On Wednesday 19 June 2024, A. Zwanenburg will defend the doctoral thesis titled: ‘Artificial Arrangements in Social Law: A study on the legal approach and potential correction of national and cross-border ‘artificial arrangements’ in social law procedures before Dutch courts‘.
- Promotor
- Promotor
- Date
- Wednesday 19 Jun 2024, 15:30 - 17:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Space
- Senate Hall
- Building
- Erasmus Building
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
Brief summary of the doctoral thesis:
In politics and the media, there is much discussion about artificial arrangements related to social law. Artificial arrangements are strategies devised to gain an advantage under labor law, often exploiting legal grey areas. At first glance, these strategies do not seem to violate the letter of the law, but some feel that "this should not be possible." Sometimes these arrangements are cross-border, leveraging the differences in social law between the Netherlands and other member states. In other cases, these "artificial arrangements" exploit Dutch law. The legality of these national and cross-border artificial arrangements is also contested in court, and my dissertation addresses these proceedings. In the dissertation, I explore how a moral argument ("this arrangement is undesirable or morally reprehensible") can be translated into a legal argument ("this arrangement is illegitimate"). I also map out how judges currently approach these "artificial arrangements" and to what extent they are being corrected.
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The public defence will begin exactly at 15.30 hrs. The doors will be closed once the public defence starts, latecomers may be able to watch on the screen outside. There is no possibility of entrance during the first part of the ceremony. Due to the solemn nature of the ceremony, children under the age of 6 are not allowed during the first part of the ceremony.
