HOW DO YOU SOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN KINGDOM PARTNERS?
With a mature dispute settlement mechanism
Disputes are of all times. Sometimes they are big, sometimes small. Sometimes of a principled nature, sometimes they deal with (small) earthly matters. Disputes can exist between people, but also between countries. There are also (strong) disputes between the countries within our Kingdom.
When it comes to disputes when making a certain choice, and a choice has to be made, the question is how you can best solve those disputes. Let us focus on disputes within the Kingdom, between the four countries: the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten.
A possible model for dispute …
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QUEEN BEATRIX ABDICATES IN FAVOR OF SON
The Queen will formally stand down on 30 April 2013
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced earlier today that she will abdicate on April 30 after 33 years as head of state. The abdication secures the Dutch throne for Crown-Prince Willem-Alexander at the age of 45.
“Responsibility for our country must now lie in the hands of a new generation,” Queen Beatrix said in a short televised statement.
Karel Frielink
(28 January 2013)
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THE DISMANTLING OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
The Country known as the Netherlands Antilles will disappear as of 10-10-10
The country, the Netherlands Antilles, consists of Bonaire, Curacao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba, and forms part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 10 October 2010 the Netherlands Antilles will no longer exist. Two new countries will be born on that date: the country Curacao and the country St. Maarten. Both new countries will be part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; however, they will each have their own government and legislature. The island of Aruba gained similar autonomy in 1986.
The legislation currently in place …
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