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Henry G. Schermers | |
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| Born | Henricus Gerhard Schermers 27 September 1928 Vaassen, Netherlands |
| Died | 31 August 2006 (aged 77) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Spouse | Hotsche Tans |
| Awards | Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Stedelijk Gymnasium Apeldoorn |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (LLM, PhD) |
| Thesis | De gespecialiseerde organisaties: Hun bouw en inrichting (1957) |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederik Mari van Asbeck |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | International law |
| Sub-discipline | International institutional law, law of the European Union, human rights law |
| School or tradition | Functionalism |
| Institutions | Leiden University (1978–2002) University of Amsterdam (1963–1978) |
| Notable works | International Institutional Law: Unity within Diversity Judicial Protection in the European Communities |
| Member of the European Commission of Human Rights | |
| In office 1981–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Carel Polak |
| Succeeded by | Evert Alkema |
| Website | universiteitleiden.nl |
Henricus Gerhard "Hein" Schermers (27 September 1928, Vaassen – 31 August 2006, Leiden)[1] was a Dutch legal scholar who worked in public international law, mainly in the fields of the law of international organizations, the law of the European Union. and European human rights law. He played a key role in developing these subjects through his writings. He was professor of the law of international organizations at the University of Amsterdam and at Leiden University. He was also for some time a member of the European Commission of Human Rights and a civil servant at the Netherlands ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ "Prof. mr. H.G. Schermers, 1928 - 2006" (in Dutch). University of Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024.