About Vlieger
Dr. Vlieger trained at five different faculties, allowing her to develop a multidisciplinary perspective on law even then. She subsequently earned her doctorate with research in the sociology of law (in the Middle East). This discipline concerns the interaction between law and society; the relationship between values, norms, and sanctions; the role of institutions; the phenomenon of juridification; and the differences between formal law and law in practice. Her research methods included grounded theory, qualitative and quantitative research, and discourse analysis. This research regularly gave Vlieger a perspective on what is happening that differs from that of traditional legal scholars. Her English-language dissertation is still available on Amazon.
In addition to her research work, Dr. Vlieger taught the following courses at the university: introduction to administrative law, administrative law, administrative procedural law, conflict resolution, encyclopedia of law, company law, tort law, special contracts, argumentation theory, European private law, European law, contract law, contract law in perspective, criminal law in perspective, mergers and acquisitions, and contract drafting. She also taught migrant rights at the Clingendael Institute and the NOVA code of conduct to trainee lawyers. She currently teaches privacy law at Eindhoven University of Technology.
Civil and administrative law attorney
Vlieger became a lawyer in 2015. She served a portfolio of SMEs, providing advice, civil and administrative proceedings, subsidy law, government transparency, small mergers and acquisitions, advice on legal forms, shareholder and partnership agreements, franchise agreements, general terms and conditions, commercial contracts and consortium agreements, public-private partnerships, lobbying in the House of Representatives, and drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, both in Dutch and English. Where necessary, she collaborated with experts from her network.
During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists approached her, asking why they couldn’t gather their data to substantiate or evaluate policy choices. This sparked her interest in scientists’ right to data versus the right to privacy of data subjects. They often pointed the finger at the GDPR, but as a legal sociologist, Vlieger felt the problem lay more in the perception of the GDPR than the regulation itself. However, she concluded that the problem would be solved by the European Health Data Space, a European regulation on health data. At the Health-RI foundation, she spent two years working on the Netherlands’ preparations for what she considered a revolutionary law.
A results and efficiency oriented lawyer
Vlieger is a brilliant and enthusiastic teacher, an independent thinker, and a hard worker. She is socially engaged, possesses strong analytical skills, a fluent writing style, and a multidisciplinary approach. She is able to translate complex problems into clear language.
