In Memory of Professor Jacobien Rutgers

With deep sadness, SECOLA remembers Professor Jacobien Rutgers, a cherished member of our community and a member of the Board of the European Society for Contract Law.

Jacobien was URC Professor of European Private Law. She studied in Groningen and obtained her PhD at the European University Institute in Florence with a dissertation entitled International Reservation of Title Clauses: A Study of Dutch, French and German Private International Law in the Light of European Law. After completing her doctorate, she practised for four years at one of the major law firms in the Netherlands. She subsequently became a senior lecturer at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, where she taught, among other subjects, Dutch property law, European private law and private international law.

Her scholarly work reflected a deep understanding of the interaction between national private law, private international law and European law. Through her teaching, research and professional engagement, she contributed to the development of European private law and to the dialogue between different legal traditions.

Jacobien was an active and valued member of the European legal academic community. In addition to her role on the Board of SECOLA, she served on the editorial board of the European Review of Contract Law (ERCL) and she was a member of the comitato dei referee of the Osservatorio del diritto civile e commerciale. Her work reflected scholarly depth, generosity and a strong commitment to academic exchange.

For SECOLA, Jacobien was more than a colleague. She was a warm and generous presence in our community and she contributed to SECOLA with thoughtfulness and care. Those who had the privilege of working with her will remember her clarity of thought, kindness, collegiality and dedication to European private law.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to Jacobien’s family, friends, colleagues and students. We share in their loss and honour her memory with gratitude.

Jacobien will be remembered with affection and respect by the SECOLA community.

Messages of Remembrance

Members and friends of SECOLA who wish to share a memory, message of condolence, or tribute to Jacobien are warmly invited to send their contribution by email to l.miller@ucl.ac.uk.

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