Background
Erauw, Johan Achiel was born on September 29, 1948 in Flanders, Belgium.
educator lawyer commercial arbitrator
Erauw, Johan Achiel was born on September 29, 1948 in Flanders, Belgium.
Candidate in law, University Ghent, Belgium, 1969; Master in law, University Ghent, Belgium, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy maxima cum laude, U. Ghent, 1981.
Research assistant Law School,, Tübingen (Germany) U., 1972-1973;
lawyer, Ghent Bar, 1973-1975;
lawyer, Bar, Dieux, Geens & Partners, Brussels
assistant professor Law School,, U. Ghent, 1973-1981;
professor international law, University Ghent, since 1981;
company legal counsel, C&A Belgium, 1988-1995;
counsel for legislation on private international law, Belgian Ministry of Justice, since 1996. Visiting professor U. Florida, American U., Washington, U. Shanghai. Honorary professor East China University of Law, Shanghai, 1995.
Arbitrator in international commercial litigation Interstate Commerce Commission-Paris and CEPANI-Brussels, World Intellectual Property Organisation, Geneva. Speaker, lecturer in field.
Private Belgian Army, 1973-1974. Member International Bar Association, International Law Association, International Chamber of Commerce (arbitration, Paris, Brussels), Fulbright Alumni Association (past president and secretary).
M. Riet Zegers; children: Eva-Maria, Liesbeth.