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European Lawyers Foundation

The European Lawyers Foundation (ELF) is a network of law societies and bars in Europe which is focused on training. Current projects include an exchange scheme for lawyers in Europe to enhance practical knowledge of other European legal systems, training on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, EU Criminal Law, EU asylum and immigration law and capacity building for lawyers involved with cases taken to the ICC. ELF publications can be freely downloaded from the site.

European Criminal Bar Association

The European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) is an independent organisation of specialist defence lawyers based in Council of Europe countries. The aim of the ECBA is to promote “the fundamental rights of persons under criminal investigation, suspects, accused and convicted persons”. Details of working groups covering e-evidence, human rights, extradition and European Arrest Warrant and anti-corruption in Europe are given on the site along with their working documents.

Systemic Justice

An NGO dedicated to advancing racial, social and economic justice by means of strategic litigation. The website has information about litigation projects,  including a BIPOC climate justice initiative. There are details of the lawyers’ network, the Community of Practice, and a ‘Community Toolkit for Change’ is available, consisting of a glossary of legal terms, a guide to strategic litigation and a set of discussion points for community groups. The site also provides reports, recorded talks and a blog.

Peace Palace Library

This international law library supports the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Court of Justice and the Hague Academy of International law, as well as the wider international community. It includes over one million books, both physical and electronic, covering international law (public and private), foreign and comparative law,  and war and peace issues; it is renowned for its Hugo Grotius and Peace Movement collections. The catalogue  has English and French interfaces.

De Maribus

De Maribus is a blog on the law of the sea providing current information on conferences, courses and calls for papers on this topic. There are links to other legal blogs and to maritime and other international law research institutes. The blog is edited by N. F Coelho and Arron Honniball who are PhD students at Utrecht University.

Wet- en regelgeving

Wet- en regelgeving is the Dutch government’s legislation website, part of the government portal, Overheid.nl. The database, which is entirely in Dutch, contains consolidated legislation in force as well as legislation that has been in force or has been repealed since 1 May 2002. This includes laws (wetten), general administrative orders (AMvB), royal decrees (koninklijke besluiten), ministerial orders (ministeriële regeling) and other instruments. There is a basic search tab and an advanced search tab (Uitgebreid zoeken).

Modernisering Wetboek van Strafvordering

This section of the Dutch government website covers the reform of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Wetboek van Strafvordering), a major project that began in 2014. An overview of the reform process is given and a collection of documents is provided, including drafts of parts of the new code, explanatory memoranda, consultation documents and discussion papers. There is also a News page. All the information on the site is in Dutch only.

Overheid.nl

The Overheid.nl website is an online gateway providing guidance to Dutch government websites and to information from other public bodies in the Netherlands. There is a comprehensive page of links to the Dutch parliament, government ministries, provinces and municipality websites. There are also direct links to government sites dealing with topics such as immigration, studying in the Netherlands, trade, health and tourism. An outline of how government works in the Netherlands is also given covering the passage of legislation and information on the judicial system.

Netherlands House of Representatives

This is the English language version of the Netherlands House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal) website. The site outlines the role of the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Cabinet and provides information on how the Dutch parliament works, how elections are conducted and how bills become law. A separate document outlines the parliamentary rules of procedure. There are also profiles of all MPs and the Speaker and information on the work of the various committees.

Netherlands Judicial System

This is the English language version of the Netherlands Judicial System (De rechtspraak) website. The site outlines the roles of the different courts in the Netherlands- the District courts, Special tribunals, Appeal courts and the Supreme Court. There is information on the Council for the Judiciary which is the body that represents the interests of the courts in the public and political arena. Full text legislation concerning the justice system in the Netherlands is also given along with a selection of related articles and reports. 

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