The Benelux Chapter of the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S) is a forum for inter- and cross-disciplinary debate on public law among scholars from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and from Europe and beyond.
BENELUX
ABOUT
The Chapter builds on the long-standing interconnection between the legal systems of the three countries and their contributions to supranational and international legal spaces. It represents the Benelux public law community in the global academic arena, brings together the three countries’ legal traditions, and fosters cross-fertilization between constitutional, administrative, comparative, criminal, European, and international law and legal theory, integrating legal analysis with insights and methods from the social sciences.
In line with the mission of ICON•S, the Chapter promotes democracy, equality, justice, and human rights, and an interdisciplinary approach to public law that engages scholars, political scientists, and practitioners. It brings together junior and senior scholars from different backgrounds, encourages the engagement of early-career researchers, and works cooperatively with existing national and regional organizations while remaining distinct from them.
Activities
The Chapter organizes conferences on public law, hosted by universities across the region, and runs a Young Scholar Research Forum for early-career researchers.
Chapter Members
Menelaos Markakis
Co-Chair
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Patricia Popelier
Co-Chair
University of Antwerp
Franco Peirone
Chapter Manager
Maastricht University
Justine Richelle
Co-Chair, Young Scholar Research Forum
Maastricht University
Norman Vander Putten
Co-Chair, Young Scholar Research Forum
UCLouvain Saint-Louis
Steering Committee
Nik de Boer; Herwig Hofmann; Mathieu Leloup; Menelaos Markakis; Luisa Netto; Patricia Popelier; Emmanuel Slautsky
Advisory Committee
Jonas Bornemann; Frédéric Bouhon; Anne-Emmanuelle Bourgaux; Paul Dermine; Cedric Jenart; Rodrigo Kaufmann; Jasper Krommendijk; Mathieu Leloup; Joana Mendes; Elise Muir; Rene Repasi; Celine Romainville; Maja Sahadzic; Joost Sillen; Lieneke Slingenberg; Jip Stam; Jerfi Uzman; Steven Van Garsse; Wim Voermans; Jogchum Vrielink; Stephanie Wattier; Aube Wirtgen
Former Co-Chairs (2023–26)
Mariolina Eliantonio; Emmanuel Slautsky
Former Steering Committee (2023–26)
Christian Behrendt; Mariolina Eliantonio; Jurgen Goossens; Herwig Hofmann; Ingrid Leijten; Patricia Popelier; Emmanuel Slautsky
To join the chapter or for more information, contact Franco Peirone, Chapter Manager, at franco.peirone@maastrichtuniversity.nl.