Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Current research
My current and recent research projects focus on questions of Dutch and European constitutional law in a human rights perspective. They include:
- an e-booklet on the significance of the constitutional revision of 1917 in The Netherlands and its actual impact on education;
- publications on citizenship, including an article on citizenship and territoriality, to be published in the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2016, http://www.springer.com/in/book/9789462652064;
- an article on Rule of law oversight in the European Union, http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/european-law/reinforcing-rule-law-oversight-european-union?format=HB&isbn=9781107108882#QEeLQKpDXUjf1YTV.97 ;
- the methodological introduction to the new edition, co-edited with Gert-Jan Leenknegt, of the commentary on the Dutch constitution written by specialists from Tilburg Law School and sister law schools, published on our website Nederland Rechtsstaat;
- a book on personalities whose courageous defense of human dignity brings hope even in the most difficult times, http://www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/querido/boek/tegen-de-stroom/, published by Querido.
Career
Experience
Member of the government of the Netherlands 1989-1994, 2006-2010
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Affairs (Februari - October 2010 in the fourth Balkenende government)
Minister of Justice (November 1989-May 1994 in the third Lubbers government, September 2006 - February 2007 in the third Balkenende government, and February 2007-2010 in the fourth Balkenende government)
Minister of Netherlands Antillean and Aruban Affairs (November 1989-May 1994 in the third Lubbers government)
Judge 1995-1989, 1995-2006
Council of State (Council Member 2000-2006, President of the Judicial Division 2003-2006)
Administrative Court for Social Security and the Civil Service (Centrale Raad van Beroep, deputy member 1983-1989 and 1995-2006)
Member of Parliament
Senate (Eerste Kamer, June 1995 - June 1999, June 1999 - October 2000), on behalf of the Senate: Chair of the Standing Committee for the Ministry of Justice (1999-2000), Member of the Convention for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (1999-2000) and Deputy Member of the North Atlantic Assembly (1995-2000)
Chamber of Deputies (Tweede Kamer, May 1994 - June 1995)
Academic
Editor and member of the editorial board of several legal journals and series
Professor of Dutch and European Constitutional Law (Tilburg University, 2011-2016)
Professor of International Law (part-time/honorary, Tilburg University 1994-2006)
Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law (Tilburg University, 1981-1989)
Other (selection)
President of the board, Catholic University for Theology, Utrecht (1999-2006, now merged with Tilburg University)
Vice-chair of the Catholic Radio and Television Organisation (KRO, 1996-2000)
Vice-chair of the Strategy committee of the Christian-democratic party (Strategisch beraad, 1994-1996)
Royal Commissioner for the Review of Legislation Projects (1987-1989)
Chair of the Government advisory committee for relations with the religious institutions (Overheid, godsdienst en levensbeschouwing, 1987-1989)
Vice-chair of the Government advisory committee for general rules of administrative law (Algemene regels van bestuursrecht, 1983-1989)
Education
Doctorate (May 1979, University of Amsterdam, cum laude)
LL.M. (January 1974, University of Amsterdam, cum laude)
Gymnasium A (June 1968, Het Amsterdams Lyceum)
Honors
Officer in the Légion d'Honneur (2014)
Award of honour of the Dutch Lawyers Association (NJV-prijs, 2014)
Adriaan Borst Award (Christian Social Congress, 2012)
Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau (2010)
Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion (Nederlandse Leeuw, 1994)
G.A. van Poelje Award of the Association for Public Administration (Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde, 1980)
Several other foreign royal and presidential decorations
Teaching
Advanced Constitutional and Administrative Law
At present, this course will only be offered in Dutch.
Current courses
Click here for my courses.
PhD supervision
PhD dissertations supervised:
5 juni 1987 - A.F.M. Brenninkmeijer
20 mei1988 - R.M. van Male
29 september 1988 - J.P. de Jong
22 september 1989 - P.H. Banda
30 augustus 1990 - C.P.J. Goorden
1 juli 1991 - M.H. Kobussen
1 oktober 1991 - J.J.H. Wiggers
7 juni 1993 - Ph. Eijlander
5 juli 1993 - P.J.J. Zoontjens
16 december 1994 - H.A.M. Backx
13 januari 1995 - A.J.C. de Moor-van Vugt
8 september 1995 - G. Overkleeft-Verburg
16 juni 1997 - M.L.P. van Houten
18 mei 2001 - A.K. Meijknecht
7 november 2003 - C.R.J.J. Rijken
3 juni 2005 - P.L.G. van Velzen (overgenomen van Alis Koekkoek)
21 april 2006 - J.M.F. Spierings
12 mei 2006 - A.G. Croes
16 juni 2006 - Th.B.F.M. Brinkel
13 oktober 2006 - R.M. Schnitker
15 april 2008 - R.A.J. Steenvoorde
19 november 2014 - H.A. Post
11 december 2017 - H. Zhai
External positions
Chair (Octavia van Breemen Stichting)
1 May 2018 → …Member (Wetenschapelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid)
1 Jul 2014 → …Chair (Stichting Instituut GAK)
1 Jul 2014 → …Chair (Stichting Achmea Foundation)
1 Jan 2014 → 31 Dec 2023Member (Adviesraad Internationale vraagstukken)
1 Feb 2012 → …Vice-chair of the Board (Vereniging Achmea en gerelateerde stichtingen)
1 Aug 2011 → …Chair (Anne Frank Stichting)
1 Apr 2011 → 1 Apr 2021Professor (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
1 Apr 2011 → 31 Dec 2020Keywords
- Rule Of Law
- European Constitutional Law
- Constitutional Law
- Citizenship
- Human Rights
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Ernst Hirsch Ballin is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 14 Similar Profiles
constitutional state
Social Sciences
citizenship
Social Sciences
constitutionalism
Social Sciences
security policy
Social Sciences
citizen
Social Sciences
idealism
Social Sciences
democracy
Social Sciences
statelessness
Social Sciences
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Research Output 1985 2019
De staatstaak inzake migratie op weg naar 2030
Hirsch Ballin, E., Mar 2019, In : Journaal Vreemdelingenrecht. 18, 1, p. 24-31 8 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
File
Duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelen en mensenrechten: Een noodzakelijk verbond
Jägers, N., Hoop scheffer, de, J., Voorhoeve, J., Cleiren, C. P. M., Gupta, J., van Reisen, M., Middelaar, van, L. J., Sie Dhian Ho, M., Urlings, M., Hirsch Ballin, E., Arts, K., Berger, M., Donders, Y., Gerards, J. H., Hamburger, A. P., Heerts, A. J. M., van der Hoeven, R., Lawson, K., Monteiro, M., Myjer, B. E. P. & 5 others, 2 Jul 2019, Den Haag: AIV. 82 p. (Adviesraad Internationale Vraagstukken; vol. 2019, no. 110)Research output: Book/Report › Report › Professional
Open Access
Een beschermvrouwe van de rechtsstaat
Hirsch Ballin, E., 2019, Scripta manent: Liber amoricum Ankie Broekers - Knol. Boom Juridische Uitgevers, 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
Foreword
Hirsch Ballin, E., 2019, T.M.C. Asser (1838-1913) : 'In Quest of Liberty, Justice, and Peace'. Eyffinger, A. (ed.). Leiden-New York: Brill Nijhoff, p. XXV-XXIX 5 p. (Legal History Library / Studies in the History of International Law; vol. 30, no. 13).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript › Scientific
Open Access
Judicial review of administrative discretion in the administrative state
Lavrijssen, S. (ed.), Hirsch Ballin, E. (ed.) & de Poorter, J. (ed.), 14 Jun 2019, The Hague : Asser Institute. 198 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Scientific › peer-review
Activities 1994 2019
Europa. Sich verstehen. Abend zu Peter und Paul.
Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Invited speaker)29 Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Professional
Interview: "Niet alleen monddood, maar gewoon dood."
Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Participant)9 Jan 2019
Activity: Other activity types › Other › Professional
Interview over de waarde van werk
Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Participant)Nov 2018
Activity: Other activity types › Other › Professional
De erfenis van Ruud Lubbers
E.M.H. Hirsch Ballin (Speaker)15 Mar 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Professional
Doorleefde democratie; over democratie, rechtsstaat en mensenrechten
E.M.H. Hirsch Ballin (Speaker)17 Mar 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Popular
Projects 1995 2011
Global Governance. De betekenis van globalisering voor (nieuwe) partijen, praktijken, principes en patronen van transnationale rechtsontwikkeling en beleidsvoering
van de Donk, W. B. H. J., Steenvoorde, R. A. J. & Hirsch Ballin, E.
1/01/03 → …
Project: Research project
Issues, Actors and Governance in International Law
Steenvoorde, R. A. J., van de Donk, W. B. H. J. & Hirsch Ballin, E.
8/06/00 → 30/04/08
Project: Research project
The Role of Ideals in the Dynamics of Law, Ethics and Politics
Vedder, A. H., de Bonth, M. H. M., Pierik, R. H. M., van Bijsterveld, S. C., Blok, P. H., Hirsch Ballin, E., van den Brink, H. H. A. & van der Burg, W.
1/01/00 → 31/12/04
Project: Research project
Re-definition and implementation of "traditional" Community instruments
Senden, L. A. J. & Hirsch Ballin, E.
1/01/00 → 1/09/11
Project: Research project
The Emerging Constitution of the European Union
van Bijsterveld, S. C., Prechal, A., Hancher, L., Hirsch Ballin, E., Larouche, P., Janssen, S. & Oosterom-Staples, H.
1/01/00 → 1/01/04
Project: Research project
Press / Media
Ernst Hirsch Ballin over het belang van 1917
18/12/17
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Waarom wij allemaal de 'Stille revolutie van 1917' moeten kennen
18/11/17
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment