Dr G. van der Schyff

Tilburg Law School

Table of contents

• Journal articles
• Books
• Book chapters
• Annotations
• Other publications

Journal articles

• 2011
  • Hoffmann, L., Schyff, G. van der, & Eijsbouts, W.T. (2011). Editorial: Thinking about elections and about democratic representation. European Constitutional Law Review, 7(1), 1-3.
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  • Schyff, G. van der, & Overbeeke, A.J. (2011). Exercising religious freedom in the public space: A comparative and European convention analysis of general burqa bans. European Constitutional Law Review, 7(3), 424-452.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2011). De beperkingssystematiek van de Nederlandse grondrechten: Kanttekeningen bij het rapport van de Staatscommissie Grondwet. Tijdschrift voor constitutioneel recht, 2(1), 186-194.
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• 2010
  • Adams, L.H.J., & Schyff, G. van der (2010). Political theory put to the test: Comparative law and the origins of judicial constitutional review. Global Jurist, 10(2), 1-37.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2010). Die modaliteite van konstitusionele toetsing as ’n uitwerking van konstitusionalisme: ’n kritiese en regsvergelykende beskouing van die Engelse reg in die Verenigde Koninkryk en die Suid-Afrikaanse reg. Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, 2010(1), 86-100.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2010). Constitutional review by the judiciary in the Netherlands: A bridge too far? German Law Journal, 11(2), 275-290.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2010). Het nieuwe Britse Supreme Court belicht. Tijdschrift voor constitutioneel recht, 1(1), 69-72.
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• 2009
  • Schyff, G. van der (2009). Waarom het wetsvoorstel-Halsema tekortschiet. Nederlands Juristenblad, 84(37), 2408-2414.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2009). The United Kingdom’s new Supreme Court highlighted. SA Publiekreg/SA Public Law, 24(2), 563-267.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2009). Over een interpretatierichtsnoer en mythes. Nederlands Juristenblad, 84(40), 2632.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2009). A debate as old as the hills: Three arguments considered on whether constitutional review by the judiciary should be introduced in the Netherlands? SA Publiekreg/SA Public Law, 24(2), 433-449.
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• 2008
  • Adams, L.H.J., & Schyff, G. van der (2008). Grondwettigheidstoetsing door de rechter als "list van de rijke": Methodologische en andere vragen bij processen van rechtsverandering. Tijdschrift voor privaatrecht, 45(3), 913-974.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2008). The protection of fundamental rights in the Netherlands and South Africa compared: Can the many differences be justified? Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2008(2), 1-27.
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  • Sottiaux, S., & Schyff, G. van der (2008). Methods of international human rights adjudication; Towards a more structured decision-making process for the European Court of Human Rights. Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, 31(1), 115-156.
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• 2007
  • Leenknegt, G., & Schyff, G. van der (2007). Reforming the Electoral System of the Dutch Lower House of Parliament: An Unsuccessful Story. German Law Journal, 2007(12), 1133-1146.
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  • Schyff, G. van der, & Leenknegt, G. (2007). The case for a European Senate: A model for the representation of national parliaments in the European Union. Austrian Journal of Public and International Law, 62, 237-258.
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• 2006
  • Adams, M., & Schyff, G. van der (2006). Constitutional review by the judiciary in the Netherlands: A matter of politics, democracy or compensating strategy? Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, 66(2), 399-413.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2006). Referenda in South African law. Tilburg Foreign Law Review: journal on foreign and comparative law, 13(2), 125-140.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2006). Classifying the limitation of the right to education in the First Protocol to the European Convention. International Journal for Education Law and Policy, 2(1/2), 153-162.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2006). Geen kieshervorming zonder rechterlijke toetsing van grondrechten? Nederlands Juristenblad, 81(33), 1899-1900.
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• 2005
  • Schyff, G. van der (2005). Freedom of Religious Teaching as an Element of the Right to Freedom of Religion in South Africa. International Journal for Education Law and Policy, 1(1/2), 195-198.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2005). The concept of democracy as an element of the European Convention. Comparative and international law journal of Southern Africa, 38(3), 355-372.
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• 2004
  • Schyff, G. van der (2004). The historical development of the right to freedom of religion. Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, 259-272.
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• 2003
  • Schyff, G. van der (2003). The right to swear an oath in South African law. Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, 346-350.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2003). Cannabis, religious observance and the South African Bill of Rights. Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, 122-140.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2003). The limitation of the right to freedom of religion in South Africa. Austrian Journal of Public and International Law, 58, 309-338.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2003). The bearers of the right to freedom of religion in South Africa. Ttydskrif vir hedendaagse romeins-hollandse reg, 66, 19-29.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2003). Freedom of religious autonomy as an element of the right to freedom of religion. Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, 512-539.
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• 2002
  • Schyff, G. van der (2002). The legal definition of religion and its application. South African Law Journal, 119, 288-294.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2002). The freedom to propagate a religion or denomination as an element of the right to freedom of religion. Ttydskrif vir hedendaagse romeins-hollandse reg, 65, 627-631.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2002). The right to religious objection in South African law. South African Law Journal, 119, 526-533.
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Books

• 2011
  • Kristic, A., Meuwese, A., & Schyff, G. van der (Eds.). (2011). Functie en betekenis van de Grondwet: Een dialogisch perspectief. Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers. (Publikaties van de Staatsrechtkring, 15).
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• 2010
  • Schyff, G. van der (2010). Judicial review of legislation: A comparative study of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and South Africa. Dordrecht | Heidelberg | London | New York: Springer. (Ius Gentium: Comparative perspectives on law and justice, 5).
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• 2008
  • Schyff, G. van der (Ed.). (2008). Constitutionalism in the Netherlands and South Africa: A comparative study. Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers.
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• 2005
  • Schyff, G. van der (2005). Limitation of Rights: A Study of the European Convention and the South African Bill of Rights. Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers.
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Book chapters

• 2011
  • Schyff, G. van der (2011). Nederland aan de vooravond van rechterlijke grondwettigheidstoetsing? Een evaluatie van de beperkingssystematiek. In A. Kristic, A. Meuwese, & G. van der Schyff (Eds.), Functie en betekenis van de Grondwet: Een dialogisch perspectief (pp. 53-70). Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2011). Adjudicating the constitutional game in the Netherlands: What shape the courts? In J.H. Reestman, A. Schrauwen, M. van Montfrans, & J.H. Jans (Eds.), De regels en het spel (pp. 387-396). The Hague: TMC Asser Press.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2011). Exploring the parameters of lawmaking: Lessons from the United Kingdom. In M. de Visser & W.J. Witteveen (Eds.), The jurisprudence of Aharon Barak: Views from Europe (pp. 125-133). Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers. (Tilburg Law Lectures Series, 5).
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• 2008
  • Claes, M.L.H.K., & Schyff, G. van der (2008). Towards judicial constitutional review in the Netherlands? In G. van der Schyff (Ed.), Constitutionalism in the Netherlands and South Africa: A comparative study (pp. 123-142). Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2008). Cutting to the core of conflicting rights: The question of inalienable cores in comparative perspective. In E. Brems (Ed.), Conflicts Between Fundamental Rights (pp. 131-147). Antwerpen: Intersentia.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2008). Rethinking the justification for constitutional review of legislation in the Netherlands: A critique of the 'treaty argument' and thoughts on the way forward. In J. van Schooten & R. van Gestel (Eds.), Europa en de toekomst van de nationale wetgever (pp. 129-141). Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2008). Comparative constitutionalism: The Netherlands and South Africa as examples of the democratic rechtsstaat. In G. van der Schyff (Ed.), Constitutionalism in the Netherlands and South Africa: A comparative study (pp. 225-236). Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2008). Exploring constitutionalism in the democratic rechtsstaat. In G. van der Schyff (Ed.), Constitutionalism in the Netherlands and South Africa: A comparative study (pp. 1-6). Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers.
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• 2004
  • Schyff, G. van der (2004). Het concept van democratie in het EVRM. In M. Adams & P. Popelier (Eds.), Recht en Democratie: De democratische verbeelding in het recht (pp. 549-573). Antwerpen: Intersentia.
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Annotations

• 2006
  • Schyff, G. van der (2006). Noot bij: Belgian Court of Arbitration (2005-05-10), (Student participation in 'free universities' funded by Belgium's French Community) International Journal for Education Law and Policy, 2006-2, p.188-195.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2006). Noot bij: Belgian Court of Arbitration (2005-11-23), (The justifiability of higher education reforms by Belgium's French Community) International Journal for Education Law and Policy, 2006-2, p.196-204.
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• 2005
  • Schyff, G. van der (2005). Noot bij: Constitutional Court of South Africa, (The unconstitutionality of religiously motivated corporal punishment in independent schools in South Africa) International Journal for Education Law and Policy, 2005-1/2, p.199-205.
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• 2002
  • Schyff, G. van der (2002). Noot bij: Cape High Court (South Africa), (Limitation and waiver of the right to freedom of religion) Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, p.376-381.
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Other publications

• 2010
  • Schyff, G. van der (2010). Review of the book Constitutional Review under the UK Human Rights Act, A. Kavanagh, 2009. European Constitutional Law Review, 6(1), 158-162.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2010). Review of the book Een neutrale staat: Kreet of credo?, F.T. Oldenhuis, 2009. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Kerk en Recht, 4, 130-133.
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• 2009
  • Schyff, G. van der (2009). Review of the book Weak courts, strong rights: Judicial review and social welfare rights in comparative constitutional law, M. Tushnet, 2008, 9780691130927. Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, 2009(4), 818-819.
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• 2007
  • Schyff, G. van der (2007). Review of the book Constitutional Law, IM Rautenbach & EFJ Malherbe, 2004, 0409050539. Tilburg Foreign Law Review: journal on foreign and comparative law, 13(4), 413-414.
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• 2006
  • Schyff, G. van der (2006). Review of the book Rights and democracy in a transformative constitution, H Van der Walt Botha & A Van der Walt, 2003, 1919980024. Tilburg Foreign Law Review: journal on foreign and comparative law, 13(3), 300-301.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2006). Review of the book The institutions of the European Union, John Peterson & Michael Shackleton, 2006, 01992790004. SA Publiekreg/SA Public Law, 21(2), 456-457.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2006). Review of the book Courts and political institutions: A comparative view, Tim Koopmans, 2003, 0521533996. SA Publiekreg/SA Public Law, 21(2), 457-458.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2006). Getuigend Staatsrecht: Liber Amicorum A.K. Koekkoek. (Review of the book Getuigend Staatsrecht: Liber Amicorum A.K. Koekkoek, , 2006, 9058502058). Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, (4), 864.
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• 2005
  • Schyff, G. van der (2005). Review of the book No Person Shall be Denied the Right to Education, J. De Groof & G. Lauwers, 2004, 9058500985. Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg 625.
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• 2004
  • Schyff, G. van der (2004). Review of the book Een nieuw profiel van de grondrechten: een analyse van de prestatieplichten ingevolge klassieke en sociale grondrechten, F. Vlemminx, 2002, 9054541709. Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg 609.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2004). Review of the book A Theory of Constitutional Rights, R. Alexy, 2002, 0198258216. Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse reg 770-771.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2004). Review of the book The Margin of Appreciation Doctrine and the Principle of Proportionality in the Jurisprudence of the ECHR, Y. Ara-Takahashi, 2002, 9050951953. SA Publiekreg/SA Public Law, 19(2), 482-483.
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  • Schyff, G. van der (2004). Review of the book The European Convention on Human Rights, C. Ovey & R. White, 2002, 0198765800. SA Publiekreg/SA Public Law, 19(1), 250-251.
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