Paul Adriaanse is affiliated to the department of Constitutional and Administrative Law on a guest basis. He is a lawyer at law firm Justion Advocaten.

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Education

Paul Adriaanse studied at the VU University Amsterdam and obtained the degree of MA in Constitutional and Administrative Law, as well as in Private Law. He also studied at the Université de Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne). He holds the degree of LL.M in Comparative, European and International Legal Studies from the European University Institute in Florence.

Career

Paul Adriaanse started his career as Phd researcher at the VU University Amsterdam. In 2006 he graduated from this university with a Ph.D. thesis on the enforcement of European State aid law in situations of unlawful State Aid. From 2006 to 2014 he hold fulltime positions as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University. As from 2014 Paul Adriaanse is a lawyer at law firm Justion Advocaten. Paul is still affiliated to the department of Constitutional and Administrative Law on a guest basis.

Research areas

Paul Adriaanse's research focuses on the effectiveness and legitimacy of European and national standards governing the actions of (semi-)public institutions at the intersection of government and the market. Paul specializes in State aid law. His research is embedded in the research program "The Legitimacy and Effectiveness of Law & Governance in a World of Multilevel Jurisdiction" at Leiden University. In recent years, Paul has been involved in supervising various PhD projects.

Educational activities

Thesis supervision and postgraduate education.

Publications