Netherlands Reports to the Nineteenth International Congress of Comparative Law Vienna 2014

Every four years the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL) organises an International Congress of Comparative Law. The 2014 congress was held in Vienna. In preparation of the congress the IACL has drawn up a list of topics and has asked the national associations of comparative law to invite authors to write a national report on the various topics. At the same time a general reporter has been appointed for each topic who will write a general report on the basis of the various national reports that have been written on that topic.Every four years the Netherlands Comparative Law Association publishes all national reports written by the Dutch reporters. This book contains all Dutch national reports written for the Vienna Congress 2014.

Lars van Vliet studied law at Maastricht University where he graduated cum laude (highest honours). Afterwards he studied tax law for one year at the same institute. In 2000 he defended his PhD. thesis entitled 'Transfer of movables in German, French, English and Dutch law' at Maastricht University under the supervision of Prof. J.H.M. van Erp (Maastricht), and Prof. B.A. Rudden (Brasenose College, Oxford).Part of the research was done at Oxford University. He also taught comparative property law as a visiting lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Aberdeen and Strathclyde University in Glasgow. In 2009 and 2010 he taught the master course 'The Aruban law of security rights' at the University of Aruba. He regularly lectures at the Stellenbosch Law Faculty. He was appointed a fellow of the South African Research Chair in Property Law at Stellenbosch University.Lars van Vliet is the secretary and treasurer of the Netherlands Comparative Law Association. He is specialising in (comparative) property law, bankruptcy law and the law of partnerships.