Nicolaas Schrijver

Nicolaas Schrijver (Dutch) is professor emeritus of Public International Law at Leiden University (Netherlands), a former State Councillor and former Senator in the Netherlands. In the Senate he served as Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee and member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

In July 2024, Nicolaas Schrijver was appointed as the interim president of the Netherlands National Human Rights Institute. He is also a member and former President of the Institut de Droit international, where he currently serves as one of the two Rapporteurs on Harm Prevention Rules Applicable to the Environment of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, which includes the climate system.

Nicolaas Schrijver holds a LLM and PhD degree of Law from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (Netherlands) and is the author of various books on international law and sustainable development.

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