Rasmus Grønved Nielsen

Short presentation

Associate professor of administrative law, doctor of laws (doctor juris) on a dissertation on Administrative Contracts, 2021, recipient of the Tietgen Prize (2023) and Viggo Hagstrøm's Nordic Prize (2024)

Primary fields of research

The interplay between private/commerciel law and public law, ie public authorities as contract parties, tortfeasors, company participants, creditors, litigants etc., and general legal and theoretical questions related to the interplay.

Current research

Liability of public authorities (monography, Danish, in cooperation with professor, dr.jur. Andreas Ehlers).

Teaching

Administrative Law, Liability of Public Authorities, Human Rights Law, Tort and Contract

CV

Education

2021: Doctor of Laws (doctor juris), LLD, University of Copenhagen (English title of dissertation: "Administrative Contracts - Legal Studies of Administrative Authorities' Use of Agreements as a Means of Public Management with Special Regard to the Exercise of Public Power")

Remark: The doctor juris (dr.jur.) degree exceeds the level of PhD and traditionally documents research qualifications at the level of full professorships comparable to the German “habilitation”.

2016: LL.M., University of Copenhagen

2014: LL.B., University of Copenhagen

2011: General upper secondary school leaving certificate (STX), Faaborg Gymnasium



Employment
Aug. 2022 - now: Associate professor, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

Feb. 2021 - Jul. 2022: Research assistant and assistant professor, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

Nov. 2017 - Jan. 2021: Ph.D. fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen (incl. four months of paternity leave)

Aug. 2016 - Oct. 2017: Assistant attorney, Kammeradvokaten/Advokatfirmaet Poul Schmith (Legal Advisor to the Danish Government)

Nov. 2012 - Jun. 2016: Law student assistant, Kammeradvokaten/Advokatfirmaet Poul Schmith (Legal Advisor to the Danish Government)

Jan. 2011 - Feb. 2012: Student assistant, Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre

Internal positions

2023 - now: PhD Coordinator

2023 - now: Coordinator, Research Group for Generel Administrative Law

2022 - now: Course responsible, General Administrative Law (4th semester)

Ph.d.-vejledning

Jeppe Bendtsen: Self-incrimination within administrative law (ongoing)

Other positions

2024 - now: Chairman for the Committee on reform of the environmental damage legislation

2024 - now: Member of advisory board, K-News (unremunerated)

2023 - now: Editor-in -chief, Forvaltningsretlig studieserie (www.jura.ku.dk/almindelig-forvaltningsret) (unremunerated)

2023 - now: Board memeber, Foreningen for Kommunal- og Forvaltningsret i Danmark (unremunerated)

2022 - now: Board member of the local Danish committee to The Nordic Lawyers' Meetings (unremunerated), incl. secretary general to the 43th Nordic Lawyers' Meeting, Copenhagen 2024

2022 - now: Board member, "Fonden til støtte for retsvidenskabelig forskning ved Københavns Universitet" (unremunerated)

2022 - now: Board member, "Det finneske legat" (unremunerated)

2021 - now: Chairman, "Taksationskommissionen for Sjælland mv." (appeal board for compensation claims for governmental expropriations)

2021 - now: Co-editor, "Miljøretlig Forskningsportal" (Environmental law report) (unremunerated)

2020 - now: Board member, Juridisk Forening, Copenhagen (unremunerated)

2018 - 2019: Co-editor, "Miljøretlige Afgørelser og Domme" (Environmental law journal)

2017: External lecturer (liability of public authorities)/teaching assistant (administrative law), Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen

2018 - now: Independent consultancy

2016 - 2018: Author, "EU-Karnov" (EU law database)

Research stays

2022 (Oct.-Nov.): Research stay, University of Bergen, Faculty of Law

2018 (Oct.-Dec.): Research stay, University of Bergen, Faculty of Law

2014 (Aug.-Dec.): Exchange stay, Duke University, School of Law