Chantal Mak is a Professor of Private law, in particular fundamental rights and private law, at the Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law (ACT). Her research focuses on the legal-theoretical and constitutional legal framework for private law in Europe, with a special interest for the interaction between judiciaries and legislatures in European private law. Her current research focusses on due diligence legislation and includes legal-comparative and decolonial approaches.
As of September 2024, she has been serving as head of the Private Law Department.