Court in The Netherlands

The Netherlands had 11 courts in 2020. Each court has its own district (“region”). Judgments in court can be single (one judge hears the case) or multiple (three judges hears the case). Since 2001, the subdistrict courts are no longer independent units, but as a ‘subdistrict sector’ they are part of a court.

Court in the Netherlands

Tribunal en los Países Bajos

Gericht in den Niederlanden

The court is the court of first instance in the Netherlands for administrative law (including tax law), civil law and criminal law. In civil and criminal cases, an appeal is possible to the court of appeal. In administrative law cases, an appeal against a decision of the court is possible with the Central Board of Appeal when it comes to social security and civil service matters, with the Board of Appeal for the business community when it comes to matters relating to economic organization (telecom, competition) , the Leeuwarden Court of Appeal when it comes to Mulder law cases (light traffic offenses that are handled under administrative law), the Court of Appeal when it comes to tax matters and the Council of State for all other administrative law cases. The appeal in cassation is then available to the Supreme Court against decisions on appeal by the courts of appeal.

荷兰法院

Cour aux Pays-Bas

محكمة في هولندا

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In principle, the court deals with all crimes and offenses. Simple cases are handled by one judge, called the police judge. More difficult cases are considered by three judges (multi-judge). First the public prosecutor speaks and then the suspect or his lawyer. The police judge usually gives an oral decision immediately. In general, the three-judge section gives a decision fourteen days after the hearing. In principle, an appeal is possible against these rulings before a court of appeal.
The court-martial, the military judge, no longer exists as a separate body, but is now a part (military chamber) of the Arnhem court. A number of specialized judges work at the court. The economic police judge is concerned with economic crimes, for example violation of the store closing law or the commodities law. The juvenile judge hears cases in which children are suspected of committing criminal offenses.

Tribunal na Holanda