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The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of 24 August 1815 (Dutch: Grondwet voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden van 24 augustus 1815) is one of two fundamental documents governing the Kingdom of the Netherlands [1] as well as the fundamental law of the Netherlands proper (the territory of the Kingdom mainly situated in Europe).
The Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (in Dutch: Statuut voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; in Papiamentu: Statuut di Reino Hulandes) is a legal instrument that sets out the political relationship among the four countries that constitute the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten in the Caribbean and the Netherlands (for the most part) in Europe.
Article 1 of the Dutch Constitution outlaws discrimination “on grounds of religion, belief, political opinion, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or on any other grounds.” ...
A constitutional monarchy, the country is organised as a decentralised unitary state. [1] The Netherlands can be described as a consociational state. [2] Dutch politics and governance are characterised by a common striving for broad consensus on important issues, within both of the political community and society as a whole. [1]
On 1 August 2019, the Dutch Government introduced full coverage of PrEP and other related care for gay and bisexual men. The drug is available at all Municipal Health Services (GGD) offices in the country, and can drastically decrease the risk of contracting HIV. In addition, the move would save an estimated €33 million on HIV treatments.
Human rights are codified in the Dutch constitution. Together with other European states, the Netherlands is often at or near the head in international civil liberties and political rights rankings. [1] Per year there are about 6,000 victims of and 100 convictions for human trafficking.
On 1 January 1811, the Netherlands was annexed by the French Empire and the Napoleonic Code was adopted in unmodified form. [3] Dutch independence was restored with the collapse of French rule in 1813. The Kingdom once again pursued codification. Article 100 of the 1814 Constitution refers to a codification based on Dutch law.
BIJ1 (Dutch pronunciation: ⓘ; lit. ' together '), formerly known as Article 1 (Dutch: Artikel 1), is a political party in the Netherlands. It was founded in Amsterdam in 2016 by Sylvana Simons, a politician who was formerly briefly connected to another party, Denk. [14] [15] [16] Edson Olf has led the party since September 2023. [17]