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Prof. dr. Paul Verbruggen is a Full Professor of Private Law at Tilburg Law School, specializing in Dutch and European private law, legal methodology, and data-driven legal research. His work focuses on liability allocation in global value chains, corporate accountability, and greenwashing regulation. He holds editorial roles at Tijdschrift voor Consumentenrecht and contributes to the Weekblad voor Privaatrecht.
- Education: LL.M. and MPhil from Tilburg Law School, PhD from the European University Institute (2013).
- Career Highlights: Guest researcher at LSE (2011), Oxford University (2018), and Visiting Professor at KU Leuven (2019–2021). Recipient of the NWO VENI Grant (2017–2021) for research on private regulation constitutionalization.
His research interests span regulatory theory, tort law, and the intersection of law with environmental and digital challenges. Recent work addresses platform liability and methodological rigor in case law analysis. He actively engages in academic activities, including organizing conferences on global liability frameworks and publishing in journals like European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies and Nederlands Juristenblad.
His articles analyze complex legal issues such as greenwashing litigation (e.g., Fossielvrij v. KLM), digital platform regulation, and methodological accountability in legal research. Awards include the TPR-Wisselleerstoel (2019–2021) and the NWO VENI Grant.
Prof. Verbruggen advises on PhD projects related to European private law and regulatory theory. He leads the Connecting Responsible Organizations research group and teaches courses like GLB: Tort Law and Law for Eship & Business Innovation.
