Life and career
Lauwaars was born on 10 August 1940 in Rotterdam. [1] He went to study Dutch law at Leiden University and in 1963 obtained his degree. Lauwaars continued his studies at Leiden University and in 1970 obtained his PhD in law with a thesis titled:"Rechtmatigheid en rechtskracht van gemeenschapsbesluiten:enige beschouwingen over de bindende besluiten die de Raad en de Commissie van de Europese Gemeenschappen kunnen nemen krachtens het Verdrag tot oprichting van de Europese Economische Gemeenschap". [2] The thesis was originally supervised by Ivo Samkalden until his appointment as minister of Justice in 1965,and subsequently by Herman Hendrik Maas. [3] From 1972 to 1979 Lauwaars was a professor of law of European Institutions at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He spent the next academic year as visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School. [4] From 1980 to 1994 he was a professor of law of international organizations at the University of Amsterdam, [2] succeeding Henry G. Schermers. [5] [6] From 1981 to 1983 he was director of its Europa Institute. [4] [7] He served as promotor of Sacha Prechal. [8] In 1989,together with Johan de Vree and Peter Coffey he was editors of the book Towards a European Foreign Policy:Legal,Economic and Political Dimensions. Records of a Colloquium held by the Europa Institute of the University of Amsterdam on the Occasion of its 25th Anniversary. [9]
Lauwaars became member of the Council of State on 1 February 1994. [1] While in this position,he opposed a Dutch referendum on a European Constitution in September 2003 and was the only member of the council to do so. [10] In 2005 Lauwaars was featured in article by de Volkskrant on how the role between government and citizens was changing. [11] He served as member in the council until 1 September 2005. He served as staatsraad in extraordinary service between 1 September 2005 and 1 September 2008. [1]
From 1983 to 2011 he was an editorial member of the SEW,Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht. [12] Together with Christiaan Timmermans he wrote a handbook on European Union law,titled Europees Gemeenschapsrecht in kort bestek. [13] Lauwaars was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994. [14]
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