Property and Trust Law in the Netherlands

Arthur Salomons · Matthias Haentjens

Apr 2017 · Kluwer Law International B.V.

About this ebook

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the law of property in the Netherlands deals with the issues related to rights and interests in all kinds of property and assets – immovable, movable, and personal property; how property rights are acquired; fiduciary mechanisms; and security considerations. Lawyers who handle transnational disputes and other matters concerning property will appreciate the explanation of specific terminology, application, and procedure.

An introduction outlining the essential legal, cultural, and historical considerations affecting property is followed by a discussion of the various types of property. Further analysis describes how and to what extent legal subjects can have or obtain rights and interests in each type. The coverage includes tangible and intangible property, varying degrees of interest, and the various ways in which property is transferred, including the ramifications of appropriation, expropriation, and insolvency. Facts are presented in such a way that readers who are unfamiliar with specific terms and concepts in varying contexts will fully grasp their meaning and significance. The book includes ample references to doctrine and cases, as well as to relevant international treaties and conventions.

Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable time-saving tool for any practitioner faced with a property-related matter. Lawyers representing parties with interests in the Netherlands will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative property law.

About the author

Arthur Salomons has been Professor of Private law at the Law Faculty of the University of Amsterdam since 1997 and Director of College of Law since 2014. He acted as chairman of the Civil Law Department between 2002 and 2013. He is deputy judge at the Court of Appeals of Amsterdam and member of the Editorial Board of the European Property Law Journal. His research focuses on Dutch and European Property and Security Law. He is married and has three children Matthias Haentjens is full professor (chair) of financial law and director of the Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law at Leiden University.Prior to joining Leiden University in 2012, Prof. Haentjens was an attorney with De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. In this capacity, he handled cases both as an international transaction lawyer and as a (Supreme Court) litigator.Prof. Haentjens studied Greek and Latin at the University of Amsterdam (BA cum laude), and obtained his Master degree in 2001. He became a teacher of classics, but subsequently obtained a Master degree in Law (cum laude) in 2003, also at the University of Amsterdam. He obtained his PhD at the University of Amsterdam in 2007 and was a visiting scholar at Université de Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), Harvard Law School and New York University School of Law. He is currently visiting professor at Ghent University.He teaches and publishes nationally and internationally on European banking law, insolvency law and on private international law. He is a deputy judge in the District Court of Amsterdam, a certified expert to the European Commission (EC) and a (shortterm) consultant to the World Bank.