Prof. Dr. Kurt Deketelaere 29 July 1966, Torhout, Belgium Tel: +32/16/32.51.87 or +32/16/32.99.71 Fax: +32/16/32.54.82 or +32/16/32.99.68 Email: kurt.deketelaere@law.kuleuven.be kurt.deketelaere@leru.org bvbakdk@gmail.com Address K.U.Leuven IMER-K.U.Leuven Tiensestraat 41 B-3000 Leuven Address BVBA KDK BVBA KDK Kempenlaan 5 B-2300 Turnhout Address LERU LERU Minderbroederstraat 8 B-3000 Leuven Education Bachelor of Laws, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven, July 1986 Master of Laws, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven, July 1989 (magna cum laude) Doctor of Laws, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven, January 1995 (no grades awarded) ( The Use of Fiscal Instruments in EC Environmental Law & Policy: Proposal of a Policy Vision and Framework (in Dutch, with Prof. Dr. Marc Boes as promoter) Present positions Secretary-General of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) Full Professor of Law, University of Leuven Chairman of the Board of Directors, VREG (Flemish Regulator of the Electricity and Gas Market) Chairman of the Board of Directors, VVBBCI (Mediation Complex Investment Projects) Member of the Board of Directors, MRBB Member of the Board of Directors, AIF Member of the Board of Directors, AVEVE Member of the Board of Directors, I-Cleantech Director, BVBA KDK Chair, Flemish Environmental Damages Commission Co-Chair, Malta Legal Forum on Adaptation to Climate Change Member of the EC Open Science Policy Platform Member of the EC ABS Consultation Forum Member of the International Advisory Board, IE University (Madrid) Member of the International Advisory Board, Humanitas University (Milano) Member of the High Level Advisory Board, Insight Foresight Institute (Madrid) Member of the International Leadership Advisory Board of the Center for Learning Innovations and Customized Knowledge Solutions (Dubai)
Honorary positions Honorary Chief of Staff of the Flemish Government Honorary Professor of Law, University of Malta Honorary Professor of Law, University of Dundee Hou-De Honorary Chair, National Tsing Hua University Taiwan Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, University of Edinburgh Teaching Chair, at the Faculty of Law, University of Leuven (Belgium): Environmental and Energy Law (in Dutch) Chair, at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Leuven (Belgium): Environmental Law (in Dutch) Construction Law (in Dutch) Energy Law (in Dutch) Director of Studies, at the Faculty of Law, University of Malta (Malta): LLM in Energy, Environmental and Climate Change Law Research Director, Institute for Environmental and Energy Law, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven (http://www.law. kuleuven.be/imer) since October 1995 Co-Founder and Co-Director, Centre for Construction Law, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven (http://www. law.kuleuven.be/bouwrecht) since October 2002 Co-Director, Ius Commune Centre for Environmental Law, Ius Commune Research School (http://www.rechten. unimaas.nl/ozic) since October 2003 Program Leader Environmental Law, Section on Transboundary Environmental Law, Ius Commune Research School (http://www.rechten.unimaas.nl/ozic) since October 1996 Fellow, Academy of Environmental Law (http://www.iucnael.org/) since October 2004 (Co-)Promoter of research projects for the University of Leuven Research Council or the federal, regional and local authorities in Belgium and the Netherlands since October 1995 (Co-)Promoter or member of the promotion commission of PhD s at the University of Leuven or universities abroad since October 1995 (Co-)Author and Editor of books, book contributions and articles in national, European and international reviews since October 1989 Associations Founder and Co-ordinator, Leuven Association of Environmental Lawyers (http://www.leuvem.be) since October 1990 Founder and Co-ordinator, Flemish Association for Energy Law (http://www.vlaver.be) since October 2002 Founder and Co-ordinator, Flemish Association for Construction Law since October 2003 Editorial Work Editor, International Encyclopaedia of Environmental Law (Kluwer Law, loose-leaf publication) since October 1995 Editor, International Encyclopaedia of Energy Law (Kluwer Law, loose-leaf publication) since October 2000 Editor, Energy and Environmental Law & Policy Series (Kluwer Law, Book Series) since October 2000 Editor, New Horizons in Environmental Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, Book Series) since October 2003 Editor, Leuven Perspectives on Environmental Law (die Keure Publishers, Book Series in Dutch) since October 1990 Editor, European Energy and Environmental Law Review (Kluwer Law, Review) since October 2006 Editor, Leuven Perspectives on Energy Law (Intersentia Publishers, Book Series in Dutch) since October 2005 Member, Editorial Board Renewable Energy Law and Policy (Lexxion, Review) since October 2009
Previous positions Faculty of Law, University of Leuven Professor of Law (October 2001-September 2004) Associate Professor of Law (October 1995-September 2001) Assistant Professor of Law (October 1991-September 1995) Counsel to the Interuniversity Commission for the Reform of Environmental Law in the Flemish Region (October 1989-September 1991) Director, Foreign Postgraduate Education Office, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven (October 2002-September 2005) Member, Appointments and Promotions Commission, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven (October 2004-September 2005) Academic Co-coordinator, Erasmus/Socrates, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven (December 2005-September 2007) Co-Founder and Co-Director, LLM-Program Advanced Master of Energy and Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven (October 2002-September 2007) Chair, Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Leuven (September 2005-August 2009) University of Leuven Chairman, University Continuing Education Unit-Open University, University of Leuven (October 1997-September 2002) Chairman, Council of University Continuing Education, University of Leuven (October 1997-September 2002) Member, Academic Council, University of Leuven (September 2006-September 2007) Other Institutions of Higher (University or Non-University) Education Associate Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp (October 1993-September 1996) (part-time) Associate Professor of Law, College for Science and Arts (October 1994-September 1997) (part-time) Visiting Professor of Law, European University College Brussels (October 2005-September 2007) (part-time) Private Practice Head, Environmental Law Department, Arthur Andersen Belgium (October 1991-September 1992 and October 1995-September 1996) Advocate, Member of the Brussels Bar (October 1994-September 1995) Government Assignments Member, Flemish Environmental Taxation Working Group (October 1993-September 1994) Member, Federal Eco-taxation Commission (October 1993-September 1998) Representative, Federal Minister for the Environment, at the UN ECE Academic Advisory Group on the Application of the Aarhus Convention Principles to International Institutions (May 2004-September 2004) Expert, OECD Environmental Review Belgium (October 2005, October 2000) Expert-Senior Legal Advisor, Private Office of Mr. Kris Peeters, Minister for Public Works, Energy, Environment and Nature, Flemish Regional Government (September 2004-June 2007) Chief of Staff, Private Office of Mrs. Hilde Crevits, Minister for Public Works, Energy, Environment and Nature, Flemish Regional Government (July 2007-June 2009) Member, Flemish Commission on Investment Projects (January 2010 - June 2010) Member, Flemish Advisory Council Flanders in Action (September 2012 - September 2014)
Visiting Appointments Visiting Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (7-21 August 2004) Visiting Professor of Law, School of Law, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (24 May-8 June 2003) Visiting Professor of Law, School of Law, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (7-14 August 2004) Visiting Academic, Faculty of Law, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (3-6 August 2004) Visiting Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore (6-31 August 2007) Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (21-30 October 2009) Guest lectures Guest professor, at many foreign universities Presentations at International Conferences Invited speaker, at many international conferences Research Appointments Visiting Senior Research Fellow in European Community Law, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London (May 2003-April 2005) Vice-Chair, Environmental Law Research Taskforce, Academy of Environmental Law (November 2003-October 2004) Vice-Chair, European Research Council, University of Leuven (October 1996-September 2001) Member, Research Council, Energy Institute, University of Leuven (October 1998-September 2004) Coordinating Program Leader Construction Law, Section on Transboundary Construction Law, Ius Commune Research School (October 2002-September 2005) Educational Projects Co-ordinator, Task Force European Environmental Law of the Humanities-Project of the Coïmbra-Group, 1995-1996 Co-ordinator, Task Force European Environmental Law of the Virtue-Project of the Coïmbra-Group, 1997-1998 Co-ordinator, Proposal European Legal E-Learning and E-Training (ELEET) of the Thematic Network Law of the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA), 2000-2001 Continuing Education and Conferences Organizer, of legal continuing education courses at the University of Leuven (1995-2001) Organizer, of an annual series of lectures at the IALS-University of London (2003-2005) Organizer, of annual national and international legal conferences (1990-2005) Director, THEMIS-School for Continuing Legal Education (October 2000-September 2009) Editorial Work Managing Editor (1997-1999), Environmental Taxation and Accounting (Cameron May, Review, 4 Issues/ Year) Editor (1998-2004), Local and Regional Taxes (die Keure Publishers, Review in Dutch, 4 Issues/Year) Editor (2002-2004), Journal for Real Estate and Construction Law (die Keure and Intersentia Publishers, Review in Dutch, 4 Issues/Year) Associate Editor (2002-2004), Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (IBA, Review, 4 Issues/Year) Associate Editor (2002-2004), European Environmental Law Review (Kluwer Law, Review, 12 Issues/Year) Corresponding Editor (2003-2004), Oil Gas Energy Law Intelligence
Country Reporter (2000-2004), Yearbook of European Environmental Law (Oxford University Press) Country Reporter (2001-2004), Yearbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford University Press) Country Reporter (2002-2004), European Journal of Legal Education (ELFA) Editor (1990-2010), Environmental and Energy Law (die Keure Publishers, Review in Dutch) Associate Editor (2002-2010), Critical Issues of International Environmental Taxation (CCH and Richmond Law and Taxation, Book Series) Member (1999-2010), of the Editorial Committee of Energy & Law (Intersentia Publishers, Book Series in Dutch/English) Member (2000-2005), of the Editorial Committee, Yearbook of European Environmental Law (Oxford University Press, Book Series) Associations Representative of the University of Leuven in EUCEN (European Universities Continuing Education Network) (October 1997-September 2002) Representative of the University of Leuven in UCEA (USA University Continuing Education Association) (October 1997-September 2002) Representative of the University of Leuven in TPC (Transatlantic Policy Consortium (October 2000 September 2004) and member of the Executive Committee (October 2003-September 2004)