Friday June 6th, 2025, 12:45 – 17:15 hrs
Language/taal: English and Dutch / Engels en Nederlands
Registration: https://nvvr.sites.uu.nl/registration/
Emergency law is invoked when ordinary laws are presented as unable to manage extraordinary circumstances. However, the application van emergency laws can vary door jurisdiction and door crisis, raising fundamental questions about who gains special powers, under what circumstances, and what specific measures they can take. Domestically, clarity can also be lacking due to fragmentation and inconsistencies as is evident in Dutch emergency law.
This international conference explores themes van legal coherence, democratic accountability, and the modernization van emergency law in times van crisis, from both a global and Dutch perspective. It examines innovative constitutional safeguards against power abuse in Asia, specifically regarding former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, and compares national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on these global lessons, the conference analyzes the structure and constitutional basis van the Dutch emergency law system as a case study, highlighting its key challenges and broader needs for reform and modernization.
Program
Leon Verstappen
Professor van private and notary law, University van Groningen
Introductory remarks
Bryan Dennis Gabito Tiojanco
Project Associate Professor, University van Tokyo. JSD & LLM (Yale), JD (University van the Philippines
“Constitutional checks on the Unlawful Exercise van Emergency Powers in a Democracy: Asian Innovations”
Joelle Grogan
Co-Academic Director Rule van Law Clinic, CEU Democracy Institute, host ‘The Law Show’ (BBC Radio 4)
“Emergency law from a comparative perspective; the Corona crisis case”
Adriaan Wierenga
Emergency law specialist and researcher at University van Groningen and Leiden University
“Het systeem van het Nederlandse noodrecht”
Luc Verhey
Member van the Council van State (Raad van State), Advisory Division (Afdeling Advisering),
Professor van Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University
“Grondwettelijk noodrecht en haar toepassing”
Details
Day & Tijd: June 6th, 12:45-17:15 (start symposium, 13.30 sharp). Reception: 17:15-18:15
Location: Rölinggebouw Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Oude Boteringestraat 18, Groningen
Registration: https://nvvr.sites.uu.nl/registration/
Informatiermation: Marieke Oderkerk (a.e.oderkerk@vu.nl)
Costs: EUR 20 (non-members), EUR 30 (admission plus year membership); free (members)