Dr. Mikhel Timmerman

Biography

Mikhel Timmerman is an Associate Professor of Criminal Law at the Willem Pompe Institute of Utrecht University. His research spans substantive and procedural Dutch criminal law, focusing on the interplay of EU law, the European Convention on Human Rights, and Dutch law. He has worked extensively within the field, having previously been part of the Criminal Law Department at Radboud University Nijmegen and served as a Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of The Netherlands. Timmerman earned his doctorate from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, where his dissertation focused on the principle of legality in EU law and the ECHR. He holds multiple law degrees from notable institutions, including an LL.M. in Philosophy of Law from Leiden University and several LL.M. degrees in Dutch (Criminal) Law and International and European law from Radboud University. Additionally, he acquired an M.A. in Philosophy at Radboud University. His teaching roles include co-teaching a master's course on Enforcement of EU Law, supervising theses, and delivering courses related to the Legality Principle in Criminal Law. Beyond academia, he actively contributes to the Dutch Bar Association's training program for lawyers and serves as a substitute judge in the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal.

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