Netherlands

Researching Dutch law

A research and resource guide covering Dutch law written by Oswald Jansen, who is a senior lecturer at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative law and senior-researcher at the Centre for the Enforcement of European law, G.J. Wiarda Institute, Utrecht University and George Middeldorp who is policy advisor for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service. The guide is published on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The guide outlines the Dutch legal system and working of Government agencies.

World Law: Netherlands

Netherlands section of WorldLII's Countries service. A full range of browse and search features are available on the site. Browse sections highlight links relating to: Courts, Education, Government, Legislation, Other Indexes, Parliament, and Treaties and International Agreements. Additional subject areas include: Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property and Privacy. A collection of stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to the Netherlands on all of the WorldLII catalog or databases.

Verdragenbank

Free database of treaty information on the Dutch government website, Overheid.nl. Covers treaties to which the Netherlands is a party and/or the depositary. Includes the title, the date the treaty came into force, the parties, where the treaty is published, renunciations, declarations and depositary notifications. Provides links to the text of each treaty in the Tractatenblad ('Treaty Series') or other official sources, in Dutch. The search interface is available in either English or Dutch.

RePub (EUR Repository)

RePub is the Erasmus University Digital Repository, an open access collection of research literature produced by staff and students at the University in Rotterdam. Categories within the School of Law collection include materials from the Center for Informatics and Law, the Erasmus Center for Law and Society and the Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics. There are also sections covering European law and private law and a collection of dissertations. The collection can be browsed by author, title or date or searched by keyword.

Utrecht Law Review

The Utrecht Law Review is an open-access peer-reviewed journal published by the Law Faculty at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. The journal publishes cross-border legal research, covering private law, criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, European and public international law.

Dutch Advertising Code

The Dutch Advertising Code is available here on the website of the Dutch Advertising Code Authority. This publication provides information about the Advertising Code Committee's function, procedures and codes which regulate the Dutch advertising industry. Sub-sections include procedures in case of cross-border advertising, complaint handling, and decisions on a complaint, including appeal procedures. The second section of the document describes the body of rules and regulations as laid down in the code, by which all Dutch forms of advertising are bound.

International Institute of Air and Space Law

Website of the International Institute of Air and Space Law at Leiden University in the Netherlands. The institute's work includes teaching at graduate and post-graduate level, conducting research and providing advice and information to governments, international organisations and airlines. Its website includes information about the work of the Institute, the Hague Space Resources Governance Working Group and the International Air Law Moot Court.

Ius Mentis

Dutch-language webgsite providing guidance on internet law and technology, by information and communications technology (ICT) lawyer Arnoud Engelfriet. The site is intended for lawyers and people working in the field of ICT. It covers patents, copyright, trademarks, database rights, information security, internet law, software and e-commerce. Many sections offer a 'crash course', introducing basic definitions as well as legal information.

The Judiciary

Official website of the judiciary of the Netherlands. Includes information about the court system, a database of judgments ('Uitspraken'), and a range of registers (insolvency, guardianship, estates and so on). It also provides guidance for the general public, as well as procedural rules, forms and related information for lawyers. The site is in Dutch.
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