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July 3, 2005 The disappearance of Natalee Holloway is tragic for us from Aruba, but also for her family. Aruba is a friendly Island for our people, but also for the Americans and latin and the European friends. Every one is our Friends, but we suffer, and this is the hardest hit of all. We the people of Aruba will always love Natalee, what happened to her we don't know. But in the bottom of our heart Natalee will remain a special place forever as our own daughter. Our beloved Arubian-Alabama Natalee. Natalee forever. I can also tell you that we have the best expert in house for both civil and criminal cases. The Dutch system is the best in the world. A Copy special for you, Dear Mr. Robert P Reyes. The judicial system Civil and criminal justice is administered in 1 district courts (Common Court of Justice of Aruba), 1 courts of appeal (of the Netherlands Antilles), and the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. The judicial system has three levels. Cases are heard first by a district court. Once the district court has given judgment, both the prosecution and defence may appeal against it in the court of appeal. The court of last resort is the Supreme Court, which deals with appeals "in cassation", meaning that it looks not at the facts but at whether the law has been applied properly. Judges at all three levels are appointed for life to ensure their independence, but in practice they retire at the age of 70. Supreme Court The Supreme Court, situated in The Hague, is the Netherlands' highest court for both civil and criminal cases. It comprises a president, six vice-presidents and twenty-five justices. It has the power to quash judgments given by lower courts if it finds that they have applied the law incorrectly, but it does not examine the facts of the cases that come before it. Its main duty is to ensure the uniform application of the law. The Supreme Court may also give judgment in cases heard in the courts of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Case law established by the Supreme Court is an important source of law in the Netherlands. But the Supreme Court is not a constitutional court. It does not have the power to repeal an Act of Parliament on the grounds of incompatibility with the Constitution. International law One power that the Supreme Court - like all Dutch courts - does have is that it may refuse to apply an Act of Parliament on the grounds that it conflicts with an international agreement. The Constitution was amended in 1953 to give primacy to universally binding international law. Another amendment passed in 1956 makes universally binding provisions of international agreements directly applicable in the Netherlands, that is, without the need for Dutch legislation. The Netherlands thus adheres to the doctrine of monism, whereby national and international law together form a single legal order. Administrative law As well as civil and criminal courts, the Netherlands has other judicial bodies such as administrative tribunals and military courts. Administrative law provides legal protection for the individual citizen against the authorities. Administrative disputes are normally heard first in the administrative division of a district court. Appeals in social security and public service cases are heard by the Central Appeals Tribunal, while appeals in the area of economic law are heard by the Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal. In other cases, appeals are heard by the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State. Only for tax disputes is there a different system. The court of appeal is the court of first instance for tax cases, after which appeals in cassation may be lodged with the Supreme Court. The Constitution rules out jury trials and the imposition of the death penalty. Thank you so much Mr. R Reyes, for helping Aruba from a other point of view. You are our Friend forever. GET. Aruba. ------------ Email GET: gernuar@setarnet.aw Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com. Please link to this article rather than copying and pasting it onto your site (which would be unauthorized and illegal). |
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