Hendrik Jacob Hamaker (16 September 1844 in

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– 2 March 1911 in

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) was a Dutch

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and scholar. After studies at

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, he practiced law there. Beginning in 1877, he taught civil law at the

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, and after 1895 co-edited a leading journal of civil law, ''Weekblad voor Privaatrecht, Notarisambt en Registratie''. He is noted for his work on judicial methodology, arguing for a substantial independence of judges from positive law. Hamaker was elected a member of the

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in 1889.

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* 1844 births 1911 deaths 19th-century Dutch jurists 20th-century Dutch jurists Leiden University alumni Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences People from Hilversum Academic staff of Utrecht University {{Netherlands-law-bio-stub