The Netherlands in court [electronic resource] : essays in honour of Johan G. Lammers / edited by Niels Blokker ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blokker, Niels.

Lammers, J. G.

Series:

Nijhoff eBook titles 2006

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International and municipal law--Netherlands.

International and municipal law.

Trials--Netherlands.

Trials.

International criminal courts.

International crimes.

Physical Description:

xi, 265 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The work of legal practitioners in the field of international law, particularly when working in a ministry of foreign affairs, takes place at the crossroads of international relations and international law. The legal advisers of ministries of foreign affairs provide advice on the content of international law, and how it should be interpreted and applied in a particular situation. Since Johan Lammers became Legal Adviser, the Netherlands – quite unexpectedly – was increasingly facing situations in which it would become involved in litigation concerning international law. The first essays in this collection deal with actual or potential interstate disputes involving the Netherlands before international courts and arbitral tribunals, followed by articles with respect to international courts and other international bodies before which individuals may appear as applicant or defendant. The final set of essays deal with the increasing number of cases in which international law is invoked in national court proceedings. This work provides insight into the role of the international legal practitioners working for the government of the Netherlands and should be of particular interest to their colleagues in other foreign ministries and other lawyers interested in a reflection on the law in action.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Niels Blokker , René Lefeber , Liesbeth Lijnzaad and Ineke Van Bladel

1the Iron Rhine Case And The Art Of Treaty Interpretation The Application of Nineteenth Century Obligations in the Twenty-first Century / Ineke Van Bladel

2 From A Dispute About The Use Of Force To A Non-Dispute About Jurisdiction The Case Concerning Legality of Use of Force (Yugoslavia volume Netherlands) before the International Court of Justice / Niels Blokker

3 The Netherlands And The International Tribunal For The Law Of The Sea How a State May Find Itself before the Tribunal against Its Will / Robert Van Dijk

4 The International Criminal Court at Work in Its Early Years: Some Reflections / Adriaan Bos

5 Helping to Chart Uncharted Waters: the Netherlands before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia / Olivia Swaak-Goldman

6 Iudex Non Calculat Experiences in Management of International Criminal Tribunals Sierra Leone on a Shoestring? / Carl Peersman

7 Feeling The Heat In Geneva And New York The Netherlands before the UN Treaty Bodies in Individual Complaints Procedures / Roeland Böcker

8 The Netherlands before the European Court of Human Rights / Jolien Schukking

9 The Last Judgment: Legal Effects of the Decisions of International Courts and Arbitral Tribunals in the Proceedings of National Courts / René Lefeber

10 The Submission of Amicus Curiae Briefs to United States Courts: the Practice of the Netherlands / Wim Van Reenen

11 Declarations of Immunity from Seizure of Foreign Artworks and the Legal Position of Sovereign Art Lenders before Us Courts: the Malewicz Case / Nout Van Woudenberg

12 Sending Dutch Troops Abroad, Some Domestic Legal Aspects / Liesbeth Lijnzaad.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-06037-X

9786613060372

90-474-1869-7

OCLC:

80749652

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004157057.i-265 DOI