A JOINDER BETWEEN PARTIES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
An interest must be proved
When two parties are involved in legal proceedings a third party may request permission to join the proceedings thereby to joining with one party in raising defense against the other (‘voeging’). Alternatively, a third party may request permission to intervene (‘tussenkomen‘) in pending proceedings, in which case neither party is joined.
The Dutch Supreme Court (May 3, 1957, NJ 1959, nr. 62) ruled that a joinder between parties in pending proceedings may only be sustained if the party requesting the joinder have an evident interest in supporting one of the parties’ positions, and thus in …
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HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Quality of health care is regulated
Secondary health care in the Netherlands Antilles is provided in hospitals. There are seven hospitals on Curaçao, with a total of 1,187 beds, 46% of them in the Sint Elizabeth Hospital (Sehos) and 16.9% in various specialized institutes for the disabled and drug addicts.
The Netherlands Antilles National Ordinance on Health Institutions (NOHI) provides rules for governing institutions providing healthcare in the Netherlands Antilles. The definition of health care institutions in the NOHI is very broad.
The NOHI regulates, amongst others, (i) the establishment of healthcare providers in the Netherlands Antilles; …
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