Biography
Arnaud VAN WAEYENBERGE is a professor at HEC Paris, where he teaches European Union law (both institutional and substantive), global law, and legal reasoning. He also serves as the academic director of the “Law” major (SFJI) and the double degree in “Business Law” offered jointly by HEC Paris and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
His research focuses primarily on four key areas:
- European internal market law (including technical standardization, carbon markets, AI regulation, investment arbitration, CSRD/CS3D, and the free movement of capital);
- European constitutional law (with particular emphasis on the EU’s response to the rule of law crisis);
- European defense integration; and
- the European Union as a laboratory for new forms of normativity.
In this context, he is currently involved in several major research projects at both the national level (notably under the French National Research Agency – ANR) and the European level (Europe 2030 initiative).
He also serves as President of the Perelman Centre and is a visiting professor at the College of Europe (Bruges) and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
Before joining HEC Paris, he worked as a lawyer at the Brussels Bar (Clifford Chance LLP) and as a référendaire at the General Court of the European Union.
Arnaud VAN WAEYENBERGE holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Law from UCL, a Master’s degree in Legal Philosophy from the European Academy of Legal Theory, a Master’s in EU Law from the College of Europe, and a PhD in Legal Sciences from the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), for which he was awarded the Seghers Prize.
Scientific articles
Journal of Business Law, 2017, vol. 8, pp 632-650, (in coll. with D. RESTREPO AMARILES)
European Law Review, 3 February 2017, vol. 42, n° 6, pp 882-893, (in coll. with D. RESTREPO AMARILES)
Journal of Business Law, 2016, vol. 6, pp 451-464, (in coll. with A. BOCHON)
The Tocqueville Review / La revue Tocqueville, 2016, vol. 37, n° 1, pp 7-20, (in coll. with M BOZZO-REY, A BRUNON-ERNST)
Cahiers de Droit Européen, 2015, vol. 51, n° 1, pp 113-150, (in coll. with Louise FROMONT)
Revue Internationale de Droit Economique (RIDE), 2015, vol. 4, n° XXIX, pp 417-428,
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, 2015, vol. 47, n° 1, pp 22-38, (in coll. with A. BRUNON-ERNST)
Journal de Droit Européen, 2014, pp 413-416, (in coll. with M. DETHIER)
European Law Journal, November 2014, vol. 20, n° 6, pp 749-762, (in coll. with P. PECHO)
European Consumer Law Journal / Revue européenne de droit de la consommation (R.E.D.C.), November 2013, n° 2, pp 185-211, (in coll. with A. BOCHON)
Books
Chapters in edited books
Mélanges En L'Honneur De J.-L. Bergel, Bruylant, 929-948
Le Traité De Lisbonne, De Nouvelles Compétences Pour L'Union Européenne ?, Editions L'Harmattan, 47-67
'The Visible Hand¹ - European And Global Perspectives On Financial Market Regulation And Economic Governance, F. Snyder (dir.), Bruylant, 371-399
La Science Du Droit À L'Ère De La Globalisation, J. Y. Cherot, B. Frydman (eds), Bruylant, 248-271
Les Innovations Du Traité De Lisbonne - Incidences Pour Le Praticien, N. de Sadeleer, H. Dumont, P. Jadoul (eds.), Bruylant, 165-204
Exceptionnalisme Américain Et Droits De Lhomme, L. Hennebel, A. Van Waeyenberge (eds.), Dalloz
60 Years Of Udhr In Europe, Venice, Ema/Eiuc Series Of Publications, EMA/EIUC series of publications
Working papers
Scientific articles
European Journal of Risk Regulation, July 2021, vol. 12, n° 1, pp 236-244, (in coll. with Z. DAVIES)
European Law Journal, January-May 2021, vol. 27, Special Issue: Between Ought and Is: European integration through the rule of law, n° 1-3, pp 132-147, (in coll. with L. FROMONT)
Journal des Tribunaux, 2021, vol. 31, n° 6869, pp 2-4,
International and Comparative Law Quarterly, October 2020, vol. 69, n° 4, pp 907-943, (in coll. with D. RESTREPO AMARILES, A. FARHADI)
Books
Chapters in edited books
Actualités De La Protection Juridictionnelle Dans Et Par L'Union Européenne, Bruylant, 80-135
La Política De La Unión Europea En Materia De Derecho De Las Inversiones Internacionales, Katia Fach Gomez, Bosch Editor, 45-68
La Transnationalisation De L'Enseignement Du Droit, Pascal Ancel, Luc Heuschling, Larcier, 241-254
La Concurrence Réglementaire, Sociale Et Fiscale Dans L’union Européenne, E. Caprano et alii, Larcier, 57-78
Working papers
Education
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Doctorat en Sciences Juridiques, Université Libre de Bruxelles - Belgium
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Titulaire du certificat d'aptitude a la profession d'avocat (CAPA), Barreau de Bruxelles - Belgium
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Mastere en droit europeen (LL.M), Collège d'Europe - Belgium
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Mastere en Theorie et Philosophie du Droit (DEA), European Academy for Legal Theory - Belgium
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Licence en droit, Universite Catholique de Louvain la Neuve - Belgium
Academic appointments
Academic Responsibilities at HEC
- 2025- Professor, Business Law and Taxation HEC Paris
- 2025- Department Head, Business Law and Taxation HEC Paris
- 2022-2023 Department co-coordinator, Business Law and Taxation HEC Paris
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- Vice President, International Association of Legal Methodology (IALM)
- Ancien referendaire a la Cour de justice de lUnion europeenne