ST. MAARTEN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Never a dull moment In St. Maarten there is again a lot of discussion about political developments, but also about constitutional law. I will answer some frequently asked questions here. Of course, I didn’t come up with all the answers myself. At the bottom of this text the most important source is mentioned. Can parliament… Continue reading ST. MAARTEN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

HOW DO YOU SOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN KINGDOM PARTNERS?

With a mature dispute settlement mechanism Disputes are of all times. Sometimes they are big, sometimes small. Sometimes of a principled nature, sometimes they deal with (small) earthly matters. Disputes can exist between people, but also between countries. There are also (strong) disputes between the countries within our Kingdom. When it comes to disputes when… Continue reading HOW DO YOU SOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN KINGDOM PARTNERS?

CURACAO SHOULD ESTABLISH A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Speech by Karel Frielink, President of the Curacao Bar Association, given on Friday 21 September 2012 on the occasion of the inauguration of three judges of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao and St Maarten and of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba   Madam President! Excellency! Ladies and gentlemen! “Our government, our parliament… Continue reading CURACAO SHOULD ESTABLISH A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT