Justice - Justiz - Giustizia

The Dutch Deputy Judge and his Independence

  • Autor/Autorin: Hans Pijl
  • Zitiervorschlag: Hans Pijl, The Dutch Deputy Judge and his Independence, in: «Justice - Justiz - Giustizia» 2013/2
The Dutch part-time deputy judge usually combines incidental judges work with a full-time job as a lawyer, tax adviser or law professor. In this way the Dutch Judiciary benefits from a specialized knowledge at a low cost. The connected integrity and independence issues are discussed in this article.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. History of the Dutch Deputy Judges, and their Independence
  • 3. Advantages and Risks of the Deputy Judge; Expert Witnesses?
  • 3.1. An Incident
  • 3.2. Expert Witnesses
  • 3.3. The Advantages of the Deputy Judge
  • 3.4. The Deputy Judge's Risks
  • 3.4.1. Cumulated Direct Interests
  • 3.4.2. Cumulated Functions
  • 3.4.3. Indirect Cumulated Interests
  • 3.4.4. The Chums' Pitfall
  • 4. Evaluation