Prof. Dr Jurian Langer

Profile

Professor Jurian Langer joined the Supervisory Board of the Asser Institute in October 2024. He brings the European law perspective to the board given his truly European professional and academic career. He is deputy head of the European law division of the legal affairs department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also head of the EU litigation team of the ministry and legal agent for the Dutch government in proceedings before the European Court of Justice and the EFTA-court in all matters related to EU law. Langer was also appointed professor in European law and the Dutch legal order at Groningen University in 2013-2023. Previously, he was an attorney at Stek (Amsterdam) and Stibbe (Amsterdam and Brussels) and worked temporarily for the European Commission. He graduated in 1997 from the University of Groningen with a specialization in international and European law. He 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. He is visiting professor in the master European criminal law of Maastricht university and the master European taxation law at the Free University Amsterdam. He is member of the editorial board of the Dutch Food Law Journal, and he publishes and speaks regularly on matters regarding EU law. He is also deputy judge at the district court Amsterdam in the criminal law section.