The Netherlands runs on civil law. Case law plays only a small formal role, though in practice much of Dutch law cannot be understood without it. The system traces to the French Civil Code, with added influence from Roman-Dutch law and older customary law, and the country's current Civil Code was in turn heavily shaped by the German Burgerliches Gesetzbuch.
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Example Jurisdictions Primary Source of LawThe Dutch Civil Code and other statutes enacted by the Dutch parliament and government, with case law playing a smaller formal role. 2 Classification
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Source Act of Abjuration (Wikipedia)
Source Alphons Orie (Wikipedia)
Source Anthony Thysius the Younger (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Balthazar Ayala
Additional Source Balthazar Ayala (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Dutch jurists
Source Bernard Loder (Wikipedia)
Source Burgerlijk Wetboek (Wikipedia)
Source European Court of Human Rights: Composition of the Court
Source Wikidata: Cornelius van Bynkershoek
Source Wikidata: Dineke de Groot
Additional Source Wikipedia: Dineke de GrootWikipedia category: 21st-century Dutch women lawyers
Source Egbert Myjer (Wikipedia)
Source Hof van Holland (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Johannes Voet
Source International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: ITLOS Members of the Tribunal
Source Wikidata: Pieter Kooijmans
Source Tobias Asser (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Union of Utrecht
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1. Wikipedia: Law of the Netherlands
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The German Burgerliches Gesetzbuch heavily influenced the new Civil Code (which went into force in 1992).
Wikidata: Cornelius van Bynkershoek
Includes: Cornelius van Bynkershoek, Cornelius van Bynkershoek) (29 May 1673, in Middelburg, 16 April 1743, in The Hague) was a Dutch jurist and legal theorist.View the Source Wikidata: Johannes Voet
Includes: Johannes Voet, Johannes Voet (Dutch: [vut]), also known as John Voet (3 October 1647-11 September 1713), was a Dutch jurist whose work remains highly influential in modern Roman-Dutch law.View the Source Wikidata: Pieter Kooijmans
Includes: Pieter Kooijmans, Pieter Hendrik "Peter" Kooijmans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpitər ˈɦɛndrɪk ˈpeːtər ˈkoːimɑns]; 6 July 1933-13 February 2013) was a Dutch politician, jurist, and diplomat.View the Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: French Civil Law Tradition, opening list, French civil law bullet: in France, the Benelux countries, Italy, Romania, Spain, and former coloniesView the Source European Court of Human Rights: Composition of the Court
European Court of Human RightsIncludes: Corinna Wissels, Judges of the Court, stateQuote, Includes: Corinna Wissels, Judges of the Court, state
Corinna Wissels Judge Netherlands
Wikipedia: Union of Utrecht
Includes: Union of Utrecht, LeadQuote, Includes: Union of Utrecht, Lead
The Union of Utrecht (Dutch: Unie van Utrecht) was an alliance based on an agreement concluded on 23 January 1579 between a number of Dutch provinces and cities, to reach a joint commitment against the king, Philip II of Spain.
Act of Abjuration (Wikipedia)
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The Act of Abjuration (Dutch: Plakkaat van Verlatinghe; Spanish: Acta de Abjuración, lit. 'placard of abjuration') is the declaration of independence by many of the provinces of the Netherlands from their allegiance to Philip II of Spain, during the Dutch Revolt.
Burgerlijk Wetboek (Wikipedia)
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The Burgerlijk Wetboek (or BW) is the Civil Code of the Netherlands.
Tobias Asser (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Tobias Asser, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Tobias Asser, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Dutch lawyer and legal scholar
Anthony Thysius the Younger (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Anthony Thysius the Younger, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Anthony Thysius the Younger, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Dutch jurist
Egbert Myjer (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Egbert Myjer, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Egbert Myjer, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Dutch judge
Alphons Orie (Wikipedia)
Includes: Alphons Orie, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Alphons Orie, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Dutch jurist specialising in criminal law and
Bernard Loder (Wikipedia)
Includes: Bernard Loder, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Bernard Loder, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Dutch jurist
Willem van Eysinga (Wikipedia)
Includes: Willem van Eysinga, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Willem van Eysinga, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Dutch diplomat and jurist
Hof van Holland (Wikipedia)
Includes: Hof van Holland, Wikipedia lead paragraphQuote, Includes: Hof van Holland, Wikipedia lead paragraph
and Zeeland in 1428, under the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands, and continued with little change under the Dutch
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: ITLOS Members of the Tribunal
International Tribunal for the Law of the SeaIncludes: Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Members: current composition of the TribunalQuote, Includes: Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Members: current composition of the Tribunal
Liesbeth Lijnzaad (The Netherlands)
Balthazar Ayala (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributorsIncludes: Balthazar Ayala, Wikipedia category: Dutch juristsQuote, Includes: Balthazar Ayala, Wikipedia category: Dutch jurists
Category:Dutch jurists
Wikipedia: Dineke de Groot
Includes: Dineke de Groot, Wikipedia category: 21st-century Dutch women lawyersQuote, Includes: Dineke de Groot, Wikipedia category: 21st-century Dutch women lawyers
Category:21st-century Dutch women lawyers
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