Rate My Professor Jan Wouters

Professor Wouters specializes in international and EU law, international organizations, global governance, and corporate and financial law. He has published extensively, with over 80 books, more than 150 journal articles, and 260 chapters in edited volumes. Notable works include The Law of EU External Relations (3rd ed., 2021), The Belt and Road Initiative and Global Governance (2020), Global Governance and Democracy (2015), and China, the EU and the Developing World (2015). He coordinated the European research projects FRAME (2013-2017) on fostering human rights in EU policies and RECONNECT (2018-2022) on reconnecting Europe with its citizens through democracy and rule of law, and currently leads the KU Leuven-funded CONNECTIVITY programme on connectivity, contestation, and cooperation in global governance. Wouters edits the International Encyclopedia of Intergovernmental Organizations, is Deputy Director of the Revue Belge de Droit International, and serves on the editorial boards of eleven international journals. He advises international organizations and governments, trains officials, and frequently comments on international developments in the media. In 2023, he was awarded the Serge Lazareff Prize for Excellence in Legal Services.