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  Netherlands (09/07)
The Council of State is a constitutionally established advisory body to the government that consists of members of the royal family and Crown-appointed members generally having political, commercial, diplomatic, or military experience.
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   (5445 words)

  
  United Nations Security Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Italy and Netherlands on the contrary, suggest a common EU seat in the Council instead of Germany becoming the third European member next to France and the UK.
Under Chapter Seven, the Council has broader power to decide what measures are to be taken in situations involving "threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, or acts of aggression".
This was the basis for UN armed action in Korea in 1950 during the Korean War and the use of coalition forces in Iraq and Kuwait in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UN_Security_Council   (3940 words)

  
 Biography of John Quincy Adams
Serving under President Monroe, Adams was one of America's great Secretaries of State, arranging with England for the joint occupation of the Oregon country, obtaining from Spain the cession of the Floridas, and formulating with the President the Monroe Doctrine.
In the political tradition of the early 19th century, Adams as Secretary of State was considered the political heir to the Presidency.
Adams also urged the United States to take a lead in the development of the arts and sciences through the establishment of a national university, the financing of scientific expeditions, and the erection of an observatory.
www.whitehouse.gov /history/presidents/ja6.html   (648 words)

  
 The Netherlands
Although the most recent Dutch law on asylum and immigration-the Aliens Act 2000, effective April 2001-is in many ways similar to the previous asylum and immigration act dating from 1994, the few changes that were made have had a clear impact on the practice of asylum law and policy.
Finally, the Raad van State has severely limited the scope of judicial review in asylum cases, so that asylum seekers whose claims are erroneously denied in the AC procedure have little hope of redress through the courts.
In many cases the government assigns responsibility for the care of unaccompanied children to distant relatives resident in the Netherlands, even where those relatives may be unwilling or unfit to assume that responsibility.
www.hrw.org /reports/2003/netherlands0403/nether0403.htm   (1115 words)

  
 NATO Official Text: The North Atlantic Treaty
The Council shall set up such subsidiary bodies as may be necessary; in particular it shall establish immediately a defence committee which shall recommend measures for the implementation of Articles 3 and 5.
The definition of the territories to which Article 5 applies was revised by Article 2 of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of Greece and Turkey signed on 22 October 1951.
On January 16, 1963, the North Atlantic Council noted that insofar as the former Algerian Departments of France were concerned, the relevant clauses of this Treaty had become inapplicable as from July 3, 1962.
www.nato.int /docu/basictxt/treaty.htm   (839 words)

  
 United Nations Security Council - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The decisions of the Council are known as UN Security Council Resolutions.
A Council member must always be present at UN headquarters so that the Council can meet at any time.
The lack of democracy in Middle Eastern states that are predominantly Muslim is another reason cited by some Western commentators who argue against the idea of including these countries in the club of permanent, veto-wielding states.
www.voyager.in /United_Nations_Security_Council   (2568 words)

  
 MinBZK (uk) - Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles
The governing body of the Kingdom comprises the king and council of ministers of the Kingdom (the State Ministerial Council - SMC).  The SMC consists of the Netherlands ministerial council along with the Ministers Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
The composition is the same as that of the Netherlands Council of State, except for the fact that, at the request of the Netherlands Antilles or the government of Aruba, one member from the Antilles and one from Aruba can be included in the Council of State.
They have their own democratically constituted local authorities, consisting of an island council (directly elected), a governing body (an executive committee of which at least 50 percent are appointed from members of the island council) and an authority (a president of the island council and the executive committee appointed by the Crown).
www.minbzk.nl /bzk2006uk/subjects/aruba-and-the   (1508 words)

  
 Princess Maxima appointed to Council of State, Dutch News, The Netherlands, Holland, Expatica
Princess Maxima appointed to Council of State, Dutch News, The Netherlands, Holland, Expatica
The Cabinet previously approved the appointment and Princess Maxima's official welcoming into the council represented a climax in the period of introduction the Argentinean-born princess underwent in familiarising herself with all facets of Dutch society.
And Queen Beatrix, who is the chairperson of the state's council, said it was an "exceptional pleasure" to initiate her daughter-in-law into the council.
www.expatica.com /actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=19&story_id=13068   (384 words)

  
 ESL Forums :: View topic - Netherlands' political system
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.
The Council of State (Raad van State) is a constitutionally established advisory body to the government.
The smallest administrative divisions are the gemeenten (municipalities) governed by a town council chosen by all adults for a four years term, and a burgemeester (mayor) appointed by the Crown.
www.englishclub.com /esl-forums/viewtopic.php?t=33258&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=   (1177 words)

  
 APPLICATION LODGED WITH THE COURT RAMZY v. THE NETHERLANDS
the Netherlands (application no 25424/05) complains under Article 3 (prohibition of torture or inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights that, if removed to Algeria, he will be exposed to a real risk of torture or ill-treatment at the hands of the Algerian authorities.
The Acting President also decided to ask the Netherlands Government to submit their observations on the admissibility and merits of the case.
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of
www.echr.coe.int /Eng/Press/2005/Oct/ApplicationlodgedRamzyvNetherlands.htm   (725 words)

  
 Netherlands - Holland - Amsterdam - religious cults, sects and movements
Apologetics Index is published in Amsterdam, Holland (Netherlands).
» Background Notes: Netherlands by the U.S. State Department, with info like this: ''The Netherlands is the eighth-largest U.S. export market, as well as the third-largest direct investor in the United States, behind the United Kingdom and Japan.''
Discuss current affairs involving the Netherlands, or the Dutch abroad.
www.apologeticsindex.org /netherlands-00.html   (774 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Judicial branch
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Council of the Judiciary for an indefinite period); Constitutional Tribunal (judges are chosen by the Sejm for nine-year terms)
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the monarch); Court of Appeal (consists of the Privy Council with the addition of the chief justice of the Supreme Court)
House of Lords (highest court of appeal; several Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are appointed by the monarch for life); Supreme Courts of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (comprising the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Scotland's Court of Session and Court of the Justiciary
www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2094.html   (3611 words)

  
 Netherlands by net - NL Directory, Overview
The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815.
The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU partners, began circulating the euro currency on 1 January 2002.
Dutch Council on Tall Buildings - Project information about skyscrapers in the Netherlands, several hitlists, a high-rise bibliography and information on the activities of the council.
nlby.net   (580 words)

  
 Ministère des Affaires étrangères - France.diplomatie
Rama Yade, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, was in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday, October 3 and 4, for a visit primarily given over to Haitian issues (following her recent trip) and Burma (given the current crisis).
She had meetings at the National Security Council with Elliott Abrams, Deputy National Security Adviser for Global Democracy Strategy, and at the State Department with Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs.
The French presidency of the UN Security Council this year coincided with ministers’ opening week at the 62nd session of the General Assembly.
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr /en   (430 words)

  
 20021127_Kleyn_NL
39343/98, 39651/98, 43147/98 and 46664/99) brought by 23 Netherlands nationals and 12 Dutch companies, whose homes or business premises are located on or near the track of a new railway, the Betuweroute railway, which is currently being constructed and which runs across the Netherlands from the Rotterdam harbour to the German border.
In its decision of 28 May 1998, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State rejected most of the applicants’ complaints.
Luxembourg, submit that the Council of State advised the Government on the Bill for the Transport Infrastructure Planning Act and that the routing decision they subsequently challenged before the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State was taken on the basis of this Act.
www.coe.int /t/D/Kommunikation%5Fund%5Fpolitische%5FForschung/Presse%5Fund%5FOnline%5FInfo/Presseinfos/2002/20021127_Kleyn_NL.asp   (513 words)

  
 Dismantling the Netherlands Antilles Process could start July 2007, says Council of State
The RvSt suggests a government commissioner (“regerings commissaris” in Dutch) supported by a secretariat to be appointed by the Kingdom Council of Ministers.
Based on article 52 of the Charter a council (college) would be appointed that would take care of the federal tasks on behalf of these three islands.
The council warned that achieving the new statuses for the islands, country status for Curaçao and St. Maarten, and direct ties for the other islands, would be a “considerable, complicated and lengthy operation.” Besides the new laws and regulations, there are also the national debt and the debts of the islands.
www.caribbeanpressreleases.com /articles/497/1/Dismantling-the-Netherlands-Antilles-Process-could-start-July-2007-says-Council-of-State/A-decent-transition-plan-is-vital.html   (853 words)

  
 Netherlands Government Information
The Government made counterterrorism a priority issue for its EU presidency during the second half of 2004.
They have taken steps to freeze the assets of individuals and groups included on the UNSCR 1267 Sanctions Committee’s consolidated list.
The Netherlands' embassy in the U.S. is at 4200 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016; tel: 202-244-5300; fax: 202-362-3430.
www.traveldocs.com /nl/govern.htm   (1722 words)

  
 ICDISS - Contact the International Council for Democratic Institutions and State Sovereignty
I would like to find out how my organization can work with the Council.
Our annual fall conference is held every year since 2004 in Washington, District of Columbia (USA).
The theme of the next ICDISS conference is "Mitigating the barriers to global integration for new state sovereigns".
www.icdiss.org /contact.html   (167 words)

  
 FTC - International Activities: Competition & Consumer Protection Authorities Worldwide
State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition
State Committee of Ukraine for Technical Regulation and
State Committee on Demonopolization, Support of Competition and Entrepreneurship
ftc.gov /oia/authorities.shtm   (272 words)

  
 The Avalon Project : Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents
1629 - Grant of Land North of the Saco River to Thomas Lewis and Richard Bonighton by the Council for New England; February 12
1635 - Confirmation of the Grant from the Council for New England to Captain John Mason
1791 - Admission of the State of Vermont - February 18
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/states/statech.htm   (1143 words)

  
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State University of New York at Buffalo, Compuer Science Department
Institute for programming Research and Algorithmics (IPA), Inter-University Research School, the Netherlands
Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (Royal Netherlands Society of Sciences)
www.isihighlycited.com /author.cgi?&link1=Search&link2=Search+R...-1&DisciplineID=0&id=4015   (201 words)

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