Niels Graaf

Assistant Professor @UvA_Amsterdam @AdamLawSchool | Writing about Dutch, German, Italian and French constitutional things, courts and history

[Niels Graaf @NGGraaf]

@NJLPhilosophy 4) This kind of rhetoric leads to the mere appearance or even the pretense of legality. A compulsion of legality that might result in the subversion of constitutionalism.

[Niels Graaf @NGGraaf]

Out now: my editorial "Wilders, Schmitt, and the Abuse of Emergency Powers" @NJLPhilosophy This piece may not be as timely as a blog post (the downside of publishing in a more traditional legal journal), but unfortunately, the topic remains highly relevant.

[Niels Graaf @NGGraaf]

@NJLPhilosophy 3) ‘It is possible. I follow the law’, stressed the Minister of Asylum and Migration in parliament. Wilders also emphasised: ‘You cannot claim that parliament has passed undemocratic legislation’, he argued, reducing Rule-of-Law standards to procedural formalities.

[Amsterdam Law School @AdamLawSchool]

Waar ligt de grens van burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid? Kom 25 november naar @SPUI25 voor het gesprek met o.a. @NGGraaf Aanmelden kan nog 👇 https://t.co/VFJDZ5paTq

[Ingrid Leijten @IngridLeijten]

Inderdaad. Zowel de Gw als het EVRM stellen kaders waarbinnen de politiek zich kan bewegen. De rechtspraak van het EHRM geeft daarbij invulling aan de rechten uit het EVRM, die volgens art. 93 en 94 doorwerken in de Nederlandse rechtsorde.
Niet zo ingewikkeld, @Ronaldplasterk

[KNIR @KNIRome]

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[Niels Graaf @NGGraaf]

@AKaarten Gezocht twee kaarten

[Amsterdam Law School @AdamLawSchool]

📢 @lawvaughan, Professor of Law and Professional Ethics at @UCLLaws, wrote a guest blog on 'What does it mean for a lawyer to act with professional integrity'? He will join us in Amsterdam at the International Legal Ethics Conference 2024 (ILEC). https://t.co/caD6PmTJr8

[Amsterdam Law School @AdamLawSchool]

Geïnteresseerd in de rechtsstaat, #digitalisering, toegang tot het recht en juridische beroepsethiek? Kom naar ILEC2024 met boeiende sprekers als @Mullersam, @EuropeanCourts, Prof. John Morison van @QUBelfast en Prof. @HelbergerN7484. 👉 https://t.co/pmUnFUx9hq @alumni_uva

[WZB GlobCon @WZB_GlobCon]

In our first panel, Andrej Lang talks about Solange I as a foundational element of European constitutionalism and @prof_mayer discusses the Solange I dissent and its legacy. Last but not least, @NGGraaf looks at its effects on the French and Italian constitutional debates.

[Niels Graaf @NGGraaf]

@JorisvandeRiet @CarinavandeW In Leiden geeft men zelfs Amsterdamse oraties opnieuw uit!

[Niels Graaf @NGGraaf]

Registration for the International Legal Ethics Conference is now open! 🎉

Don't miss the chance to join us in Amsterdam @AdamLawSchool from 17 July - 19 July 2024 (early bird fee until 18 April 2024!)

Fill out the registration form: https://t.co/KWnRQc7RFj

[Pola Cebulak @polatoja]

After all the foreign scholars writing about democratic backsliding in Poland (and press releases of the constitutional court), now I get to showcase my superficial knowledge of the Dutch system. Tables have turned! 😉
Working paper with F Lippert🔎 📃
https://t.co/69eW95HPvS

[Kati Cseres @csereskati]

On the dangerous “liaison” between the accumulation of economic power and the accumulation of political power in the shadow of rule of law backsliding in Hungary. Thank you @RevDem2020 and @olivergarner7 for having my research highlighted #ruleoflaw #competitionlaw #enforcement

[Amsterdam Law School @AdamLawSchool]

'Why Dutch Constitutional Culture Is not Prepared for Geert Wilders' Shock Electoral Win'. Read the latest piece by @NGGraaf, Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law, at @Verfassungsblog. https://t.co/G7m1lJqSyf #PVV #DutchElection #Law

[Niels Graaf @NGGraaf]

@bastiaanrij 11) That was spot on.

[Niels Graaf @NGGraaf]

Wilders electoral win is bad news in many respects, and even more, because the Dutch constitutional system knows a lack of rule of law safeguards. In contrast to Italy or Germany, the Dutch constitutional system is not prepared for a democratic move to the anti-liberal far right.

[Niels Graaf @NGGraaf]

@bastiaanrij 10) ‘The existence of such norms accepted by all institutions is evidence of a strong culture for the rule of law in the Netherlands. However, informal norms should not substitute formal safeguards altogether.’