About us

The Institute serves as main point of contact for all questions relating to this area of the law, which is of great importance for both legal science and legal practice.

The Institute consists of 4 faculty members and various PhD candidates and research affiliates. Its members are conducting fundamental research on all matters concerning both public and private procedural law that take place in a national or European context.

Over the years, the Institute for Procedural Law has built a solid national and international reputation, including through the organization of (inter)national (both private and open) colloquia and an active presence in various research networks.

Professorial staff

• Karen Broeckx
• Sabien Lust
• Piet Taelman
• Wannes Vandenbussche

Guest professor

• Ann-Sophie Vandaele

Academic consultant

• Beatrijs Deconinck

PhD researchers

• Amelie De Groote
• Isabelle Dupré
• Fien Marchand
• Silke Onraedt
• Astrid Pepermans
• Joke Torreele
• Xiya Wang

Scientific staff

• Elise Dauw
• Tijl De Jaeger
• Niels Depaepe
• Max De Schryver
• Matthias Van Der Haegen
• Jachin Van Doninck
• Jarich Werbrouck

Teaching assistants

• Sven Boullart
• Caroline Daniels
• Ana Decoster
• Jonas Devoldere
• Evelien Van Poucke
• Claudia Van Severen

Visiting professors

• Roksolana Khanyk-Pospolitak (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine) (2025)
• Anna Nylund (University of Bergen, Norway) (2025)

Visiting researchers

• Monika Sirvydytė (Vilnius University, Lithuania) (2025)
• Artur Doržinkevič (Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania) (2024)
• Majedeh Bozorgi (University of Salamanca, Spain) (2024)

Administration

• Anja Demeulenaere 
• Conny Loyson