Willem Van Schendel (historian)
Willem van Schendel may refer to * Willem van Schendel (jurist), 1950–2024, a Dutch jurist * Willem van Schendel (historian), born 1949, a Dutch historian on South and Southeast Asia, known for the developing the geographical concept of Zomia {{hndis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Willem Van Schendel (jurist)
Willem A. M. van Schendel (28 August 1950 – 8 February 2024) was a Dutch jurist. He was vice president on the Supreme Court of the Netherlands from 2012 until 2020. Life and career Willem A. M. van Schendel was born in The Hague on 28 August 1950. His father was a civil servant at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. He had two brothers. Van Schendel studied law at Leiden University. He became a judge at age 33. From 1988 to 2001 he was justice at the court of appeal of Amsterdam. From 21 November 2001 until 1 January 2012 he was justice (Dutch: ''raadsheer'') at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. From 1 January 2012 until 1 September 2020, he was vice president of the Supreme Court. In this position, he was talented in finding compromises in cases where there was no actual compromise to be found between guilty and not-guilty. As Vice President of the Supreme Court, he also presided over the trial regarding the . Having retired in September 2020, he was made substitute justice a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Willem Van Schendel (historian)
Willem van Schendel may refer to * Willem van Schendel (jurist), 1950–2024, a Dutch jurist * Willem van Schendel (historian), born 1949, a Dutch historian on South and Southeast Asia, known for the developing the geographical concept of Zomia {{hndis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |