Constitutional adjudication in the era of globalisation: the Netherlands in comparative perspective

This essay is devoted to the apparent paradox of a constitutional system which is open and prepared for the internationalization which comes with globalization, yet does not allow constitutional adjudication as far as review of acts of parliament against the constitution is concerned. Firstly, we locat the Netherlands constitutional order in the landscape of comparative constitutional systems within the British-Scandinavian family of constitutional traditions. This reflects on the issue of constitutional adjudication. Next we explain how the power of courts to review the compatibility of acts... Mehr ...