Constitution

• International Constitutional Law: Netherlands (external link) (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers English translation and Background Note
• Constitution Finder (external link) (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law) in Dutch, English, and Spanish

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Executive

• Koninklijk Huis [Royal House] (external link)
• Ministry of Security and Justice (external link)

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Judicial

• Gerechtshof Amsterdam [Court of Justice Amsterdam] (external link)
• Hoge Raad [Supreme Court] (external link)

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Legislative

• OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Staatsblad
• PARLIAMENT: Staten-Generaal (external link); includes Eerste Kamer [First Chamber] (external link) and the Tweede Kamer [Second Chamber] (external link)
• NATLEX: Netherlands (external link) (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights

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Legal Guides

• Foreign Intelligence Gathering Laws: Netherlands (Law Library of Congress)
• Global Legal Information Catalog: Netherlands (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
• Global Legal Monitor: Netherlands (Law Library of Congress)
• Law Library of Congress Search: Netherlands (Library of Congress)
• Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
• National Funding of Road Infrastructure: Netherlands (Law Library of Congress)
• Foreign Law by Jurisdiction: Netherlands (external link) (New York University Law Library)
• ForIntLaw: Netherlands (external link) (Washburn University Law Library)
• International Judicial Assistance: The Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Law Schools of the World (external link) (FindLaw)
• Update: Researching Dutch Law (external link) (GlobaLex)
• World Legal Information Institute: Netherlands (external link) (WorldLII)
• World Legal Materials from Europe: Netherlands (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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General Sources

• Maps: Netherlands (Library of Congress)
• World Digital Library: Netherlands (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Netherlands (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• Consular Information Sheet: Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State) - see also Aruba
• Country Information: Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Economic Briefing: Netherlands (external link) (The Economist)
• Embassy of Netherlands, Washington (external link)
• Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State) see also Aruba and Netherlands Antilles
• Human Rights in the Netherlands (external link) (Amnesty International)
• International Religious Freedom Reports: Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State)
• NATIONAL LIBRARY: Koninklijke Bibliothee (external link); includes Guide to Libraries and Documentation Services (external link)
• National Libraries of Europe: Netherlands (external link) (European Library)
• U.S. Embassy, Hague (U.S. Dept. of State)
• U.S. Consulate, Curacao (U.S. Dept. of State)
• World Factbook: Netherlands (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) - see also: Aruba and Netherlands Antilles
• World Health Organization: Netherlands (external link)

For more information on the Netherlands, see:

• Global Legal Monitor: Netherlands
• Law Library of Congress Search: Netherlands

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Last Updated: 12/10/2015