Wouter Snijders
Wouter Snijders | |
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| Vice President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands | |
| In office 28 February 1986 – 1 June 1998 | |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands | |
| In office 17 July 1970 – 28 February 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1928 Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Died | 21 July 2020 (aged 92) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Wouter Snijders (26 May 1928 – 21 July 2020) was a Dutch judge and legal scholar. He was justice on the Supreme Court of the Netherlands between 1970 and 1986 and served as vice president from 1986 to 1998. Snijders also served as chair of the Court's civil chamber. He was the government's commissioner for the introduction of the new Burgerlijk Wetboek between 1971 and 1995. Snijders is credited as being one of the most influential civil law scholars of the Netherlands.