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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.
1848 constitutional reform documents Frontpage of the 1848 Constitution [1] A plaque commemorating the 1848 Reform debates. The Constitutional Reform of 1848 (Dutch: Grondwetsherziening van 1848) laid the basis for the present system of parliamentary democracy in the Netherlands.
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.
See also the article on the Constitution of the Netherlands. Following the practice of many civil law jurisdictions, and in contrast, to practice in nations such as the United States , the practice of Dutch constitutional law is that judges are not allowed to determine the constitutionality of laws created by the legislature (the government and ...
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]
Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders, whose party swept to a shock victory in last month's Dutch general election, said Wednesday he wants to be prime minister for “all Netherlanders,” and pledged ...
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