Suchergebnisse

349Diplomatic relations — Protection of embassy premises — Occupation of Surinamese Embassy in the Hague by protesters — Duty of receiving State to protect embassy — Court not entitled to question decision of Executive to allow Surinam to open embassy — The law of the Netherlands

93War and armed conflict — Enforcement of the laws of war — War crimes — London Charter of the International Military Tribunal, 1945, Article 6(b) — Definition of war crimes — Regulations annexed to Hague Convention No IV on the Laws and Customs of Warfare on Land, 1907, Article 46 — Time-limits under Dutch law for prosecution of war crimesHuman rights — Renewed criminal proceedings — Due process — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Article 6(1) — Right to hearing within a reasonable time in determination of criminal charge — Conviction and sentence of accused in 1949 — Notification to accused of proceedings delayed until 1980 — Whether renewed proceedings violate right of accused to hearing within a reasonable time — The law of the Netherlands

The individual in international law — In general — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Article 10 — Freedom to impart information and ideas — Municipal legislation restricting distribution of obscene publications — Whether compatible with Article 10 — Relevance of legislation in neighbouring countries — The law of the Netherlands

430Rivers — International rivers — Freedom of navigation — Definition — Safety regulations — Whether constituting impediment to freedom of navigation — Revised Act Concerning Navigation of the Rhine (Act of Mannheim), 1868–1922, Article 1Treaties — Effect in municipal law — Priority of treaty provisions over conflicting provisions of municipal law — Revised Act concerning Navigation of the Rhine (Act of Mannheim), 1868–1922, Article 1 — Whether municipal legislation in conflict with Revised Act — Primacy of Revised Act over municipal legislation — The law of the Netherlands

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Limits of — Scope of municipal legislation — The criminal law of the Netherlands.

The individual in international law — In general — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Article 10 — Freedom of expression — Municipal legislation prohibiting insults to foreign Heads of State — Whether compatible with Article 10 — Alleged justification of trying to draw attention to war crimes — The law of the Netherlands

Jurisdiction — In general — Personal — Over nationals in respect of crimes committed abroad — Whether provisions of Dutch Firearms Act apply to offences committed by nationals abroad — Dutch servicemen — Code of Military Criminal Law — Whether any requirement that offences be punishable under law of the country where they are committed — The law of the Netherlands

209Jurisdiction — Criminal jurisdiction — Location of offence — Offensive letters — Principles of subjective and objective territoriality — The law of the Netherlands.

Jurisdiction — Personal — Nationals on the high seas — Ships — Criminal prosecution by Dutch authorities — Accused failing to observe Norwegian statutory regulations whilst master of Dutch vessel in Norwegian exclusive economic zone — Whether failure to obey regulations constituting criminal offence under Dutch lawSea — Exclusive economic zone — Jurisdiction — Powers of Norwegian authorities to inspect Dutch fishing vessel in Norwegian exclusive economic zone — The law of the Netherlands

437 Treaties — Conclusion and operation of — Effect of municipal legislation — Whether municipal legislation can elaborate upon an existing treaty — Netherlands-Germany Extradition Treaty, 1896 — The law of the Netherlands

The individual in international law — Extradition — Conditions of — Requirement of double criminality — To be determined at date of request for and decision on extradition and not at time of commission of alleged offence — European Convention on Extradition, 1957, Article 2 — Requirement that prosecution for same offence in requested State not barred by prescription — Whether to be determined on same basis — Dutch Extradition Act, Article 9(1)(e) — The law of the Netherlands

States — Sovereignty and Independence — Dignity — Insulting the Head of a Foreign State — Legitimacy of Origin — Distinction between Head of State and Leader of a Party — Spain and the Netherlands in 1951.

Jurisdiction — Over Aliens for Crimes Committed Abroad — Effect of Subsequent Acquisition of Nationality.Jurisdiction — Over Nationals for Crimes Committed Abroad — Prosecution of National for Crime Committed while an Alien — The Law of the Netherlands.

The individual in international law — Extradition — In general — Nature of — Effect of issue of extradition order upon position of accused — Whether constituting "arrest" by requesting State — Whether limitation period for execution of sentence interrupted — Conviction in absentia — The law of Belgium.

Jurisdiction — In general — Personal — Over nationals in respect of crimes committed abroad — Whether provisions of Dutch Road Traffic Act apply to offences committed by nationals abroad — Whether any requirement that offence be punishable under law of place of commission — The law of the Netherlands