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Netherlands Government

This is the English version of the Dutch government website. There is information organised by a wide range of topics including human rights, Dutch nationality, treaties, housing, police and education. These headings provide access to policy information and links to the relevant ministry. Information about the various government ministries includes profiles of key personnel, how the ministry is organised, details of policy areas covered and documents concerning the work of the ministry eg. forms, fact sheets and reports.

Netherlands Senate

This is the English version of the Dutch Senate (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal) website. There is information on the role of the Senate and how the bicameral system works in the Netherlands. The main role of the Senate is to scrutinise bills but the site outlines the other functions the house performs. There is a document setting out the rules of procedure of the Senate and links are given to the rest of the website which can be viewed in Dutch only.

European Civil Law

The European Civil Law website is compiled by Hendrik Goossens a Dutch solicitor practising in Asten in the Netherlands. The site is aimed at foreign practitioners providing information and guidance on the rules of private international law of the European Union. There is background information on the form the European Union takes, its members and institutions. Guidance and links to the full text of European rules on private international law and on the jurisdiction EU member state courts have regarding civil and commercial and family law matters.

International Academy of Comparative Law

The International Academy of Comparative Law was established in 1924 to promote the study of comparative law and to bring together comparative law scholars from all over the world. Its website provides information about the Academy’s officers, members, national committees and congresses, together with its statutes and bye-laws and brief details of its publications. The site is in French and English.

IBFD Library Catalogue

IBFD’s online Library Catalogue can be used to search for journal articles on international and comparative taxation, as well as the more usual book titles and journal titles. The IBFD Catalogue indexes articles from tax journals published all over the world. For the latest items, see ‘New in the Catalogue’. Amsterdam-based IBFD (International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation) is a leading authority on cross-border taxation.

International Crimes Database (ICD)

ICD is a database of more than 600 international criminal law cases from international, hybrid and municipal courts, from 1946 to the present day. It is accompanied on the website by news, academic articles, working papers and other information. Each case record in the database includes a summary, the procedural history, a link to the judgment, references to commentary, lists of instruments cited, details of related cases and so on.

Kluwer Arbitration Blog

Arbitration blog written by expert academic lawyers and practitioners from around the world. Comments on court decisions, arbitral awards and other developments in the field of arbitration. Can be browsed by category, date or contributor, or searched, and RSS feeds are available. The blog is run by publishing company Kluwer Law International.

Dutch Civil Law (DCL)

English-language site provided by Dutch lawyer Hendri Goossens, who specialises in contract law and private international law. It describes the Dutch legal system and the foundations and principles of Dutch law generally. The Legislation page provides unofficial English translations of the Civil Code, parts of the Civil Procedure Code, several acts, the Constitution and various conventions. The site also has information about jurisdiction, the enforcement of judgments and the conflict of laws.

Nederlandse Grondwet

This website gives an overview of the development of the Dutch Constitution, from the late eighteenth century to the present day, and provides information about pending changes. It includes translations of the current Constitution into English, French, German and Spanish, but most of the content is in Dutch. To find the translations, keep clicking on the links under each article of the current Constitution (‘Huidige Grondwet’).

Justiz und NS-Verbrechen

The site presents a systematic overview of the cases heard and sentences passed for Nazi Crimes both in East and West Germany. The content is taken from the printed series “Justiz und NS Verbrechen: Sammlung Deutscher Strafurteile wegen nationalsozialistischer Tötungsverbrechen” which began publication in 1945 and is still ongoing. The trials featured are the National Socialist homicidal trials. It is currently possible to browse using different entry points eg. defendants, victims or category of crime.

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