André den Exter

Lecturer in Health law

Institute of Health Policy & Management
Erasmus University Rotterdam

Biography

Andre den Exter (1966) received a PhD degree in law since 2002. The title of his dissertation was “Health care law-making in Central and Eastern Europe: Review of a legal-theoretical model”. Since then, he has been appointed as lecturer in health law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He teaches several courses on Dutch and International health law topics.

His main research interests focus on human rights and health care access, pharmaceutical law, health insurance law, European health law, and international treaty law and health care.

Den Exter is a founding member of the Erasmus Observatory on Health Law and coordinates the Observatory’s annual Summer school on Health Law & Ethics, Erasmus University Rotterdam. On behalf of the Observatory, and sponsored by the KNAW and ERACOL Eramus Mundus, he organized similar events in Indonesia (Universities of Bandung and Surabaya) (2009 -2011) and Panama (University de Panama)(2011).

Den Exter is a member of the Council of Presidents, World Association of Medical Law, and member of several supervisory boards of local health care institutions.

Publications

Books

• A.P. den Exter and H.E.G.M. Hermans (eds). The Right to Health Care in several European Countries, Kluwer Law International, Den Haag, 1999
• A.P. den Exter. Health care law-making in Central and Eastern Europe. Review of a legal-theoretical model. Diss. Intersentia, Antwerpen 2002
• A.P. den Exter and J. Sandor. Frontiers of Health Law (eds.). Erasmus University Press Rotterdam 2003
• A.P. den Exter (ed). EU accession and its consequences for candidate countries’ health care systems. Erasmus University Press, Rotterdam 2004
• A.P. den Exter (ed). Competitive social health insurance and EC competition law Erasmus University Press, Rotterdam 2005
• A.P. den Exter (red.). De Euthanasiewet: grondrechten onder druk?  Damon, Budel, 2006
• A.P. den Exter (red.) Gelijkheid en recht op zorg Ars Aequi Libri, 2007
• A.P. den Exter (ed.) International Health Law. Solidarity and Justice in Health Care Maklu, Antwerpen, 2008
• A.P. den Exter. International Health Law and Ethics Basic Documents. Maklu, Antwerpen, 2011 (2e druk)
• A.P. den Exter (ed.), Human Rights and Biomedicine Maklu, Antwerpen 2010
• A.P. den Exter (ed.) International Trade and Health Care. In search of Good Sense Erasmus University Press, Rotterdam 2010
• W. Brouwer, M. Buijsen, A. den Exter (eds.) Health Care Rationing  (in press)
• A.P. den Exter. European Union and Health Care. Legal Documents, Maklu (in press)

National articles and book chapters

• A.P. den Exter, H.E.G.M. Hermans, E.H. Hulst. ‘Rationalising health care law-making in Central and Eastern Europe: A legal-theoretical concept and its relevance to high technology care’ in: Studien zur Ethik in Ostmitteleuropa: Medizinethik 1 J. Joerden ed. Peter Lang Verlag Frankfurt am Main, 2000
• A. den Exter. ‘Health legal reforms in the Czech Republic and Hungary’ in: Health Care Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe: Outcomes and challenges E. Krizova, J Simek (eds) Charles University Prague, 2000
• A.P. den Exter. ‘Health care reforms in Hungary and the Czech Republic: A reappraisal of the right to health care’ in: Studien zur Ethik in Ostmitteleuropa: Medizinethik 2 J. Joerden ed. Peter Lang Verlag Frankfurt am Main, 2001, pp. 95-120
• A.P. den Exter, ‘EU Accession and its Consequences to Candidate Countries’ Health Legislation in: Yearbook 2001 European Centre for Advanced Legal Studies in Healthcare. MAJM Buijsen, M. Dosljak (eds) Erasmus University Press Rotterdam, 2002
• A.P. den Exter, ‘The right to health care in international law’ in: Frontiers of Health Law, A.P. den Exter and J. Sandor (eds.). Erasmus University Press Rotterdam 2003
• A.P. den Exter, W. van der Kraan, and M. Wildner. ‘The changing role of the individual and of choice in social health insurance’ in: Social health insurance in Europe. R. Busse, R. Saltman and W. Wisbaum (eds) Open University Press, Buckingham 2004, pp 248-264
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Purchasers as the public’s agent: Consumers participation and accountability’ in: Effective purchasing for health gain. R. Robinson, E. Jakubowski and J. Figueras (eds) Open University Press, Buckingham (2005), pp. 122-139
• A. den Exter, ‘De Zorgverzekeringswet en GATS: een controverse?’ in: De veellagige rechtsorde. E. Ten Napel en Hendriks (red.) Kluwer law international, The Hague, 2007, pp. 95-106
• A. den Exter, ‘Cross-border care in the European Union’ in: Readings in Comparative Health Law & Bioethics. Tim Jost (ed.) 2nd ed.  Carolina University Press, Durham, North Carolina, 2007
• A. den Exter. ‘Preface’ in: A. den Exter (ed.) International Health Law, Maklu Antwerpen 2008, pp. 1-8
• A.den Exter. Litigating health care access in the Netherlands: Challenging international treaty law in: A. den Exter (ed.) International Health Law, Maklu Antwerpen, 2008, pp. 1-18
• A. den Exter. Introduction in: A. den Exter (ed.) International Trade and Health Care, Erasmus University Press, Rotterdam 2010, pp. 3-6
• A. den Exter. Health Care Rights in The Netherlands, in C. Flood et al (eds.) The Constitutional Right to Healthcare around the Globe (Univ of Toronto, in press)

Journal articles

• A.P. den Exter, H.E.G.M. Hermans, E.H. Hulst, ‘Health Care Legislation in Central and Eastern Europe. A Problem-oriented Method of Legal Analysis of Health Care Systems in Central and Eastern Europe: The Albanian Example’, Review of Central and Eastern European Law No. 2, 1997
• A.den Exter; E.H. Hulst. ‘PHARE in Albanië – Gezondheidswetgeving na 1991’ Tijdschrift voor gezondheid & politiek:  vol. 15 (1997), afl. ‘۲, pag. 20-23 (4)
• A.P. den Exter, H.E.G.M. Hermans, ‘Constitutional Rights to Health Care: The Conse-quences of Placing Limits on the Right to Health Care in Several Western and Eastern European Countries’, European J. Health Law, No. 3, 1998
• A. den Exter. ‘Conceptualising a Model of Health Care Law-Making: Relevance to Central and Eastern Europe by Exploring Hungarian Reforms’, Acta Juridica Hungarica No 1-2, 1999
• A. den Exter, H. Hermans, E. Hulst. ‘A Conceptual Model of Health Care Law-Making in Central and Eastern Europe’, Int. J. Medicine and Law No. 2, 2000
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Health Care Financing Reforms in Armenia: preliminary results of a purchaser-provider split’,  Int J. Medicine and Law, No. 4, 2000
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Legal Reforms of the Polish Health Care System in View of Accessing the European Union’, Eur. J. Health Law (2001) no. 4, pp. 5-25
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Legal consequences of EU Accession to Candidate Countries’ health care systems’ European Law Journal, 2002 vol. 8 iss. 4 pp. 556-573
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Eigen bijdragen en de standstill clausule’, Ned T. Sociaal Recht (2002) no. 8, blz. 229-230
• A.P. den Exter, ‘De nieuwe basisverzekering en de ‘standstill-clausule’, Nederlands Juristenblad (2002), blz. 2143-2144.
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Právni düsledky prístupu do Evropské unie pro státy strední a východní Evropy’ (Legal consequences of EU accession to candidate countries’ health care system) Zdravotnictví a Právo i Praxi (2002) no. 7-8, pp. 5-16
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Zdravotnicke zakonodarstvi ve stredni a vychodni Europe: vyuziti pravne teoretickeho modelu’, Zdravotnické Právo v Praxi (2004) vol 3, pp. 17-22
• A.P. den Exter, ‘EU accession and its consequences for Czech health professionals’ Zdravotnické Právo v Praxi  (۲۰۰۴), No. 3, pp. 27-29
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Medische vluchtelingen en het recht op medische zorg’ Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidszorg en Ethiek (2004) nr.3, pp. 17-23
• A.P. den Exter, ‘EU accession and its consequences for the Czech Republic’ Medicine and Law Journal, Vol 23, No 4, 2004, pp. 753-758
• A.P. den Exter, ‘De Europese kwetsbaarheid van de nieuwe Zorgverzekeringswet’ Nederlands Juristenblad (2005), No. 2, pp. 87-93
• M. Buijsen en A. den Exter, ‘Keuze voor Solidariteit. Kanttekeningen bij het voorstel Zorgverzekeringswet’ Forumbijdrage Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidsrecht (2005), No. 1, pp. 111-117
• M.A.J.M. Buijsen en A.P. den Exter, ‘Verandering donorregistratiesysteem onvermijdelijk’ Pro Vita Humana, maart/april nr. 2, 2005, blz. 58-59
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Patient mobility in the European Union: Health spas in Ischia, Italy’ Croatian Medical Journal, Zagreb 2005;46(2), pp.197-200
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Lázne v Italii a cestováni pacientu’ Zdravotnické Právo v Praxi (2005), no 1, pp. 10-13
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Het ultieme bewijs van ongeschiktheid voor de huisartsengeneeskunde’ Tijdschrift voor Huisartsengeneeskunde, juni 2005
• A.P. den Exter, ‘The European Court of Justice and working time in the health care sector: Relevance to the Czech Republic’ Medicine and Law Journal 2005, Vol 24, June
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Patient mobility in the European Union’ in: Just Medicare C. Flood (ed.) Toronto Law Review (2006), pp. 331-354
• F. Paolucci, A. den Exter, W. van de Ven, ‘Solidarity in competitive health insurance markets: analysing the relevant EC legal framework’ Health Economics, Policy and Law (2006) 1, pp. 107-126
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Beun de Haas verlost een vaars’ Tijdschrift voor Agrarisch Recht.2005, pp. 539-553
• A.P. den Exter, ‘The European Court of Justice and the Keller case: A bridge too far?’ Medicine and Law (2006) vol 25, no. 2, pp. 267-271
• A.P. den Exter, ‘The right to health care in The Netherlands and the role of the European Court of Justice’ J Law, Medicine and Ethics 2006, pp.698-710
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Book review. Health Law and the European Union’ T. Hervey: Legal Issues of Economic Integration. (2006) 1, pp. 95-97
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Patiëntenmobiliteit in de EU: Het Hof van Justitie als grote roerganger’ SEW (2006) no 5, blz. 180-188 ۵۶٫T. Jost, D. Dawson and A. den Exter, ‘The role of competition in health care: A western European perspective’ J. Health Politics, Policy and Law, vol 31, no 3 2006, pp. 687-703
• A.P. den Exter, ‘Pensionado’s aan de Spaanse Costa’s’ Rechtspraak. SMA  ۲۰۰۷, nr.2, p. 72-74
• A. den Exter, ‘Academische vrijheid onder druk. CRvB 15 februari 2007’ TAR, mei 2007, no 5, pp. 295-299
• A. den Exter, ‘Editorial. The marketization of health care. Access under fire?’ Medicine and Law (2008) no 3, pp. 1-4
• A. den Exter, ‘Challenging access to health care in the Netherlands’  Medicine and Law (2008) no 3, pp. 1-22
• A. den Exter, The Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry: Hamlet in a Nutshell’, (۲۰۱۰) European J Health Law, no. pp.
• A. den Exter, ‘Health Care System Reforms in the Netherlands: from public to private and its effects on equal access to health care (2010) European J Health Law no. 3, pp 223-233
• A. den Exter. Personalized Medicine and Access to Genetic Technologies, Law and the Human Genome Review (2010) July / December, pp. 49-64
• A. den Exter, Het Biogeneeskundeverdrag en de gevolgen voor de Nederlandse gezondheidszorgwetgeving (NJCM-Bulletin 6/7, pp. 673-688)