Quentin Van Enis

Quentin Van Enis is a legal scholar and practitioner specializing in Media Law, Information Technology Law, and Human Rights Law. He serves as a visiting lecturer at the University of Namur's Faculty of Law, where he teaches Media Law for the 2023-2025 academic period. Professionally, he currently serves as a judge at the French-speaking Court of First Instance in Brussels since June 2023, following his role as a legal adviser at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg (2019-2022).

• Doctorate in Legal Sciences, University of Namur, 2014
• Complementary Master's Degree in Human Rights, FUSL, 2009 (highest distinction)
• Master in Law, UCL, 2007 (highest distinction)
• Erasmus Exchange, University of Salamanca, 2007
• Bachelor in Law, FUSL, 2004 (highest distinction)
• Certificate of Aptitude to Practice Law (CAPA), Brussels Bar, 2015

Van Enis's research focuses on the critical intersection of law, media, and digital technologies. His work examines how traditional legal frameworks adapt to the rapidly evolving digital landscape, particularly regarding freedom of expression, media regulation, and human rights protection online. His doctoral thesis, 'Press Freedom in the Digital Era' (2014), established his expertise in how legal systems address transformations in the media landscape brought about by the internet. His scholarship consistently explores the tension between technological innovation and fundamental rights protection.

His recent scholarly output reveals a clear trajectory from traditional media law toward broader digital rights issues within the European human rights system. Publications from 2019-2023 demonstrate increasing focus on platform regulation, whistleblower protection, and the evolving relationship between privacy, expression, and democracy in the digital sphere. His work shows particular attention to how European legal institutions respond to internet-driven challenges to established rights frameworks.

Van Enis maintains active engagement with professional legal practice alongside his academic work. He served as a lawyer at the Brussels Bar (2014-2018) and was a member of the Belgian Journalistic Ethics Council (CDJ) from 2015-2019. In 2017, he was appointed as an expert in New Technology Law for the French-speaking chambers of the Legislation Division of the Belgian Council of State.

He contributes significantly to legal education through his role as a regular trainer for AJPro trainings organized by the Association of Professional Journalists and previously as a visiting professor at the Catholic University of West Africa in Abidjan (2015). His work with the Namur Digital Institute (NADI) and Center for Research on Information, Law and Society (CRIDS) connects his scholarship with broader digital transformation research initiatives.