Jan Klabbers

Who is Jan Klabbers?

Jan Klabbers is Academy Professor at the University of Helsinki, on leave from his regular position as Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki. He was Director of the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in Global Governance Research, based at the University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law, and Deputy Director of the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights. He has previously held several positions at the University of Amsterdam, where he also completed his doctoral degree.

Klabbers is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts in the law of treaties and the law of international organizations. He has published several monographs and articles on the topics, some of the most important ones being The Concept of Treaty in International Law, Treaty Conflict and the European Union, An Introduction to International Institutional Law, 2nd ed., and International Law. In his recent work Klabbers has also been focusing on finding novel approaches to international legal research by combining it with virtue ethics.