Jan Jacobus Wouters (born 17 July 1960) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. He played as a defensive midfielder and was Dutch Footballer of the Year in 1990. Wouters played for several clubs including PSV, Utrecht, Bayern Munich and Ajax.

Jan Maria Florent Wouters (born 14 July 1964) is a Belgian academic. He is Jean Monnet Chair, and Professor of International Law and International Organizations at KU Leuven, where he is also Director of its Centre for Global Governance Studies and Institute for International Law.

As Visiting Professor at Paris-II (Panthéon-Assas, Paris) and the College of Europe (Bruges) he teaches EU external relations law. Prof. Wouters is a Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium for Sciences and Arts and practises law as Of Counsel at Omega Law, Antwerp.

Jan Wouters is a standing Visiting Professor at Sciences Po (Paris), LUISS University (Rome) and the College of Europe (Bruges), where he teaches EU external relations law, and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University (New York), where he teaches on the EU and human rights.

Jan Wouters is full professor of international law and international organizations and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam at KU Leuven, where he is also director of the Institute for International Law and the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, …

Upgrading the EU’s Role as Global Actor. Institutions, Law and the Restructuring of European Diplomacy. A glimpse at the democratic legitimacy of private standards: Assessing the...

Jan Wouters is Editor of the International Encyclopedia of Intergovernmental Organizations, Deputy Director of the Revue Belge de Droit International, and an editorial board member in eleven international journals.

I am Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters, a Belgian legal scholar with a passion for international law and global governance. My journey has been one of intellectual exploration, teaching, and prolific writing. At KU Leuven, I hold the distinguished position of Full Professor of International Law and International Organizations.

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Aug 15, 2023 · Jan Wouters (°1964) is full Professor of International Law and International Organizations, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam EU and Global Governance and Director of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and Institute for International Law at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven).