Prof. dr. Joachim Meese has a master degree (1997) and a PhD in law (2005), as well as a master degree in Criminology (1998). He works at the University of Antwerp since 2010 where he teaches criminal procedural law and the advanced study of criminal procedural law. He is also an attorney at the Bar of Ghent since 1999 (advocatenkantoor Joachim Meese).