Rianne Letschert

Rianne Letschert (2015)

Rianne Monique Letschert (born 13 September 1976) is a Dutch law scholar. She has been a professor of victimology and international law at Tilburg University since March 2011. Letschert is appointed as rector of Maastricht University as from September 2016.[1]

Career

Letschert was born in Doetinchem on 13 September 1976.[2][3] She moved at an early age to Stiphout in the municipality of Helmond. In Helmond she attended high school.[2][4][5] Letschert studied law at Tilburg University, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Montpellier. She did her PhD at Tilburg University with a thesis titled The impact of minority rights mechanisms (2005), dealing with competing international organisations making policy on national minorities.[6][7]

In March 2011 Letschert was appointed as professor to the new chair of victimology and international law at Tilburg University.[6] Several years later Letschert contemplated leaving academics, however. In May 2015 she was awarded a 800,000 Euro grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research and decided to continue.[7][8] Her current research focuses on the impact of international tribunals on societies and individuals that have been confronted with human rights violations and international crimes.[9] Apart from her position as professor she serves as director of the International Victimology Institute Tilburg (INTERVICT).[10]

Letschert joined the De Jonge Akademie (Young Academy) of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012.[11] In April 2015 she became chairperson.[7] Letschert is a Schermer Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the period between February and June 2016.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Ellen de Bruin (22 April 2016). "Rianne Letschert (39) rector van Universiteit Maastricht". NRC. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 Joke Knoop. ""Hoe hoger je komt, hoe minder tegenspraak"" (PDF). De Jonge Akademie. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rianne Letschert". De Jonge Akademie. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Niek Willems (2 June 2015). "Rianne Letschert: werkte in een bouwmarkt, maar was allesbehalve handig" (in Dutch). Universonline. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rianne Letschert uit Helmond voorzitter Jonge Akademie" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Rianne Letschert benoemd tot hoogleraar Victimologie en internationaal recht" (in Dutch). Tilburg University. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 Ellen de Bruin (9 January 2016). "‘Zonder beurs was ik gestopt met de wetenschap’" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Vidi Awards 2014". Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mensen om in de gaten te houden" (in Dutch). Financieel Dagblad. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Staff & Research Fellows INTERVICT". Tilburg University. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ten new top researchers join The Young Academy". De Jonge Akademie. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Letschert, Rianne". Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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