Prof Dr Bram van Hofstraeten (B.)

 

Since 2018, Prof. dr. Bram Van Hofstraeten is working as an endowed professor (Legal History of the Limburgish Territories, LGOG) at the Faculty of Law. As a legal historian, the focus of his research activities lies on the history of commercial law in early modern Europe in the first place. As a lecturer, Van Hofstraeten takes part in the courses 'Comparative Legal History of the Meuse-Rhine EUregion' and 'Metajuridica' at Maastricht University, while at the same time coordinating the course 'Legal History' at Hasselt University in Belgium. Since 2019, Van Hofstraeten also acts as chief editor of the Belgian-Dutch scientific journal 'Pro Memorie'.