Richard Lauwaars
Richard Lauwaars  | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Council of State | |
| In office 1 February 1994 – 1 September 2005  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Hubertus Lauwaars 10 August 1940 Rotterdam  | 
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (LLM, PhD) | 
| Thesis | Rechtmatigheid 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 advisor | Herman Hendrik Maas | 
| Other advisors | Ivo Samkalden | 
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | European Union law | 
| Institutions | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam University of Amsterdam  | 
| Doctoral students | Sacha Prechal | 
| Notable works | Europees 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.