Luc J Wintgens

Luc J Wintgens (1959) is professor of law and jurisprudence at the University of Brussels (HUB-KUBrussels). He is master of laws from Yale University and from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, where he also obtained his doctorate in law in 1990. He is master of philosophy from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1985) and from the Universit� Paris II (1984). He is the director of the Centre for Legislation, Regulation, and Legisprudence at the University of Brussels. His scientific work...See more

Luc J Wintgens (1959) is professor of law and jurisprudence at the University of Brussels (HUB-KUBrussels). He is master of laws from Yale University and from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, where he also obtained his doctorate in law in 1990. He is master of philosophy from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1985) and from the Universit� Paris II (1984). He is the director of the Centre for Legislation, Regulation, and Legisprudence at the University of Brussels. His scientific work mainly focuses on the foundations of the theory of legislation or legisprudence, on which he published several articles in international journals. He is also the author of a number of books on positivism and he edited at three volumes on the theme of legisprudence: Legisprudence. A New Theoretical Approach to Legislation (Hart Publishing, 2002), The Theory and Practice of Legislation. Essays in Legisprudence (Ashgate, 2005), and Legislation in Context. Essays in Legisprudence (Ashgate, 2007). See less