Prof. A.G. (Alex Geert) Castermans

Position:
  • Vice-dean/Director of Research
  • Professor Private Law
Expertise:
  • Property Law
  • Procedural Law (in particular cassation)
  • Labour Law


Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 7438
E-Mail: a.g.castermans@law.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid, Instituut voor Privaatrecht, Civiel recht
Office Address: Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw
Steenschuur 25
2311 ES Leiden
Room number B421


Alex Geert Castermans is Professor of Private Law at Leiden University since 2007, and is a Deputy Judge at the District-Court of The Hague since 1994. He graduated from Leiden University (LL.M 1986, Ph.D. 1992), in the field of Contract law. He worked as attorney at the bar of the Dutch Supreme Court, from 1992 until 2004, specializing in Labour Law and Supreme Court Litigation. In 2004 he was appointed President of the Dutch Committee for Equal Treatment, a position which he held until 2008. He is a fellow of the Meijers Research Institute and Graduate School and coordinates the Program: ‘Coherent Private Law'. 

Alex Geert Castermans is interested in the interaction between European Law and Dutch private law as well as the interaction between national private and public law, because every day cases show how difficult it is to reconcile rules of different sources, both international and national.

He is a member of the editorial board of several Dutch Law Journals in the field of Private Law. He is chair of various semi-judicial committees regarding complaints in the field of education and pension schemes.

Sinds September 1st 2011 Alex Geert Castermans is vice-dean of the Leiden Law School and director of research. He has also an office on the 4th Floor (room B419) and can also be reached at telephonenumber: +31 (0)71 5271564.

Last Modified: 31-01-2013