Richard Lauwaars

Richard Lauwaars
Member of the Council of State
In office
1 February 1994  1 September 2005
Personal details
Born
Richard Hubertus Lauwaars

(1940-08-10) 10 August 1940
Rotterdam
Academic background
Alma materLeiden University (LLM, PhD)
ThesisRechtmatigheid en rechtskracht van gemeenschapsbesluiten: enige beschouwingen over de bindende besluiten die de Raad en de Commissie van de Europese Gemeenschappen kunnen nemen krachtens het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Economische Gemeenschap (1970)
Doctoral advisorHerman Hendrik Maas
Other advisorsIvo Samkalden
Academic work
DisciplineEuropean Union law
InstitutionsVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam
Doctoral studentsSacha Prechal
Notable worksEuropees Gemeenschapsrecht in kort bestek (with Christiaan Timmermans)

Richard Hubertus Lauwaars (born 10 August 1940) is a Dutch jurist. He was a professor of law of European organizations at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 1972 and 1979. He subsequently was professor of law of international organizations at the University of Amsterdam from 1980 to 1994. Lauwaars then was member of the Council of State between 1994 and 2008, serving the last three years in extraordinary service.