Expertise
Maurits Barendrecht (1956) practiced law at a major Dutch law firm (1982-1997) and is professor of Private Law at Tilburg University since 1992. He studies dispute systems (legal procedures, negotiation processes, ADR, informal dispute mechanisms) from an interdisciplinary perspective. He systematically looks for knowledge from economics, psychology, organisation theory, negotiation theory, and conflict studies that may be integrated with best practices, in order to improve dispute systems so that they serve the interests of the people that rely on them in a better way. An important - but little studied - element of dispute systems are objective criteria: simple rules of thumb that can be used to solve distributive issues.
His research is often done in cooperation with stakeholders such as client groups, ministries of justice, the judiciary, or those involved in the supply of legal services. This approach more or less naturally leads to participation in innovation processes in the realm of justice and governance (interactive projects with stakeholders, negotiated rulemaking, Online Dispute Resolution, Microjustice). Currently, his focus is on access to justice (measuring and assesment, reform of legal aid, access to justice for the poor in developing countries), see www.measuringaccesstojustice.com and www.microjustice.org. The broader assumption he starts from is that innovative legal systems can contribute to improved and more productive relationships, which are primary carriers of economic and personal growth.
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Publications
Most recent publications
- Gramatikov, M.A., Barendrecht, J.M., Laxminarayan, M.S., Verdonschot, J.H., Klaming, L., & Zeeland, C.M.C. van (2010). A handbook for measuring the costs and quality of access to justice. Apeldoorn | Antwerpen | Portland: MAKLU. Further information
- Barendrecht, J.M. (2009). Microjustice initiative: Knowledge sharing on best practices of legal empowerment and micro-justice. Envisioning empowerment: A portfolio of initiatives for achieving inclusion and development (pp. 60-61). New York: UNDP. Further information
- Barendrecht, J.M. (2009). Rechtvaardigheid op een hete, platte, volle aarde. Ars Aequi, 58(1), 29. Further information
- Barendrecht, J.M. (2009). Understanding the market for justice. (TISCO Working Paper Series, 009/2009) Further information
- Barendrecht, J.M. (2009). Welke rechtsbeschermingstrategie werkt het beste tegen macht? Recht der werkelijkheid, 31(1), 74-80. Further information
Click here for the complete list of publications (Tilburg University Repository Publications only)
Education
1992 PhD in law (cum laude); Recht als model van rechtvaardigheid; Promotor Prof. J.B.M. Vranken
1977-1982 Dutch Law (masters degree) at Leiden University
1969-1975 VWO Haags Montessori LyceumCareer
1982-1992 Attorney at law (from 1989 partner) De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in The Hague (general practice, contract law, intellectual property law, supreme court proceedings) 1993-1997 Adviser De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek (part time) 2005-2009 Member Raad voor de Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling (Government Advisory Council on Social Infrastructure) (part time) 1993- Professor of private law Tilburg University (law of obligations, civil procedure, Tilburg Law and Economics Centre (Tilec), International Victimology Institute Tilburg (Intervict))
Publications
Most recent publications
- Gramatikov, M.A., Barendrecht, J.M., Laxminarayan, M.S., Verdonschot, J.H., Klaming, L., & Zeeland, C.M.C. van (2010). A handbook for measuring the costs and quality of access to justice. Apeldoorn | Antwerpen | Portland: MAKLU. Further information
- Barendrecht, J.M. (2009). Microjustice initiative: Knowledge sharing on best practices of legal empowerment and micro-justice. Envisioning empowerment: A portfolio of initiatives for achieving inclusion and development (pp. 60-61). New York: UNDP. Further information
- Barendrecht, J.M. (2009). Rechtvaardigheid op een hete, platte, volle aarde. Ars Aequi, 58(1), 29. Further information
- Barendrecht, J.M. (2009). Understanding the market for justice. (TISCO Working Paper Series, 009/2009) Further information
- Barendrecht, J.M. (2009). Welke rechtsbeschermingstrategie werkt het beste tegen macht? Recht der werkelijkheid, 31(1), 74-80. Further information
Click here for the complete list of publications (Tilburg University Repository Publications only)
Projects
Measuring access to justice http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/law/research/cva/access/
Microjustice www.microjustice.org
Teaching
J.M. Barendrecht teaches the following subjects:
- Negotiation, Mediation en Dispute Resolution (650075) Further information
- Negotiation, mediation and dispute resolution system design (650438) Further information
- Civil Procedure and Dispute Resolution (690909) Further information
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Perspectives on Liability Law (690919)
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Other activities
Member Meijers Committee (International Immigration Law and International Criminal Law) 1992-1994
Member Committee of Experts regarding Unfair Dismissal Law Ministry of Justice and Social Affairs and Employment 1993-1994
Member Editorial Board Nederlands Juristenblad (Leading Dutch Legal Journal) 1998-2005
Chairman Board of Schoordijkinstitute 1993-1998
Member Study Group for a European Civil Code and Chairman of the Working Group on Services Contracts 1998-2004
Chairman Centre for liability law-Centrum voor aansprakelijkheidsrecht (1996-) rated as Best Legal Research Group in latest (2002) Official Review (20 points out of 20 possible)
Member Board Dutch Lawyers Association (Nederlandse Juristen Vereniging) 1997-2001
Member Raad voor de rechtsbijstand (Council for Legal Aid) 's Hertogenbosch 2000-
Member Commissie Tegemoetkomingen bij Rampen (Government Advisory Committee on Compensation for Victims of Disasters; Commissie Borghouts) 2003-2004
Member Committee on Reduction of Administrative Costs Ministry of Justice 2003-
Member Government Advisory Council for Participation and Development (Raad voor Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling) 2005-2009
Member Advisory Committee Election Process (Commissie Korthals Altes) 2007-2008
Member Board Raad voor Rechtsbijstand (2009-
Member External Advisegroup Toekomstverkenning Dutch Judiciary (2009)
Member Board Microjustice Initiative (2008-
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