Professor Piet Eeckhout
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Piet Eeckhout studied law (lic.iur.) and European law (lic.Eur.iur) at the University of Ghent, Belgium, where he also obtained his PhD degree. Before joining King’s in 1998 he taught at the University of Ghent and at the University of Brussels (VUB). Between 1994 and 1998 he worked in the chambers of Advocate General Jacobs at the European Court of Justice.
Professor Eeckhout is Director of the Centre of European Law, at King’s (see www.kcl.ac.uk/cel). He is co-editor of the Yearbook of European Law, and also teaches at the College of Europe, Bruges. He is an associate academic member of Matrix Chambers, London.
Professor Eeckhout is a leading authority EU law and international economic law. He is the author of External Relations of the European Union (Oxford University Press 2004). In 2004 he delivered the General Course at the Academy of European Law, Florence, and in 2006 he was General Rapporteur at the biennial FIDE (Federation of European Law Associations) Conference.
Professor Eeckhout is Director of the Centre of European Law, at King’s (see www.kcl.ac.uk/cel). He is co-editor of the Yearbook of European Law, and also teaches at the College of Europe, Bruges. He is an associate academic member of Matrix Chambers, London.
Professor Eeckhout is a leading authority EU law and international economic law. He is the author of External Relations of the European Union (Oxford University Press 2004). In 2004 he delivered the General Course at the Academy of European Law, Florence, and in 2006 he was General Rapporteur at the biennial FIDE (Federation of European Law Associations) Conference.
