An Inquiry into the Blurring Boundaries between Professionals and Paraprofessionals in Dutch Courts and the Public Prosecution Service

The autonomous position of legal professionals is no longer self-evident.Professionals are under increased pressure to reform. This phenomenon is not only true for legal professionals. A broader trend – which is recognised for the medical profession, academic profession and alike –is that paraprofessionals are gaining amore prominent position. In this paper, we focus on the developments in the Dutch public justice system. We conduct a case-study on the role of paraprofessionals in courts and in the public prosecution service – two understudied legal institutions in this regard. By drawing on e... Mehr ...