Education in the field of law

The Faculty of Law offers the following educational programmes:

• Schakelzone recht (bridging programme Law)
• Bachelor of Law
• Open bachelor Rechtsgeleerdheid
• Master of Law
• Master Data Protection and Privacy Law
• Focus programmes

The language of these programmes is Dutch.

Go to the page Onderwijsaanbod (in Dutch) for more information about these programmes.

Research in the field of Law

The research of the Faculty of Law is coordinated in the research programme Recht in de geïndividualiseerde netwerksamenleving (Law in an individualised network society). This programme describes the themes that the researchers work on and publish about. The PhD research is also linked to this programme.

Go to the research pages on Law for more information on research themes, projects and publications.

The law department also participates in an OU-wide multidisciplinary research program: Safety in Urban Environments, which started in 2018.

Organisation of the Faculty of Law

• Dean: dhr. prof. dr. mr. Ronald Janse
• Coordinator research: mw. prof. mr. dr. S. Kruisinga
• Coordinator education: mw. mr. dr. M.F. Attinger
• Head of the Education and Research Office: mw. L.H. Daalmeijer MA

The research and education within the faculty is provided by two departments that consist of several sections:

Department of Private Law
General private law
Private law skills in BaMa (bachelor-master)
Data protection and privacy law

Department of Public Law
Criminal law and empirical legal studies
International and European law
Constitutional law and jurisprudence
Administrative law

Go to the overview of the staff of the Faculty of Law.