back to overview Full name: Title(s) Nationality: Hans Franken Professor, LLM, Ph.D. Dutch Job(s) Employer/field of work: Leiden University Current job(s): Professor of ICT law Member of the Upper House of the States General Previous job(s): Professor of Jurisprudence at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden University Member of the Council of State Judge in the courts at Rotterdam Secondary job(s): Chairman of various disciplinary committees Member of the supervisory board of an insurance company Member of the supervisory board of various social organizations Previous secondary job(s): Crown-appointed member of the Social and Economic Council (SER) (1992-2004) Chairman of the commission on fundamental rights in the digital era (2000) Chairman of the commission on computer criminality (1987) Chairman of the investigative commission on information technology and the law (1994-2002) Publications InLeiden tot de rechtswetenschap (1982-2003) 10 editions Onafhankelijk en verantwoordelijk (1997) Nemo Plus (2001) Recht en Computer (5 editions since 1992, 6th edition in preparation) More than 350 articles about the theory of law, and ICT and the law Languages Dutch: English: German: French: Native language Fluent Good Good