Publications and Legal Sources

BLENHEIM'S INTERNATIONAL DUTCH LEGAL LINKS

SELECTED AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS

• Netherlands Institute for Human Rights
• Land registry (Kadaster)
• The Netherlands Court of Audit (Rekenkamer)
• The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR)
• The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP)
• Radiocommunications Agency (Agentschap Telecom)
• The Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS)
• The Dutch Data Protection Authority
• Buma/Stemra
• Pictoright - Author’s rights organisation for visual creators in the Netherlands
• Foundation for the Exploitation of Neighbouring Rights (SENA)
• The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate
• The Netherlands Controlling Authority for Milk and Milk products
• Financial Supervision Office (Bureau Financieel Toezicht - BFT)
• The Dutch Gaming Authority
• The Dutch Gaming Authority
• The Dutch Media Authority (Commissariaat voor de Media)
• The Inspectorate of Justice and Security
• The National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
• National Police
• Dutch Coastguard
• The Dutch Chief of Defence
• The Dutch Vehicle Authority (RDW)
• The Dutch Cultural Heritage Inspectorate
• The Dutch Foundation for Consumer Complaints Boards (De Geschillencommissie)
• The Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate
• The Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate
• The National Health Care Institute (Zorginstituut Nederland)
• The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)
• The Dutch Healthcare Authority
• Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO)
• Medicines Evaluation Board
• The Dutch Inspectorate of Education
• The Dutch Inspectorate Social Affairs and Employment (Arbeidsinspectie)
• The Dutch Quality Control Bureau (KCB)
• Dutch Emissions Authority
• NEN - Standardization Institute in The Netherlands
• Kiwa (Testing, Inspection and Certification - TIC)
• The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO)
• The Dutch Safety Board
• The Authority for Nature Conservation (Staatsbosbeheer)
• The Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides
• The Flower Bulb Inspection Service (Bloembollenkeuringsdienst; BKD)

LEGAL GUIDES TO THE NETHERLANDS

• 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 Legal Reports: Netherlands (Library of Congress)
• Law Library of Congress Search: Netherlands (Library of Congress)
• ForIntLaw: Netherlands(Washburn University Law Library)
• Law Schools of the World (FindLaw)
• Update: Researching Dutch Law (GlobaLex)
• World Legal Information Institute: Netherlands (WorldLII)
• World Legal Materials from Europe: Netherlands (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
• Legislation Online: the Netherlands
• Oxford LibGuides: the Netherlands

GENERAL SOURCES ON THE NETHERLANDS

• Law of the Netherlands (Wikipedia)
• Maps: Netherlands (Library of Congress)
• World Digital Library: Netherlands (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
• BBC News: Netherlands Country Profile
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Netherlands (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• Consular Information Sheet: the Netherlands
• Country Information: Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State)
• The Economist: Netherlands
• Embassy of the Netherlands, Washington
• Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State)
• A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: The Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
• Human Rights in the Netherlands (Amnesty International)
• International Religious Freedom Reports: Netherlands (U.S. Dept. of State)
• National Library in the Netherlands: Koninklijke Bibliotheek
• U.S. Embassy, The Hague (U.S. Dept. of State)
• U.S. Consulate, Curacao (U.S. Dept. of State)
• World Factbook: the Netherlands (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• World Health Organization: the Netherlands

INFO ON EMPLOYMENT LAW IN THE NETHERLANDS

• Duration of employment under Dutch law
• Probation period in the Netherlands
• Non-competition under Dutch employment law
• Sick pay in the Netherlands
• Business reorganizations in the Netherlands
• Works council in the Netherlands

INFO ON DUTCH CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW

• Doing business in the Netherlands
• Setting up a business in the Netherlands
• Company name search in the Netherlands
• Registration of a company in the Netherlands
• Shareholder of a company in the Netherlands
• Transfer of shares in a company in the Netherlands
• Management board in the Netherlands
• Supervisory board in the Netherlands
• Shareholders meeting in the Netherlands
• Piercing the corporate veil in the Netherlands
• Director's liability in the Netherlands
• Liability of shareholders in the Netherlands
• Inquiry proceedings in the Netherlands
• Commercial agency in the Netherlands
• Termination of an agency agreement
• Goodwill compensation under Dutch agency law
• Franchising in the Netherlands
• Distributorship in the Netherlands
• Precontractual liability
• Acceptance under Dutch contract law
• Battle of forms under Dutch law
• Nullity and annulment of a contract
• Contract error
• Joint liability
• Surety
• Reasonableness and fairness
• General terms under Dutch law
• Penalty clauses under Dutch law
• Assignment of a claim
• Actio Pauliana under Dutch law
• Contract interpretation
• Breach under Dutch contract law
• Force majeure
• Termination for breach
• Specific performance
• Claiming damages under Dutch law
• Exemption clauses
• Limitation of actions
• Licenses under Dutch law
• Franchise in the Netherlands
• Sale of Goods under Dutch law
• Lease under Dutch law
• Commercial Agency under Dutch law
• Distribution contracts
• Legal proceedings in the Netherlands

INFO ON LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE NETHERLANDS

• Netherlands Commercial Court
• Jurisdiction of the Netherlands Commercial Court
• Personal jurisdiction in the Netherlands
• Commercial dispute resolution in the Netherlands
• Going to court in the Netherlands
• Limitation periods under Dutch law
• Preliminary relief in the Netherlands
• Freezing orders in the Netherlands
• Court proceedings in the Netherlands
• Appeal proceedings under Dutch law
• Remedies under Dutch law
• Cost of litigation in the Netherlands
• Arbitration in the Netherlands