Netherlands

This section offers a summary of the main legislation on transitional justice adopted by the member state and, when available, a pdf with the document, together with the main decisions of national and international tribunals in relation to these measures. This is a non exhaustive list and will be updated and completed in a permanent basis. We also offer images of the museums that deal with memory issues in each EU country.

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Legislation

 

Main provision

Year

Decree against Treacherous Organizations (see text here)

1944

Decree on the Recovery of Legal Relations regulated the issue of property recovery as related to the occupation

1944

Decree on Political Delinquents (see text here)

1945

Decree on Material Damages of War on compensation of damages as a consequence of the war (replaced by a Law of 9 February 1950)

1945

Law Holding New Provisions Relating to the Extraordinary Jurisdiction

1947

Law on Extraordinary Pension (see text here)

1947

Law on Benefits for Victims of Persecution for victims of persecution on the basis of race, religious belief or political opinion (see text here)

1973

Wet Uitkeringen Burger- Oorlogsslachtoffers (see text here)

1984

Law providing assistance to those who had resisted the Japanese occupation in the former Dutch East Indies

1986

National Committee for the Commemoration of May 4 and 5

1987

Decree Zoetermeer establishing the Advisory Committee on the Assessment of 16 November 2001 Restitution Applications (see text here)

2001

Public apologies speech (see text here)

2005