René Barents (born 31 December 1951) is a Dutch European Union law scholar. He has been a judge at the General Court since 6 october 2011. He previously served as a judge on the European Union Civil Service Tribunal from 2011 until 2016
12-455: Barents may refer to: René Barents (born 1951), Dutch judge and legal scholar Willem Barents (c. 1550–1597), Dutch navigator and explorer Barents AirLink , a Swedish airline Barents Island ([Barentsøya] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |link= ( help ) ), an island in the Svalbard archipelago, part of Norway Barents Sea ,
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36-722: A part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia Barents Region , the land along the coast of the Barents Sea Barents Basin , a sedimentary basin in the Barents Sea Barents Euro-Arctic Council , the official body for inter-governmental co-operation in the Barents Region See also [ edit ] Barentsburg , second largest settlement in the Svalbard archipelago Barentsjøkulen ,
48-531: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ren%C3%A9 Barents Barents has worked for the European Union justice system since the early 1980s, and he has been a professor of European Union law at Maastricht University since 1989. Barents was born on 31 December 1951 in Rotterdam . In Rotterdam he studied law with a focus on economics at
60-648: The Erasmus University where he graduated in 1973. Afterwards Barents became a researcher and lecturer in European and economic law at the Europe Institute of Utrecht University . From 1979 to 1981 he held a similar lecturer position at Leiden University . In 1981 he also obtained his Master of Laws degree from Utrecht University. In the same year Barents started working for the Court of Justice of
72-676: The Council shall act by means of regulations either on a proposal from the Commission after consultation of the Court of Justice or at the request of the Court of Justice after consultation of the Commission. [...] The Council of the European Union on 2 November 2004, adopted on that basis a decision establishing the European Union Civil Service Tribunal. The new specialised court, composed of seven judges,
84-668: The European Union . He served as legal secretary until 1986 and then for another year as Head of the Employee Rights Unit. Between 1987 and 1991 he worked for the legal service of the European Commission . From 1991 to 2000 Barents was a legal secretary at the European Court of Justice . In that latter year he started working for the Research and Documentation Directorate of the Court of Justice of
96-636: The European Union. In 2009 he became director, he would keep this position until his appointment as judge of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal , which became effective on 6 October 2011. The Civil Service Tribunal was dissolved, ending Barents's his service there on 31 August 2016. He became a judge on the General Court on 19 September 2016. His original term at the Civil Service Tribunal
108-759: The creation of judicial panels in certain specific areas. This provision is later amended and codified in Article 257 ("specialised courts") of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by the Treaty of Lisbon : The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, may establish specialised courts attached to the General Court to hear and determine at first instance certain classes of action or proceeding brought in specific areas. The European Parliament and
120-631: The position that European Union law is autonomous from that of the member states of the Union. Barents became a corresponding member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995. European Union Civil Service Tribunal The European Union Civil Service Tribunal was a specialised court within the Court of Justice of the European Union . It was established on 2 December 2005. It ceased to exist on 1 September 2016. The Treaty of Nice provides for
132-400: Was called upon to adjudicate in disputes between the European Union and its civil service , a jurisdiction until 2005 was exercised by the General Court . Its decisions was subject to appeal on questions of law only to the General Court and, in exceptional cases, to review by the European Court of Justice . It was established on 2 December 2005. It was dissolved on 1 September 2016, despite
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#1732772308355144-522: Was scheduled to end on 30 September 2017. Barents started working as professor of European Union law at Maastricht University in 1989, he became an honorary professor in 2003. In 2007 Barents criticized the decision of the Dutch Council of State to advise the Dutch government not to hold a referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon , calling it a political rather than a legal advice. Barents has held
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