Background
Otto, Jan Michiel was born on April 3, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Son of Will Marie Otto and Albertine Josephine Kanstein.
Otto, Jan Michiel was born on April 3, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands. Son of Will Marie Otto and Albertine Josephine Kanstein.
Master of Laws, Leiden University, Netherlands, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Leiden University, Netherlands, 1987.
Junior policy advisor Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Den Haag, Netherlands, 1975—1977. Lecturer University Leiden, 1978—1979, professor, since 1983. Doctoral researcher National Research Council, Den Haag, 1981—1982.
Co-founder, board member Center International Legal Cooperation, Den Haag, 1985—2009. Member International Development Law Organization, Rome, since 2007.
Married Marileen Wendela van der. Children: Miriam Mehru, Benjamin Job, Saskia Elisabeth.