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The Netherlands – Selection, training and appointment of new judges

  • Auteur-e: Angela Kaptein
  • Catégories d'articles: Forum
  • Proposition de citation: Angela Kaptein, The Netherlands – Selection, training and appointment of new judges, in : «Justice - Justiz - Giustizia» 2019/2
In this contribution the author will describe in detail how in the Netherlands new judges are selected, trained and appointed. Attention is given to the old and new method of training and to the philosophy of the new training method. Also, attention is given to the contents of the tests, including a psychological test, which are part of the mandatory selection method. Some remarks are made about diversity.

Table of contents

  • I. Selection of candidate judges
  • 1. Who is selecting the candidate judges
  • 2. Prerequisites for candidate judges
  • 3. Competences of judges
  • II. The selection procedure
  • 1. Selection methods and diversity
  • III. The training of candidate judges
  • IV. The appointment of the candidate judges