name
- Prof.dr. J.M. Otto
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 7260
- j.m.otto@law.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-7626-4497
After working for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in various research assignments, he was director of the Van Vollenhoven Institute from 1983 until February 2018. In 1987 he defended a dissertation entitled Aan de voet van de piramide: overheidsinstellingen en plattelandsontwikkeling in Egypte, [At the foot of the pyramid, state institutions and rural development in Egypt.] Since then, he has published extensively on various topics of law and administration in developing countries, including Indonesia, China, Egypt and South Africa. In recent years he has published among others on issues of 'good governance', as well as on comparative sharia and national law in the Muslim world.
Prof. Otto has acted as project leader in various research projects concerning Indonesian environmental law and land law, Indonesian courts, the Indonesian national human rights commission, law-making and legal transformation in China, implementation of law in China, law and traditional authority in South Africa, customary law and chiefs in Ghana, sharia and national law in twelve Muslim countries, access to justice and institutional development in Libya, assessing legislation for Libya's reconstruction, supporting primary justice in insecure contexts: South Sudan and Afghanistan.
'Science on Air' profile of Jan Michiel Otto
Professor emeritus Law and Governance in Developing Countries
- Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Instituut voor Metajuridica
- Van Vollenhoven Instituut
- Otto J.M. (29 June 2018), De Ander als spiegel. Reflecties over recht en bestuur in ontwikkelingslanden. (Valedictory Lecture). Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (8 February 2017), Unity in diversity. The topicality of Professor C. van Vollenhoven. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (8 February 2017), Eenheid in verscheidenheid. De actualiteit van Mr. C. van Vollenhoven. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (30 November 2014), ‘Do the people want bread, or rules and responsibilities?’ Reflections on development, law and governance, in Egypt and the Muslim world at large, from 2014 to 1979 and back. Cleveringalezing. Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), Cairo. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (29 June 2001), Opening address for the Aladin conference 2001: Institutions of law and order in developing and transitional states. Aladin Conferentie, Faculteit Rechten. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (23 June 2000), The Contribution of Fred Riggs to the Field of Development Administration. Introductie van de Keynote Speaker Prof. Fred Riggs (East-West Center, Hawaii) over " Exporting Governance", lezing gehouden onder auspiciën van de vereniging ALADIN. Faculty Club, Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (29 November 2000), Le droit, la décentralisation et le développement. Lezing gehouden in het kader van scholingsprogramma voor Malinese onderzoekers. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (26 June 2000), L'enseignement et les recherches sur le droit et l'administration des pays non-occidentaux. Presentatie voor Malinese delegatie t.b.v. samenwerkingsproject Leiden-Bamako. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (8 November 2000), Implementation of Law in China: Towards an analytical framework. Voordracht voor de conferentie : Implementation of law in the People's Republic of China. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (16 June 2000). "Reële rechtszekerheid in ontwikkelingslanden". Leiden. [inaugural address].
- Otto J.M. (10 September 1999), De verhouding tussen recht en sociale cohesie, bezien vanuit het vakgebied van recht en bestuur in ontwikkelingslanden. lezing gehouden voor de onderzoeksgroep Sociale Cohesie van het E.M.Meijers Instituut. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (20 May 1999), Good governance in developing and transitional countries. Opening speech at first symposium of the Association for Law and Administration in Developing and Transitional Countries. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (5 November 1999), Classification of legal systems of developing countries. lezing gehouden voor leden van de Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Beijing. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (16 December 1999), Rechtszekerheid, goed bestuur en sociale cohesie in ontwikkelingslanden. Lezing gehouden op conferentie Sociale Cohesie en Multiculturaliteit. E.M. Meijers Instituut, Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. & Polak M.V. (25 October 1999), Theory and Practice of Legal Systems in a Comparative Perspective. Gastcolleges voor de Faculty of Law van de Renmin University of China, in het kader van het Leiden-Beijing Legal Transformation Project. Beijing. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (20 August 1998), Good Governance, Concept, Principles and Preconditions. Paper presented to the Seminar on Good Governance and Legal Reform. Jakarta Design Center. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. & Li Y. (23 October 1998), Central and Local Law-Making: Studying China's Experience. Paper presented to the 4th workshop of the EU-China Academic Network. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (4 June 1998), Wetgeving in China. Voordracht voor het Oosters Genootschap. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (4 June 1998), Wetgeving in China. Voordracht gehouden op het E.M. Meijers Instituut. Leiden. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (20 August 1998), "Good Governance": Administration and Law in Development Co-operation. Paper presented for the Seminar on Good Governance and Legal Reform. Jakarta Design Center. [lecture].
- Otto J.M. (13 October 1997), Groundwater Law and Administration in Developing Countries. Paper presented to the ILRI seminar on Grounwater Management. Wageningen. [lecture].