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François Tulkens

Partner · Liedekerke

BelgiumPublic / Administrative Law, Constitutional LawFrench, Dutch, English

About

Partner at Liedekerke with more than 35 years' experience focusing on public and administrative law in Belgium; he frequently appears before the Constitutional Court and the Council of State. His main areas of competence include constitutional law (division of powers and public freedoms), administrative law, urban planning and environmental law, energy law and media law; he also teaches public law at Université Saint‑Louis Bruxelles and is editor‑in‑chief of Journal des Tribunaux.

Practice areas

Public / Administrative LawConstitutional LawEnvironmental LawPlanning & Land UseEnergyMedia & Communications

Office

Expertise

Constitutional LawAdministrative LawDivision of PowersPublic FreedomsUrban PlanningEnvironmental RegulationEnergy LawMedia Law

Education

  • Studied law and philosophy (1983)
  • Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) — Law degree, magna laude (1986); Jacques Falys Prize
  • Summer Legal Program, University of Wisconsin–Madison (1988)
  • Vocational training in cassation proceedings (1999)

Admissions

  • Brussels Bar (member since 1986)

Languages

FrenchDutchEnglish