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)
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)
