Prof. Peter Van den Bossche

Peter Van den Bossche is Director of Studies of the World Trade Institute and Professor of International Economic Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bern, Switzerland. He currently fulfils these functions on a part-time basis. He was a member of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization from 2009 to 2017 and served as its chairman in 2015. He holds a doctorate in law from the EUI. He is a visiting professor at numerous universities in Europe and abroad. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of International Economic Law, the Journal of World Investment and Trade, the Revista Latinoamericana de Derecho Comercial Internacional and the WTO Chairs Programme of the World Trade Organization. He is the author of “The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization” (CUP) with W. Zdouc and of “Essentials of WTO Law” (CUP) with D. Prévost.