DIMENSIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW LINKED TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 75-119
Author(s):  
Arjen B. van Rijn
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
International Law ◽  
Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, an Embarrassing Legacy of the Dutch Colonial era? Dutch Duties Revisited

1989 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-193
Author(s):  
Frans A. Nelissen ◽  
Arjen J.P. Tillema
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
International Law ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Netherlands Antilles ◽  
Dutch Policy ◽  
Late Twentieth ◽  
The Right ◽  
Late Twentieth Century ◽  
Dutch Colonial

Decolonization in the late twentieth century sometimes differs markedly from the classicalpost-war decolonizationphenomenon. While colonies were then fighting for their independence, today (ex) colonies might have to spend their energy on efforts to prevent being forced into independence. In the case of the Antilles and Aruba, the Dutch seem to view the islands as a somewhat embarrassing legacy of the Dutch colonial era and are seeking to sever all constitutional links with the islands although sofar the Netherlands Antilles have refused to discuss independence at all, while Aruba appears to have some second thoughts about its 1996-independence choice. The issue raises questions of international law, most of them concerning the right of all peoplestoself-determination. The authorsdescribeandanalyze Dutch policy and conclude that it is not in line with Dutch duties under international law.

Netherlands withdraws a reservation to the Fourth Geneva Convention

1983 ◽  
Vol 23 (232) ◽  
pp. 29-29
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Geneva Convention ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Netherlands Antilles ◽  
Federal Department ◽  
The Government

The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in a note dated 5 February 1983, received by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs on 7 February 1983, withdraws, by declaration dated 25 January 1983, for the Kingdom in Europe and for the Netherlands Antilles, its reservation concerning Article 68, paragraph 2, of the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Fourth Convention).

scholarly journals Home-making of older Antillean migrants in the Netherlands

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 859-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
LOUISE MEIJERING ◽  
DEBBIE LAGER
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life History ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Netherlands Antilles ◽  
Attachment To Place ◽  
Sense Of Home

ABSTRACTA group of 141,345 immigrants from the Netherlands Antilles, a former colony, live in the Netherlands. An increasing number of these migrants are at or above retirement age, and for them, the question of where they want to grow old becomes relevant. It is important for people to age in a place where they feel at home, as attachment to place increases wellbeing in old age. In this article we discuss how older Antillean migrants in the Netherlands make their house and immediate living environment into a home. We focus on home-making practices in a broader cultural context, and in relation to wellbeing. These topics are addressed by drawing on qualitative life-history interviews with Antillean older people, who live in a co-housing community for older adults. It turns out that objects which remind the participants of their home country play an important role in making a home. Also, the community, with people from similar backgrounds, contributes to a sense of home. Finally, the presence of children and other family members is a key motivation for the participants' decision to age in the Netherlands.

Good governance and local autonomy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe and the Caribbean: An uneasy relationship

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Jaap Woldendorp
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Autonomy ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
Independent State ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Netherlands Antilles ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Overseas Territories

The existence of a specific ministry for overseas territories in the Netherlands — Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Interior Affairs and Relations within the Realm or Kingdom) — is the outcome of a few hundred years of (post) colonial history. In the 1970s and 1980s Dutch governments pushed for independence of the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname in order to get rid of the colonial stigma. In 1975, Suriname became an independent state. However, subsequently a combination of factors made decolonization of the Netherlands Antilles unfeasible. The first factor was the experience with the negative developments in Suriname after its independence.

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