Introduction : the Dutch constitution in comparative perspective / Reijer Passchier and Wim Voermans -- PART I. THE DUTCH CONSTITUTION IN CONTEXT: A 200-year-old constitution : relic or enigma? / Wim Voermans -- Dutch constitutional law and the evolution of the monarchy / Romano Orru -- The relationship between European Union and national law in The Netherlands in a comparative perspective / Giancarlo Rando -- The Dutch system and the supranational law : the application of the ECHR in a comparative perspective / Elisa Bertolini and Graziella Romeo -- Some reflections on the Dutch economic constitution : the consultative economy and its constitutional significance / Carlo Colombo and Maddalena Neglia -- PART II. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS: A hole in the dike? : dignity, rights and the Dutch constitution / Ingrid Leijten -- Rights and liberties in the Dutch context / Giuseppe Franco Ferrari -- PART III. CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: Formal and informal constitutional change in The Netherlands / Reijer Passchier -- Constitutional interpretation : the Dutch case in comparative perspective / Angelo Rinella -- PART IV. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: The local government in the Dutch constitutional system : a comparative and European perspective / Mauro Mazza -- Dutch public administration : a laboratory for the evolution of the separation of powers doctrine / Mario Comba -- PART V. PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY: Mixed democracy in The Netherlands / Geerten Boogaard -- The Dutch form of government : main features from a diachronic and comparative perspective / Francesca Polacchini -- PART VI. CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: Changing tides : the rise (and fall?) of judicial constitutional review in The Netherlands / Jerfi Uzman -- Constitutional review in The Netherlands : a few remarks from an outsider's perspective / Paolo Passaglia.
Summary:
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. 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.
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