Elbert De Jong Email and Phone Number

Elbert de Jong (1987) is Professor of Private Law at the Utrecht Centre for Accountability and Liability Law (Ucall) and the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law. Please visit: https://www.uu.nl/medewerkers/ERdeJongResearchIn his research, De Jong focuses on the law of obligations, civil procedure, and the institutional position of civil law judges in society. He published on the precautionary principle in tort law, the relationship between innovation and tort law, injunctive relief proceedings in the context of health and environmental risks, European tort law, climate change and tort law, State liability and human rights, causation, preliminary ruling procedure in Dutch civil law, policy concerns in judicial law making and the reasoning in judicial decisions. On a regular basis he gives presentations at international and national conferences and seminars. De Jong is a member of the editorial board of the Dutch Journal of Civil Law. AwardsFor his work, De Jong received some awards, such as a KNAW Early Career Partnership (2020), NWO-Rubicon-award (2016), KNAW membership fund, (2016) and the publication price of the Dutch Society for Civil Law (2014).