The Ebb and Flow of Judicial Leadership in the Netherlands

In this paper I analyse the loss of traditional authority by the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad). This court is traditionally seen as the highest court of the Netherlands, but after decades of applause and admiration, today the court finds itself in a marginal position. The court failed to keep in touch with its environment and did not react adequately to some relevant changes, such as the rise of contenders like the Council of State (Raad van State) and the Council for the Judiciary (Raad voor de rechtspraak), the introduction of New Public Management (NPM), the complexity as a result of the... Mehr ...