Reijer Passchier
PhD candidate/Guest Staff member
- Name
- Mr. R. Passchier
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 5200
- r.passchier@law.leidenuniv.nl
Mr. dr. Reijer Passchier (Haarlem, August 28, 2017) Ph.D. LL.M. LL.B. (Leiden University) is a Senior Scientific Staff Member at the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy. He is also a Guest Lecturer and Researcher in Comparative Constitutional Law at Leiden University.
Curriculum vitae
Between 2005 and 2007 Reijer was a Midshipman at the Royal Netherlands Navy and Marine Corps. Thereafter he studied Law in Leiden. He graduated in European Law in 2012. Between 2012 and 2017, Reijer was a PhD Researcher and Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University. In the Spring of 2014 he was a Visiting researcher at the Department of Government of the University of Texas at Austin. From January 1, 2017 until February 1, 2018, Reijer was an Assistant Professor at Tilburg University.
Reijer published in, amongst other peer-reviewed journals, the Cambridge Journal of Comparative and International Law, the Theory and Practice of Legislation, the Dutch Journal of Constitutional Law and in Buffalo Law Review. He presented papers in places like Durham, Milan, Austin, New Haven (Yale University) and on Procida, Italy. Furthermore, Reijer co-organized a number of academic conferences about topical themes in Dutch constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, constitutional design and legislation-making. In 2014, Reijer was nominated for the Leiden Law School teaching award. On November 9, 2017, Reijer successfully defended his dissertation on informal constitutional change.
PhD candidate/Guest Staff member
- Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Instituut voor Publiekrecht
- Staats- en Bestuursrecht
- Passchier R. (23 October 2018), De politiek zelf heeft de ‘ecologische rechtsstaat’ voortgebracht. Trouw.
- Passchier R. (7 September 2018), De Nederlandse Digitaliseringsstrategie: enkele observaties vanuit de WRR (Lecture). Vaste Kamercommissie voor Economische Zaken en Klimaat: Den Haag.
- Passchier R. & Verhagen A. (2018), The Rise of Comparative Constitutional Change — Book Review: Reijer Passchier and Alissa Verhagen on “The Foundations and Traditions of Constitutional Amendment” Review of: Albert R., Contiades X., Fotiadou A. (2017) The Foundations and Traditions of Constitutional Amendment, Hart studies in comparative public law, International Journal of Constitutional Law Blog .
- Leijten A.E.M., Voermans W.J.M. & Passchier R. (2018), A Hole in the Dike? Dignity, Rights, and the Dutch Constitution. In: Ferrari G.F., Passchier R., Voermans W.J.M. (Eds.) The Dutch Constitution Beyond 200: Tradition and Innovation in a Multilevel Legal Order. The Hague: Eleven international Publishing. 127-138.
- Passchier R. (2018), De opkomst van vergelijkende constitutionele verandering Review of: Albert R., Contiades X., Fotiadou A. (2017) The foundations and traditions of constitutional amendment, Hart studies in comparative public law, Tijdschrift voor Constitutioneel Recht 9(2): 193-.
- Passchier R. & Prins C. (2018), Donner, de WRR, digitalisering en de rechtsstaat. In: Ettekoven B.J. van, Polak J., Roes G., Verhey L., Vermeulen B., Weesing-Loeber L., Weggeman A. (Eds.) Rechtsorde en bestuur: liber amicorum aangeboden aan Piet Hein Donner. Den Haag: Boom Juridisch. 351-368.
- Passchier R. (2018), Formal and Informal Constitutional Change in the Netherlands. In: Franco Ferrari G., Passchier R., Voermans W.J.M. (Eds.) The Dutch Constitution beyond 200 Years: Tradition and Innovation in a Multilevel Legal Order. The Hague: Eleven Publishers. 153-168.
- Passchier R. & Voermans W.J.M. (2018), Introduction: The Dutch Constitution in Comparative Perspective. In: Franco Ferrari G., Passchier R., Voermans W.J.M. (Eds.) The Dutch Constitution beyond 200 Years: Tradition and Innovation in a Multilevel Legal Order. The Hague: Eleven International Publishing. 1-8.
- Voermans W.J.M. & Passchier R. (2018), Preface II: A Dutch-Italian Dialogue. In: Franco Ferrari G., Passchier R., Voermans W.J.M. (Eds.) The Dutch Constitution beyond 200 Years: Tradition and Innovation in a Multilevel Legal Order. The Hague: Eleven International Publishing. xi-xii.
- Franco Ferrari G., Passchier R. & Voermans W.J.M. (2018), The Dutch Constitution Beyond 200 Years: Tradition and Innovation in a Multilevel Legal Order. The Hague: Eleven International Publishing.
- Passchier R. (9 November 2017), Informal constitutional change : constitutional change without formal constitutional amendment in comparative perspective (PhD thesis. Institute of Public Law, Law, Leiden University) The Meijers Research Institute and Graduate School of the Leiden Law School of Leiden University no. 292. Supervisor(s): W.J.M. Voermans.
- Passchier R. (2017), Als Commander in Chief kan President Trump straks bijna alles, Nederlandsch Juristenblad 98(1): 7-13.
- Passchier R. (2017), De ontwikkeling van het Japanse pacifisme en defensiebeleid als informele constitutionele verandering, Tijdschrift voor Constitutioneel Recht 3(2017).
- Passchier R. (2017), Informele constitutionele verandering, Nederlands Juristenblad 92(39): 2929.
- Passchier R. (2017), Quasi-Constitutional Change Without Intent: A Response to Richard Albert, Buffalo Law Review 65(5): 1077-1099.
- Passchier R. (2017), Rechtsstatelijke reacties op het regeerakkoord #6: Afschaffing dividendbelasting en marktglobalisering. NederlandRechtsstaat [blog entry].
- Passchier R. & Voermans W.J.M. (1 June 2016), Going Against the Consociational Grain: The Debate on the Dutch Advisory Referendum Act and the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement Referendum. ICONnect: ICON [blog entry].
- Passchier R. & Stremler M. (2016), Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments in European Union Law: Considering the Existence of Substantive Constraints on Treaty Revision, Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law 5(2): 337-362.
- Passchier R. (17 November 2015), Article Review: Reijer Passchier on Vicki Jackson’s “The (myth of un)amendability of the US Constitution and the democratic component of constitutionalism”. I·CONnect: International Journal of Constitutional Law and ConstitutionMaking.org [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (15 September 2015), Requirements of Amendability in Global Constitutional Design. Leiden Law Blog. Leiden: Leiden University [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (26 May 2015), The Constitution of the Netherlands at 200 – lessons learned for constitutional transitions today. Leiden Law Blog. Leiden: Leiden University [blog entry].
- Passchier R. & Stremler M. (9 February 2015), Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments in the European Union. Leiden Law Blog. Leiden: Leiden University [blog entry].
- Voermans W.J.M., Napel H.M.T.D. ten & Passchier R. (2015), Combining Efficiency and Transparency in Legislative Processes, The Theory and Practice of Legislation 3(3): 279-294.
- Passchier R. (13 December 2014), De War on Terror holt Westerse rechtsstaat uit. Joop.nl. Hilversum: VARA [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (27 September 2014), Constitutional Housekeeping Chores. Leiden Law Blog [blog entry].
- Passchier R. & Voermans W.J.M. (26 September 2014), Obama’s ongrondwettelijke aanval geeft uitdrukking aan bredere ontwikkeling. Publiekrecht & Politiek [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (11 August 2014), Ackerman’s The Civil Rights Revolution and the legitimacy constitutional change. Leiden Law Blog [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (7 July 2014), Not a suicide pact: the transformation of Japan’s war-renouncing article 9. Leiden Law Blog [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (5 July 2014), Japanse grondwet is geen zelfmoordpact. De Volkskrant, Opinie & Debat: 31.
- Passchier R. (10 June 2014), The problem Madison did not confront. Leiden Law Blog [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (23 April 2014), Visiting the Texas Legislature. Leiden Law Blog [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (1 April 2014), The Unamendable Right to Bear Arms. Leiden Law Blog [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (25 March 2014), Na 200 jaar tijd om afscheid te nemen van onze ondemocratische Grondwet. Publiekrecht & Politiek [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (27 February 2014), Extra-constitutional change in the United States. Leiden Law Blog [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (2014), Our Undemocratic Constitution?. Leiden Law Blog [blog entry].
- Passchier R. (2013), Transparantie in het wetgevingsproces - Internet en de mogelijkheid van een moderne volksvergadering, B en M: tijdschrift voor beleid, politiek en maatschappij 40(4): 442-445.
- Voermans W.J.M., Napel H.M.T.D. ten & Passchier R. (15 November 2012), Efficiënt wetgeven is meer dan snel wetten maken. Staatscourant: 1 & 7.
- Passchier R. (23 October 2012), It is not about the economy. Leiden Law Blog [blog entry].
- Voermans W.J.M., Napel H.M.T.D. ten, Diamant M, Groothuis M.M., Steunenberg B., Passchier R. & Pack S. (2012), Legislative Processes in Transition. Comparative Study of the Legislative Processes in Finland, Slovenia and the United Kingdom as a Source of Inspiration for Enhancing the Efficiency of the Dutch Legislative Process. Leiden / The Hague: WODC / Ministry of Security and Justice.
- Voermans W.J.M., Napel H.M.Th.D. ten, Diamant M, Groothuis M.M., Steunenberg B., Passchier R. & Pack S. (2012), Wetgevingsprocessen in transitie. Een vergelijkend onderzoek naar het prestatievermogen van wetgevingsprocessen in Finland, Slovenië en het Verenigd Koninkrijk als mogelijke inspiratie voor de verbetering van de efficiency van het Nederlandse wetgevingsproces. Den Haag: WODC, Ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie.
- Passchier R. (2010), 'Can Baudet and Visser Enlighten us on Conservatism?' [Bespreking van: Baudet, T.H.P. & M. Visser (2010) Conservatieve Vooruitgang. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker], Amsterdam Law Forum 2(3): 99-101.