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Tim Bleeker is an expert in environmental liability law, working as an Associate Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he coordinates the climate law master's program ‘International Business Law: Climate Change Corporations’. He also serves on the board of the Amsterdam Centre for Climate Change, Corporations Law (A4CL) and is the editor of the academic journal Milieu & Recht (Environment & Law). A VENI laureate from the Dutch Research Council, he is conducting research on the obligations of companies to align their business models with climate goals, focusing on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and its requirements for a 'climate transition plan'. Tim is actively involved in monitoring environmental and climate litigation, providing expert commentary on significant cases, and speaks at international academic conferences. His research interests further extend to directors' liability, collective actions, and innovations in legal education. In 2021, he completed his doctoral research addressing the personal liability of executives for environmental violations, and he frequently contributes to media discussions on climate-related legal issues.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Teaches and coordinates courses on climate law and conducts research on environmental liability.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.