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  Constitution of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first constitution of the Netherlands is the 1579 constitution, which established the federal republic of the Seven United Provinces.
In 1917 universal suffrage was adopted in the constitution.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands comprises the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constitution_of_the_Netherlands   (576 words)

  
 CAT Report - Netherlands: Antilles (1994)
Netherlands Antillean criminal law shall be applicable to any Netherlands Antillean resident who perpetrates an act outside the Netherlands Antilles deemed under Netherlands Antillean criminal law to be an indictable offence and which also constitutes a criminal offence in the country in which it is committed.
The Netherlands Antilles is party to the various Conventions concerning extradition of aliens, inter alia the Convention on Extradition of Criminals between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Convention on extradition between the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Antilles is bound to the various conventions on mutual judicial assistance in criminal matters, inter alia, the Convention between Belgium, Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning extradition of criminals and the Convention between the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands on mutual assistance in criminal matters.
www.law.wits.ac.za /humanrts/cat/antilles1994.html   (10759 words)

  
 Netherlands (06/06)
Following Napoleon's defeat in 1815, the Netherlands and Belgium became the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" under King Willem I, son of Willem V of Orange.
The Netherlands' embassy in the U.S. is at 4200 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel: 202-244-5300; fax: 202-362-3430.
The Netherlands is the third-largest direct foreign investor in the United States, and the United States is the third-largest direct foreign investor in the Netherlands.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3204.htm   (5569 words)

  
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The Netherlands is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy.
The death penalty for ordinary crimes was abolished in the Netherlands in 1870.
The Netherlands takes exception to the treaties under the following conditions: Extradition may be refused on humanitarian grounds and hardship situations based on youth, advanced age, or state of health; or if the requesting state would be authorized to refuse extradition.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov /bjs/pub/ascii/wfbcjnet.txt   (11326 words)

  
 United Nations Human Rights Website - Treaty Bodies Database - Document - State Party Report - Netherlands
Römer, a Professor in Sociology at the University of the Netherlands Antilles.
She has consulted other pathologists in the Netherlands including patholo-gists of the Forensic Pathology Department in Rijswijk, the Netherlands, but none of them were familiar with the mechanism.
There are also shortcomings in these cases as to the carrying out of the established procedures, such as the inaccurate specification of all the police manoeuvres at the time of the respective arrests and the inadequate supervision of the course of illness and complaints on the part of the patient-detainee.
www.unhchr.ch /tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CAT.C.25.Add.2.En?Opendocument   (16438 words)

  
 Budgetary Federalism: Financial Relations of the Netherlands, vol. 6.4
According to the Dutch Constitution, the financial ratio between provinces and municipalities on the one hand and the state on the other must be established by law.
The Constitutions of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba stipulate that the budget shall be established by law, which makes the government and the Staten the common budget authority.
Conversely, the King will not bind the Nether­lands Antilles and Aruba to such a treaty if the country=s government, indicating the grounds on which it expects adverse consequences for the country, has declared that the country should not be bound.
www.ejcl.org /64/art64-26.html   (6522 words)

  
 Netherlands Antilles (09/06)
Constitution: December 1954, Statute of the Realm of the Netherlands, as amended.
Current political relations between the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba stem from 1954 and are based on the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a voluntary arrangement between the Netherlands, Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles.
Voters in the Netherlands Antilles, with the exception of St. Eustatius, have opted to dismantle the Netherlands Antilles and create new structures between the various islands and the Kingdom.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/22528.htm   (2297 words)

  
 JURIST - Netherlands: Dutch Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
Civil and criminal justice is administered in 61 Sub-district Courts, 19 District Courts, five Courts of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.
The Supreme Court is the Netherlands’ highest court for both civil and criminal cases.
The Netherlands adheres to the doctrine of monism, whereby national and international law together form a single legal order.
jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/netherlands.htm   (1236 words)

  
 ICL - Netherlands - Constitution
The wording of the oaths and affirmations laid down in Articles 44, 53, and 54 of the 1972 text of the Constitution shall remain in force until provision is made by Act of Parliament.
The provisions of Articles 61 and 64 of the 1972 version of the Constitution shall remain in force with regard to the tacit approval of agreements affecting the Netherlands Antilles as long as Article 24 of the 1975 version of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands applies.
Article 201 (4) of the 1972 version of the Constitution shall remain in force for five years or for a shorter period to be laid down by or pursuant to Act of Parliament.
www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/nl00000_.html   (9006 words)

  
 boys clothing: European royalty -- Netherlands
The first king of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands was Willem I, Prince of Oranje Nassau, son of the last stadtholder, Willem V. Besides, the King was also Grand Duke of Luxemburg, with which the Netherlands until 1890 had a personal union.
With the seperation of Belgium the territory of the Netherlands assumed it's modern boundaries.
Both the constitution of the Netherlands and Luxembourg (which was a personal fieddom of the Dutch king) required the the head of state to be a man. The Dutch government was concerned that Kaiser Wilhelm I might claim the throne as Wilhelm III had no direct male heir.
histclo.com /royal/net/royal-neth.htm   (2825 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Dutch say 'No' to EU constitution
The vote deals what could be a decisive blow to the constitution, which was also rejected by French voters in a referendum at the weekend.
Nine countries have ratified the constitution, but it needs to be approved by the EU's 25 member states to become law.
The constitution was rejected by 55% of French voters in a referendum on Sunday.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4601439.stm   (472 words)

  
 REFERENDUM ON THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION IN THE NETHERLANDS
Amongst reasons of voters who say they are against the Constitution also feature the rejection of any future accession by Turkey; this rejection also includes their discontent about the most recent enlargement.
In the Netherlands the various organisations from civil society are, in the main, in favour of the ratification of the European text.
The Netherlands are totally in the EU, we know it well and we have both old and new friends there.
www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/pays-bas/referendum   (1560 words)

  
 NPR : Doubts Arise Over EU Constitution
The Netherlands becomes the second country to reject a new EU constitution.
June 5, 2005 · With referendums on the European Union constitution going down to defeat in France and the Netherlands, people in the Eastern European nations that are the EU's newest members are wondering about the future of the union.
June 1, 2005 · French voters rejected the EU constitution and the Netherlands is expected to do the same Wednesday.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4674714   (780 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Dutch Voters Reject EU Constitution at Polls -- June 1, 2005
ITN's Sarah Smith reports on the upcoming vote on the European Constitution in the Netherlands.
If the Netherlands has a problem with immigration, those people have been allowed into the Netherlands, by the Netherlands government, not at the request of the European Union.
Governments at the national level have to take their own responsibility, but the European Union must take its responsibility and we need to explain that there are different levels of responsibility and the EU is not either to blame for or entitled to the credit for everything that happens.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/europe/jan-june05/eu_6-1.html   (2308 words)

  
 Politics of the Netherlands
The prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch Minister-president or premier) is the head of the cabinet, and as such, coordinates the policy of the government.
In practice the cabinet requires the support of the lower house, otherwise it would not have any influence over legislation, so the Monarch will ask the representatives to form a coalition which will select a cabinet.
The Constitution of the Netherlands doesn't permit somebody to be a member of both cabinet and the lower house, so any cabinet members appointed from the house are replaced from the party lists.
www.fastload.org /po/Politics_of_the_Netherlands.html   (1363 words)

  
 GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands / Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Constitution Finder: Netherlands (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law) in Dutch, English, and Spanish
JURIST: Netherlands (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
www.loc.gov /law/guide/netherlands.html   (353 words)

  
 The Hindu : International : Dutch take the cue from French, set to deliver snub to E.U.
LONDON: Dutch Government leaders have issued desperate pleas for the public to back the European Constitution as the Netherlands, in the shadow of the French vote, prepared to deliver a large snub to the E.U. in the referendum scheduled to be held on Wednesday.
All the signs, however, are that the Dutch have already taken that advice, with the polls showing steadily firmer opposition to the constitution than in France.
In contrast to France, the campaign in the Netherlands has struggled to catch fire and turnout may be under 40 per cent.
www.hindu.com /2005/05/31/stories/2005053102891400.htm   (485 words)

  
 The Epoch Times | Dutch Follow the Trend and Oppose the EU constitution
If the French referendum was a comfortable win for those against adopting the new EU constitution, in the Netherlands there was not even a battle, with the No camp romping home by a whopping 26 per cent.
Tony Blair has already asked France and the Netherlands how the constitution can possibly be ratified by their countries prior to the UK referendum.
In a series of interesting developments in the European capitals, the Germans have expressed a desire to ditch the Euro and return to the Mark in a new opinion poll, and Italian Welfare Minister Roberto Maroni suggested that his country should hold a referendum on abandoning the euro.
www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-6-9/29376.html   (460 words)

  
 MegaLaw - Netherlands
This site is for information only; it does not constitute legal advice, or advice of any kind.
MegaLaw.com is not your lawyer, and even though MegaLaw.com, LLC has owners and managers who are lawyers, the Company does not practice law.
Your use of this site also constitutes agreement with the additional terms and conditions.
www.megalaw.com /international/netherlands.php   (161 words)

  
 Netherlands Law - UofM Law School
The law library does not own current repositories of the law of the Netherlands in Dutch: Burgerlijk Wetboek (civil code); Wetboek van Koophandel (commercial code); Wetboek van Burgerlijke Rechtsvordering (civil procedure code); Wetboek van Strafvordering (criminal procedure code); Wetboek van Strafrecht (criminal code).
The constitution of the Netherlands is located in Constitutions of the Countries of the World (K3157.A2 B58).
The Netherlands is covered by Commercial Laws of the World (K1004.15 1976-) and Tax Laws of the World (KKM3544 1983x).
www.law.umn.edu /library/tools/pathfinders/DUTCH.html   (653 words)

  
 Netherlands
Netherlands law resource page with links to the Netherlands constitution, Netherlands government, Netherlands law firms, Netherlands law, Netherlands law schools, Netherlands courts, Netherlands judiciary, Netherlands legal research, Netherlands prime minister, Netherlands e-commerce law, Netherlands legislature, and Netherlands law guide.
Find information on the judiciary system, and the structure of the judiciary system here.
"EUROJURIS Netherlands is a network of Dutch law firms and offers direct legal advice and local representation to companies, corporations, public authorities and private clients all over Europe."
www.washlaw.edu /forint/europe/nether.html   (299 words)

  
 Netherlands Lawyer Attorneys Law Firms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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