Supreme Court of the Netherlands
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Dutch: Hoge Raad der Nederlanden [ˈɦoːɣə raːt dɛr ˈneːdərlɑndə(n)][1] or simply Hoge Raad), officially the High Council of the Netherlands, is the final court of appeal in civil, criminal and tax cases in the Netherlands. It was created on 1 October 1838 and is located in The Hague.
The Supreme Court is made up of 36 judges: a president, six vice presidents, twenty-five justices (raadsheren, literally "Lords of the Council") and four justices extraordinary (buitengewone dienst).[2]
All judges are appointed for life, until they retire.
Supreme Court Of The Netherlands Media
The Huis Huguetan on Lange Voorhout, Supreme Court seat from 1988 to 2016
Lodewijk Ernst Visser, President of the Dutch Supreme Court from 1939 to 1941, forced to resign by the Nazi occupying forces.
References
- ↑ In isolation, Raad and der are pronounced [raːt] and [dɛr], respectively.
- ↑ The World Factbook. cia.gov. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
