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Dutch Legal Culture 2nd ed

Erhard Blankenburg, Freek Bruinsma

ISBN13: 9789065447661

ISBN: 9065447660

Published: July 1996

Publisher: Kluwer Law International

Country of Publication: The Netherlands

Format: Paperback

Price: £32.00

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This text suggests that the Dutch are pragmatic regarding the law, using it to solve problems, not to create additional ones. This has led to a culture that permits practices contrary to the strict letter of the law. This book reviews the Dutch legal system and the cultural forces that shape it.

Subjects:: European Jurisdictions

Contents:: Part 1 Dutch legal culture compared: law in action on a small scale; comparing the legal cultures of the Netherlands and Germany; supply side of legal culture; legal politics; summary - the concept of legal culture.; Part 2 The court system: civil and criminal courts; the long way to comprehensive judicial review; "ombuds" institutions.; Part 3 The legal profession: jurists - their work and training; judges; judges in the High Court; attorneys and notaries; social advocacy; "mega law" firms; competition among legal services.; Part 4 Informal justice in Civil Courts: two models of civil justice; Kadi justice; summary proceedings in Amsterdam.; Part 5 Criminal policy: contrasts in criminal policy; the pedagogical model in criminal justice; the end of tolerance; public opinion and criminal policy.; Part 6 "Beleid" - a very Dutch legal term: going Dutch on crimes without victims; the Dutch welfare state in crisis; soft law.; Part 7 Dutch legal culture in transition.