Niels Blokker
Professor of International Law, Leiden University, and Legal Advisor of Netherlands Foreign Affairs Ministry
In 2003, he was appointed Professor of International Institutional Law (Schermers Chair) at Leiden University. Niels Blokker graduated in 1984 and defended his dissertation at the same university in 1989. Since 1984 he has been Lecturer and subsequently Senior Lecturer on Law of International Organizations at Leiden University.
In 2000 he was appointed Senior Legal Adviser of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As a member of the Netherlands Delegation to the Preparatory Conference for the International Criminal Court and to the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court, he participated in the negotiations on the crime of aggression.
His research concentrates on Law of International Organizations, with emphasis on the Law of the United Nations.
His publications include:
“International Regulation of World Trade in Textiles” (1989), “International Institutional Law” (with Henry G. Schermers), and “The Security Council and the Use of Force” (with Nico Schrijver).
Geo tags
Expert in
International Criminal Court International Criminal Justice
Spoken languages
Dutch, English
Written languages
Dutch, English
