Baron Cornelius Ver Heyden de Lancey (1889-1984) was a wealthy and public-spirited Dutchman who at different times in his life was a dentist, doctor, surgeon, barrister and art historian. In 1970 he created the De Lancey and De La Hanty Foundation, to promote studies in medico-legal topics. The Foundation generously gave Cambridge the Ver Heyden de Lancey Fund, which since 1996 has funded occasional public lectures on medico-legal issues of current interest.

The 2015 Baron Ver Heyden de Lancey Lecture on Medico-Legal Studies was delivered by Professor Paul Mevis, of the Law Faculty, Erasmus University of Rotterdam on 26 January 2015, and was entitled "Voluntary Euthanasia and Assisted Dying: The Position in The Netherlands".

Documents providing information on the relevant Dutch legislation and case law, and excepts from an evaluative report, can be found here:

- Relevant Dutch Legislation:

http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/repo-documents/pdf/events/Relevant%20Dutch%20Legislation.pdf

- Relevant Dutch Case Law:

http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/repo-documents/pdf/events/Relevant%20Dutch%20Case%20Law.pdf

- Excerpt from Evaluation Report of Legislation:

http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/repo-documents/pdf/events/Excerpt%20from%20Evaluation%20Report%20of%20Legislation.pdf

A transcript of the lecture is available at:

http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/repo-documents/pdf/events/Ver%20Heyden%20De%20Lancey%20Lecture%202015%20-%20Voluntary%20Euthanasia%20and%20Assisted%20Dying%20The%20Position%20in%20The%20Netherlands.pdf

A gallery of photographs from the event is available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambridgelawfaculty/sets/72157650511556505/

For more information about the Baron Ver Heyden de Lancey Lecture series, please see http://www.lml.law.cam.ac.uk/events/vhdl-events