Professor Dr Henricus J. Snijders

Professor Dr Henricus Joseph (Henk) Snijders is an Emeritus Professor of Civil Law and Civil Procedure, with a distinguished career in academia and legal practice.

Prof. Snijders serves as an arbitrator for prestigious institutions including the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He is also a legal advisor and legal expert, often issuing legal opinions in both state court and arbitral procedures. He represents the Netherlands in the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and in particular Working Group IDR of this commission.

He is deeply involved in legal scholarship as an author and editor of numerous books and articles, and he holds key editorial roles in several legal publications. He is a chairman and board member of various legal and academic organizations, contributing to the development and regulation of civil law and arbitration practices.

His previous positions include lawyer and barrister at the Dutch Supreme Court, Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden University, Scientific Director of the Leiden Institute of Private Law, deputy judge at the District Court of The Hague and deputy judge of the Court of Appeal at Arnhem, member of the Working Group for the revision of the Dutch Arbitration Act 1986 and chairman of the Advisory Board of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute.

Prof. Snijders' contributions to legal scholarship and practice are complemented by his roles as a patron and board member of multiple legal associations and his continued engagement in teaching and course coordination especially in the field of arbitration.

In his spare time, he enjoys playing the violin and traveling.