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Baudouin Heuninckx

Research Topic

'The Law of Collaborative Defence Procurement through International Organisations in the European Union

Dr. Baudouin Heuninckx's thesis focused on the law applicable to collaborative defence procurement in Europe, whereby States agree to procure defence equipment or services in common, usually through an international organisation. It analysed the impact of European Union Law on the procurement rules of international organisations in the field of defence and the coherence of such rules with European Union Law, and identified options for developing these rules to enhance the single market for collaborative defence procurement based on three case studies. For these purposes, it considered the most recent developments in European Union Public Procurement Law as they apply to collaborative defence procurement, as well as the relationship between international institutional law and European Union law.

Research Supervisors 

Professor Sue Arrowsmith & Dr Aris Georgopoulos

Primary Funding Source

Self

Academic Qualifications

Academic Qualifications	Awarding Institutions
Master and Bachelor of Engineering (Ingénieur Civil Polytechnicien)	Ecole Royale Militaire (Belgian Royal Military Academy), Brussels
Master of International Politics	Université Libre de Bruxelles
Bachelor of Science in Law	Saratoga University School of Law, San Jose, California, USA
Master of Laws in European Union Law	Northumbria University
Master of Arts in Political and Military Sciences	Ecole Royale Militaire (Belgian Royal Military Academy), Brussels
Doctor of Philosophy in Law	The University of Nottingham
Doctor of Social and Military Sciences	Ecole Royale Militaire (Belgian Royal Military Academy), Brussels

 

Conference Papers 

• “Collaborative Programs: A Step towards More Efficient Defense Procurement?”, conference paper for the Fifth International Public Procurement Conference, Seattle, 18-19 August 2012 (forthcoming)
• “International organisations – Covered by the European Union Public Procurement Rules or Should They?”, conference paper for the Public Procurement Days 2012, Copenhagen, 9-10 February 2012 (forthcoming)
• “How an analysis of the procurement rules of international organisations can lead to improvements of EU public procurement law”, conference paper for the Fifth Public Procurement Research Students Conference, Nottingham, 12-13 September 2011
• “Collaborative Defence Procurement in the Light of the EC Defence and Security Directive”, conference paper for the Global Procurement Revolution IV Conference, Nottingham, 19-20 April 2010
• “Applicable Law to the Procurement of International Organisations in Europe”, conference paper for the Fourth Public Procurement Research Students Conference, Nottingham, 7-8 September 2009
• “Defence Procurement Law in Europe – The Role of International Organisations”, conference paper for the Third Public Procurement Research Students Conference, Nottingham, 21-22 June 2007
• “Availability Improvements in New Transport Aircraft: The Case of the A400M”, conference paper for the NATO Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) AVT-144 Conference, Vilnius, 3-5 October 2006

 

Publications

• “Forums to Adjudicate Claims related to the Procurement Activities of International Organisations in the European Union”, article in Public Procurement Law Review Volume 21 Issue 1, London, 2012 (forthcoming)
• “Récentes Evolutions du Droit Européen des Marchés Publics de Défense”, Revue Pyramides Number 21, Brussels, 2011
• “The Law of Collaborative Defence Procurement through International Organisations in the European Union”, Doctor of Philosophy in Law thesis, University of Nottingham and ERM/KMS, Brussels, 2011
• “Applicable Law to the Procurement of International Organisations in the European Union”, article in Public Procurement Law Review Volume 20 Issue 4, London, 2011
• “Integrating the Maintenance/Support System for a Major International Program – The A400M Transport”, book chapter in AVT-144 Technical Team (Eds.), Enhanced Aircraft Platform Availability Through Advanced Maintenance Concepts and Technologies (RTO/NATO, Neuilly, 2011)
• “Private Contribution to the Commission Green Paper on the modernisation of EU public procurement policy – Towards a more efficient European Procurement Market”, European Commission, 2011
• “Systématisation de l’analyse du coût global de possession des systèmes d’armes dans le processus décisionnel du gestionnaire de matériel”, Master of Political and Military Sciences research paper, ERM/KMS, Brussels, 2011
• “Defence Procurement”, book chapter in Arrowsmith S. (Ed.), EU Public Procurement Law: An Introduction (Asialink, Nottingham/Copenhagen/Beijing/Malaya, 2011)
• Guest Editor, “Regulation of Defence procurement in the European Union”, Public Procurement Law Review Volume 20 Issue 1 (special issue), London, 2011
• “The EU Defence and Security Procurement Directive: Trick or Treat?”, article in Public Procurement Law Review Volume 20 Issue 1, London, 2011
• “朝着一个统一的欧洲防务采购体系？欧洲防务机构和欧洲委员会新举措”, book chapter in 主编：曹富国, 公共采购法教研国际合作项目成果：西文经典学术论文汇编之二 国防采购专题文集 (中央财经大学 中国公共采购研究所课题组 编译) [Cao Fuguo, Ed., Collected Works on Defence Procurement (Central University of Finance and Economics, China Public Procurement Institute, Beijing, 2010)] (translation by Sun Yanhong)
• “The Front Line of Procurement”, article in Supply Management, London, 22 July 2010
• “Lurking at the Boundaries: Applicability of EU Law to Defence and Security Procurement”, article in Public Procurement Law Review Volume 19 Issue 3, London, 2010
• Towards a Coherent European Defence Procurement Regime”, book chapter in P.L. Jayanthi Reddy (Ed.), Public Procurement Policy and Law (Icfai University Press, Hyderabad: 2010), ISBN 978-93-80120-56-0, pp.133-168
• “The European Defence Agency Capability Development Plan and the European Armaments Cooperation Strategy: Two Steps in the Right Direction”, article in Public Procurement Law Review Volume 18 Issue 4, London, 2009
• “The European Defence Agency Electronic Bulletin Board: A Survey after Two Years”, article in Public Procurement Law Review Volume 18 Issue 2, London, 2009
• “Defence Procurement: The Most Effective Way to Grant Illegal State Aid and Get Away with It… Or is it?”, article in Common Market Law Review Volume 46 Issue 1, Leiden, 2009
• “A Note on Case Commission v Italy (C-337/05) (Agusta Helicopters Case)”, case note in Public Procurement Law Review Volume 17 Issue 5, London, 2008
• “Comment on British Sea Power – the Astute Submarine”, note in Supply Management, London, 5 June 2008
• “A Primer to Collaborative Defence Procurement in Europe: Troubles, Achievements and Prospects”, article in Public Procurement Law Review Volume 17 Issue 3, London, 2008
• “Towards a Coherent European Defence Procurement Regime? European Defence Agency and European Commission Initiatives”, article in Public Procurement Law Review Volume 17 Issue 1, London, 2008
• “Defence Procurement in the EU: Time to listen to the Wake-up Calls”, article in Business Law International Volume 7 No 2, London, 2006
• “European Public Procurement Law at the Turn of the Century”, LL.M. project, Northumbria University (UNN), Newcastle, 2005
• “Images of the Feminine in the Gospels”, paper for the Universal Life Church Seminary, Elk Grove, California, 2005
• “Unmasking the European Union”, note in Foreign Affairs Volume 82 No. 6, New York, 2003
• “Equilibre du Pouvoir Législatif de l’Union Européenne”, Master of International Politics thesis, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 2000
• “The Common Strategy of the European Union on Russia”, article, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1999
• “Détermination des Flux Relatifs de Particules sur les Limiteurs et les Parois du Tokamak TEXTOR par Traitement d’images”, Master of Engineering thesis, ERM/KMS, Brussels, 1992

 

Other Information

Professional Memberships

• Member, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London
• Member, Egmont Institute (Belgian Royal Institute for International Relations), Brussels
• Member, Association of the Order of Leopold, Brussels
• Member, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), Stamford
• Member, International Bar Association (IBA), London
• Member, Belgian Federation of Engineers’ Associations (FABI), Brussels
• Member, Association of Engineers from the Royal Military Academy (AIA), Brussels
• Former Fellow, Academy of Political Sciences of New York (APS), NY

 

Awards Received 

• Award of the Commander in Chief of the Belgian Defence Forces (CHOD) for the best results of the senior staff officer course in 2011
• Medal of Labour, Belgium
• Military Cross, Belgium
• National Defence Medal, France
• Medal of Military Merit, Belgium
• Knight of the Order of Leopold, Belgium
• Biographical data included in Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World
• Knight of the Order of the Crown, Belgium
• Association of Royal Military Academy Engineers award for the best Master of Engineering thesis of the Royal Military Academy in 1992, Brussels, Belgium
• Jean-Emile Dumont Award for the best global results in mathematics, physics and chemistry during his five years at the Royal Military Academy, Brussels, Belgium

   

Baudouin completed his PhD studies in 2011.

Future Plans

Baudouin is now the Head of Aeronautical Programmes in the Belgian Defence Forces Procurement Division and continues to speak a conferences and contribute articles to academic publications.