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For questions involving the Netherlands, both kingdom and country.

For questions involving the Netherlands, both kingdom and country.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) contains both the country (the Netherlands, or Holland) and the Carribean Netherlands. The latter contains the following (parts of) islands:

  • Aruba
  • Bonaire
  • Curaçao
  • Sint Maarten (not to be confused with it's French counterpart Saint Martin on the same island)
  • Sint Eustatius
  • Saba

The Netherlands itself currently consists of 12 provinces.

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Without judicial review, what is the point of the Dutch constitution?

I gather from various sources (note: most links are in Dutch) that no process of judicial review exists in the Netherlands. In my understanding, most democracies have a process for creating, amending and removing ordinary legislation (requiring a…
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Hacking devices to unlock features: Legal or not?

There are 2 models of multimeter, A and B. Physically they are absolutely identical, yet model B has some functions unlocked, that are locked in model A. B costs about $400 more than A. If one tampers with model A, features from model B can be…
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Does receiving an email informing me of a change in policy mean I automatically agree with it, unless I object?

Several years ago I bought a domain name. I have never really used it, and have been wanting to get rid of it for quite some time now, but every year the hosting service finds another trick to make me pay for another year. (I admit: I'm playing a…
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Can a university in EU refuse to grant me a degree after I completed studies?

I have completed a 120 ECTS Master program in a research university in the Netherlands. However, to get a diploma, I need to make a separate application. I did not apply for the diploma in time before my enrollment ended. The university has a rule…
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Trademark-application denied due to company name which describes activity

I am co-founder of a company with which we want to apply for a trademark of our name in BeNeLux. We were told that this would be quite dangerous for us and would be risky as our company name also describes the activity of our company. Such trademark…
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Can a company in the Netherlands which has an American parent company hire an Iranian?

Because of the US sanctions, there are many limitations and restrictions on some countries, and these sanctions also affect the people of those countries. Suppose that a person, A, was going to work with a company in the Netherlands which in 2019…
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What are my rights if my boss paid me 600 euro too much for 2 years long?

My little brother, lets call him A for now, came to me today and said his boss, call him B, came to him and said that he (B) had been paying him (A) 600 euro too much for 2 years long. Ofcourse B wants the money back but he is not sure yet how and…
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Law regarding toilets use in The Netherlands

Today my manager sent an email to our department regarding the toilet use; they said that it is not allowed to use the ladies' room as a man, by law, and vice versa. That got me curious. Note that I work for a fairly large company which is not in…
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Package recieved after full refund, illegal to keep it?

So I ordered a package with a company (a Chinese company), after it not arriving and reaching the deadline I got a full refund (490 USD). The day after I received the money, I bought the same product locally for more money. 2 weeks after the refund…
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I'm 16 years old and I want to move in with my 18 year old SO, am I allowed to decide this for myself? What can my parents do against this?

I want to move in with my SO who is 18 years old and has his own place. My question is basically: When I run out of my home, what can my parents do against this? Can they "force" take me from his place? Can I decide they aren't allowed to touch me…
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If a Dutch/Indian couple register their baby's birth with India, does it cease to be Dutch due to "voluntarily adopting" another citizenship?

Section 4 of The Citizenship Act, 1955 (as amended by subsequent law) states that a child born outside India to an Indian parent has Indian "citizenship by descent" (which can coexist with citizenships of other countries until the child reaches…
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What's the legal difference between a security camera and filming on your smartphone?

In the Netherlands you should not have your security cameras record the public space (e.g. the road in front of your house), basically because recording the public space would infringe on people's privacy allegedly under the GDPR1. Someone correctly…
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Is there a government department in the Netherlands regulating sex work?

Do the Netherlands have a government department that specializes in understanding and analyzing sex work, and is tasked with maximizing the legal rights, ethical conditions, and positive outcomes for all parties involved, similar to the departments…
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If a party does not fulfil an obligation of a clause, and the other party ignores the failure for a long time, is the clause still legally valid?

Say there's a clause (art. 14) that creates an obligation for party A, from which an obligation for party B follows. Say it looks like this: art.14. Every year, no later than six months after the end of that calendar year, Party A will provide…
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Why can Dutch police order Binance to freeze funds of Colombian customers?

In short, Dutch police ordered Binance (cryptocurrency exchange) to freeze funds of some Colombian customers, and those customers are supposed to prove - to the satisfaction of Dutch police - that their funds were legally obtained. This is related…
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