Martin Dethier

Legal advisor

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Public sector lawyer, trained in public International and European Law, experienced in Public Procurement, PPPs and public sector reform; Former member of the Brussels Bar currently posted in Djibouti for a long-term technical assistance and capacity development assignment.

Experience

  • Legal Advisor at Belgian Federal Parliament
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Member of the editorial board of the Journal de droit européen at Groupe Larcier
    Mar 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 4 mos

    The Journal de droit européen is a monthly legal publication that offers an in-depth analysis as well as commentaries on the practice of European law. My main responsibilities are to monitor and comment the EU legislative activity and to participate in the enlarged editorial board meetings.

  • Legal advisor - Policy cell of the Minister of Defence at Belgian Defence
    Oct 2020 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Expert (Governance & Political inclusion) at AU-EU Youth Cooperation Hub
    Oct 2018 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    The AU-EU Youth Cooperation Hub is a multi-stakeholder initiative seeking to test new approaches to common challenges facing the AU and the EU. We are turning some of the ideas from the AU-EU Youth Declaration and Agenda (5th AU-EU Summit in Abidjan) into reality; piloting them on a small scale but with maximum impact, visibility and result-evidence.

  • Legal Advisor at Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel
    Jun 2020 - Oct 2020 · 5 mos

    Legal advice to the authorities and operational departments of the City of Brussels; Analysis of municipal, public, administrative, constitutional, data protection (GDPR) and private law issues; Drafting of legal opinions, contracts, decisions, and regulatory texts; Management and follow-up of litigation in (extra)contractual matters; Project management.