Paul Joan George (Jos) Kapteyn (born 31 January 1928 in Laren) is a Dutch judge. He has been a member of the

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and has been a judge at the

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Biography

Kapteyn was born in Laren in 1928 as the son of M.J.P Schröder and Paul Kapteyn. His father would later become a Labour Party politician in the Dutch

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and in the predecessors of the

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. In 1950 Kapteyn earned a Master of Laws and in 1960 a Doctor of Law degree at the

Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince o ...

. His dissertation was about the Common Assembly of the

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between 1952 and 1958, his father served in that institution during that period. He then pursued a career as an official in the

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( nl, link=no, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken; BZ) is the Netherlands' ministry responsible for foreign relations, foreign policy, international development, international trade, diaspora and matters dealing w ...

, serving between 1960 and 1963. He worked as a professor of Law of International Organisations at

Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...

between 1963 and 1975, and then continued in the same position at Leiden University. He only worked shortly at Leiden University as he was appointed member of the

in November 1976. In 1980 Kapteyn was made member of the

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed ...

. In 1990 Kapteyn moved to European law and until 2000 he served as a judge in the

. He succeeded

Thijmen Koopmans Thijmen (Tim) Koopmans (11 August 1929 – 24 December 2015) was a Dutch judge and prominent academic. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands and the European Court of Justice. Biography Koopmans was born on 11 August 1929 in A ...

as the Dutch judge, he himself was succeeded by

Christiaan Timmermans Christiaan Willem Anton Timmermans (born 6 December 1941) is a Dutch law professor and judge. He was a judge at the European Court of Justice between 2000 and 2010. Early life Timmermans was born in 1941 in Rotterdam. From 1953 to 1959 he attend ...

. After his return to the Netherlands he served as professor of European Studies ( Ynso Scholten professorship) at the

University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...

between 2000 and 2005.

Memberships

* Member of the

American Society of International Law The American Society of International Law (ASIL), founded in 1906, was chartered by the United States Congress in 1950 to foster the study of international law, and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the ba ...

* Member of the Administrative Council of the

Hague Academy of International Law The Hague Academy of International Law (french: Académie de droit international de La Haye) is a center for high-level education in both public and private international law housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Courses are taugh ...

* Member of the

International Commission of Jurists The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is an international human rights non-governmental organization. It is a standing group of 60 eminent jurists—including senior judges, attorneys and academics—who work to develop national and inte ...

* Member of the Netherlands Association of International Law * Member of the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapteyn, Paul Joan George 1928 births Living people People from Laren, North Holland 20th-century Dutch judges Dutch legal scholars Leiden University alumni Academic staff of Leiden University Academic staff of Utrecht University Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the Council of State (Netherlands) European Court of Justice judges Dutch judges of international courts and tribunals