Netherlands
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- 1815, amended several times, last in 2002
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law with additions from the French penal conception; judicial review of legislative acts is not provided
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, First Chamber (Eerste Kamer) and Second Chamber (Tweede Kamer)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (judges appointed for life by the Monarch)
RELIGIONS
31% Catholic; 20% Protestant; 5.5% Muslim, other, 41% none
From the country
- DECEMBER 10, 2025IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA SENDS HOME TWO DUTCH CONVICTS, ONE ON DEATH ROW, AFTER REPATRIATION DEAL
Two Dutch prisoners convicted of drug offences left Indonesia for the Netherlands on December 8, 2025 night, after both nations signed a repatriation deal last week.
- JANUARY 1, 2020NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.
- JANUARY 1, 2019NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.
- JANUARY 1, 2018NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.
- JANUARY 1, 2017NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.
- JANUARY 1, 2016NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.
- AUGUST 29, 2015NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Netherlands. Largest Dutch pension fund exits Mylan over death penalty concerns.
USA - The Netherlands. Largest Dutch pension fund exits Mylan over death penalty concerns.
- JANUARY 20, 2015NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
NETHERLANDS: COURT BLOCKS EXTRADITION TO U.S. OVER TORTURE CONCERNS
a Dutch court blocked the extradition of a man accused of having fought against U.S. troops in Afghanistan,
- JANUARY 1, 2015NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.
- JANUARY 1, 2014NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.
- JANUARY 1, 2013NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.
- JANUARY 1, 2012NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states:
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art. 114 states: "Capital punishment may not be imposed.