Full Description
This Italian-Dutch collaboration provides the first comparative thematic coverage of the Constitution of the Netherlands in English. The book's unique method of a dialectic confrontation between scholars from different countries yields fascinating discussions about famous peculiarities of the Dutch Constitution. Among other subjects, the volume covers the Dutch Constitution's extreme openness towards international and European law, its combination of parliamentary democracy and a monarchy, its political consensus culture, and its ban of constitutional review by the judiciary. This book aspires to be a helpful account of Dutch constitutional law as well as a useful contribution to global constitutional literature. As the two leading constitutional scholars Tom Ginsburg and James Melton aptly noted, the successful constitutional experience of the Netherlands can be a source of inspiration for other countries who seek to enhance the endurance and efficacy of their own constitutional arrangements. The Dutch Constitution beyond 200 Years will be a reference point for all students and scholars eager to engage with insightful debates surrounding one of the oldest and most efficient constitutions of the world.
Contents
1 IntroductionI The Dutch Constitution in Context; 2 A 200-Year-Old Constitution: Relic or Enigma?; 3 Dutch Constitutional Law and the Evolution of the Monarchy; 4 The Relationship between European Union and National Law in The Netherlands in a Comparative Perspective; 5 The Dutch System and the Supranational Law: The Application of the ECHR in a Comparative Perspective; 6 Some Reflections on the Dutch Economic Constitution: The Consultative Economy and Its Constitutional Significance; Part II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms; 7 A Hole in the Dike? Dignity, Rights and the Dutch Constitution; 8 Rights and Liberties in the Dutch Context; Part III Constitutional Change; 9 Formal and Informal Constitutional Change in The Netherlands; 10 Constitutional Interpretation: The Dutch Case in Comparative Perspective; Part IV Local Government and Public Administration; 11 The Local Government in the Dutch Constitutional System: A Comparative and European Perspective; 12 Dutch Public Administration: A Laboratory for the Evolution of the Separation of Powers Doctrine; Part V Parliamentary Democracy; 13 Mixed Democracy in The Netherlands; 14 The Dutch Form of Government: Main Features from a Diachronic and Comparative Perspective; Part VI Constitutional Review; 15 Changing Tides: The Rise (and Fall?) of Judicial Constitutional Review in The Netherlands; 16 Constitutional Review in The Netherlands: A Few Remarks from an Outsider's Perspective
