Netherlands Reports to the 16th International Congress of Comparative Law

This book gives the reader an overview of current developments in Dutch Law. The contributions are from leading academics from different universities in the Netherlands. Amongst others the following topics are covered: Dutch family law in the 21st Century: Trend-setting and straggling behind at the same time (Masha Antonkolskaia and Katharina Boele-Woelki); Mediation in the Netherlands: past - present - future (Annie de Roo and Rob Jagtenberg); Mandatory and non-mandatory rules in Dutch corporate law (Martha Meinema); Limits and control of competition with a view to international harmonisation (Piet Jan Slot); Rights of minority shareholders in the Netherlands (L. Timmerman and A. Doorman); Constitution, international treaties, contracts and torts (Martijn van Empel and Marianne de Jong); Human rights and private corporations: A Dutch legal perspective (Sophie van Bijsterveld); The rights of the embryo and the foetus under Dutch law (Veelke Derckx and Ewoud Hondius); Regulating electronic commerce in the Netherlands (C. Prins)