Dutch-speaking readers of this blog may be interested in an article I wrote on the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad)'s handling of EU law in private legal disputes (published in Ars Aequi 2015, p 716-722). In brief, the main conclusion is twofold: On the one hand, the Court integrates EU law in Dutch private law in line with a monist (constitutionalist) perspective on the relationship between European law and national law. On the other hand, the Supreme Court seems hesitant to interfere in the system of private law laid down in the Dutch Civil Code, opting for interpretation of private law provisions in line with EU law rather than amendment of the Code.
