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Eric Tjong Tjin Tai

Eric Tjong Tjin Tai, LLM MSc

prof.dr.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7683-1474

  • Warandelaan 2, Montesquieu Building, room M 303

    5037 AB Tilburg

    Netherlands

20072025

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Research interests

Eric's expertise is on private law, law of civil procedure, and IT law. His current research focuses on

  • legal aspects of data and digital developments (smart contracts, property rights in data, liability for algorithms),
  • methodology of doctrinal research (from viewpoint philosophy of science/epistemology),
  • service contracts, professions and institutions,
  • multi-party contracts and networks.
In practice, multiparty agreements are a regular occurrence. Just think of consumers that sign a financing agreement with a bank through a dealership when they buy a car. Who is responsible if something goes wrong in such an agreement? In practice, judges will eventually find an answer, but they still seem to require a more solid legal footing. Another subject that I'm involved with is digitalization and private law. Suppose I pay to download an mp3. Who is the owner of that file? Intuitively, you would say that I am, but the legal answer is often a lot more complicated. It's interesting to examine to what extent the law is still suited to these kinds of current developments.

Career

  • Tilburg University (2010-present). Professor of private law.
  • Tilburg University (2007-2009). Senior lecturer, department of private law.
  • Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn (1998-2007), Advocate, specialised in Supreme Court litigation and IP/IT.
  • Prior to 1998: various positions in IT practice.

Current courses

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External positions

Member Advisory Council (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)

1 Feb 2021 → …

Deputy judge Netherlands Commercial Court (Raad voor Rechtspraak/Netherlands Commercial Court)

1 Oct 2020 → …

Member advisory committee Science Award (Stichting Ammodo)

1 Sept 2019 → 1 Sept 2022

Editor (ITenRecht.nl (deLex))

5 Jul 2017 → …

Member jury best publication award (Nederlandse Juristen Vereniging)

1 Jan 2017 → 1 Jan 2022

Member editorial council Kluwer College Bundel (Wolters Kluwer)

1 Jan 2017 → …

Member Committee for Cassation in the interest of the uniform application of the law (Hoge Raad)

1 Jul 2016 → …

Editor (WPNR)

1 Feb 2015 → …

Member advisory board (TPR)

1 Nov 2014 → …

Author (WoltersKluwer)

1 Jan 2011 → …

Author (SdU Vermogensrecht)

1 Jan 2010 → 1 Jan 2022

Joint editor-in-chief (Groene Serie Burgerlijke rechtsvordering)

1 Jan 2007 → …

Keywords

  • Law Of Civil Procedure
  • Liability Law
  • Law Of Obligations
  • Private Law
  • Methods And Techniques, Legal
  • Epistemology
  • Ethics Of Care

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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