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Lecture notes for Law and Legal Skills: The Dutch Example (RGPAR51010) at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, covering all 6 weeks of the course; very useful notes that are summarized for exam prep

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Law and Legal Skills -
The Dutch Example

~

, Week 1 -


I n t ro to Law




2 main legal systems
-

civil -

common

·


codification judge-made law

·

enacted law ·

case law cunwritten law) ,
precedents
FR DE eg Uke Canada
eg .
· ·
.




Law :
Body of rules of conduct with binding legal force e effect , which are


prescribed , recognized e enforced by a controlling authority


Functions of law

-




avoiding conflicts :
regulation
> substantive law :
rights obligations prohibitions
-



, ,




-



resolving conflicts

>
procedural law ways which rights obligations e prohibitions can be enforced
-
:
,




sources of law




#
eati
9) enacted law (written) Ar t 90-03 DC

·

treaties
m ine
constitution
constitution



·



statutory law (acts of parliament
acts of parliaments
+


legislation from lower
royal decrees
authorities)

ministerial regulations
b) unwritten law

> supplement law
case law
·




provincial/municipal by-laws

·
costoms & principles
W

ususe Opinio juris

conflict roles

i lex superior derogat legi inferiori higher law > lower law


ii . lex posteriori derogat legi priori newer law > older law

iii . Lex specialis derogat legi generali specific law > general law

, Estoppel Principle >
Stop a person going back their word
-

on



·

how rights/obligations
are enforced
Types of Law , Substantive v Procedural

rights
·




L
Obligations
·




Private ↓ Public
prohibitions
·




contract ·

constitutional
tor t ·


administrative
family ·


criminal

corporate int. law
·
·




Dutch
Judiciary
>
Sc decides

whether law was
only on
·




applied properly
·
not on ? Of facts > lower
I


cur ts
ro l e




SC options

·

nullify e refer back to court

·

nullify e refer to another court

overrule e pass judgement
·




Dutch Judiciary
i.
independent judges *
ArticleG ECHR

ii. impartial judges
iii. public court hearings
iv .
justice administered in 3 instances

v . Within reasonable time-frame

, Skills



ECHR
-




>
-

Council of Europe (1040) + 46 MS

>
-

ECHR :
adopted 1850 , entered into force 1853 , binding
>
-


protects fundamental HR




ECtHR
-




-
when accessible ?

after exhaustion of domestic remedies
·




Within
·


I months of final national decision

·

must be :
personal - direct victim




Types of cases

>
-

individual I State

>
-


State State


>
-
acts or omissions




Procedure

on e judge MS
per
·




·
chamber I grand Chamber

·

can issue compensation

concurring / dissenting Opinions
-


agree in outcome
-

don't agree in outcome

↳ not reasons nor reasoning



-
comulativeC a l l conditions most be met)

-
alternative (1 or several need to be met)

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