A Comparative Analysis of the Roles of Judges, Lawyers and Litigants
A Comparative Analysis of the Roles of Judges, Lawyers and Litigants
On Friday June 21st 2024, the Spring Meeting of the Dutch Procedural Law Association (NVvP) will take place, with the topic ‘Fact-finding in Civil Procedures’. The speakers will be: Judge C.J-A.
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On Friday June 21st 2024, the Spring Meeting of the Dutch Procedural Law Association (NVvP) will take place, with the topic ‘Fact-finding in Civil Procedures’.
The speakers will be: Judge C.J-A. Seinen (Judge at the District Court of The Hague and PhD candidate in Civil Law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam); Prof. C. Gomille (Professor of Civil Law, European and International Private Law and Civil Procedure at the University of Saarland); Prof. W. Vandenbussche (Professor of Civil Procedure at the University of Ghent); Prof. F. Rouvière (Professor of Civil Law and Criminal Sciences at the Université d'Aix-Marseille).
In anticipation of the meeting on June 21st 2024, this part in the series of NVvP publications contains the country reports with a comparative analysis on four subtopics: 1. The extensiveness of the document starting the proceedings. 2. Does a form of nemo tenetur apply in civil law? 3. The role of the judge in fact-gathering. 4. Is there a duty to tell the truth; if so: is it upheld?
