Summary:

This report summarises the status of children's rights in the Netherlands vis-a-vis European human rights mechanisms.

Search CRIN's ratifications table to find regional instruments to which the Netherlands is a party.

European Court of Human Rights

The Netherlands is a member of the Council of Europe and subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights, which issues decisions that are binding on all Council of Europe members. The Court maintains a searchable database of its case law (http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/Pages/search.aspx#), and the Council of Europe's Theseus project also offers a database containing Court case law relevant to children's rights (http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/children/WCD/simpleSearch_en.asp).

You can find summaries of decisions of the Court relevant to children here.

European Committee of Social Rights

Read a country factsheet on the Netherlands and the European Social Charter: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/socialcharter/CountryFactsheets/Netherlands_en.pdf

The case law database of the European Committee of Social Rights can be accessed here

European Union

The Netherlands is a member of the European Union and is therefore subject to EU directives and other standards pertaining to children's rights. Read more on the EU and children's rights.

Previous European system - country report items

• 24/05/2013: ALBANIA: Children's rights and the European human rights system
• 24/05/2013: ARMENIA: Children's rights and the European human rights system
• 24/05/2013: AUSTRIA: Children's rights and the European human rights system
• 09/07/2012: GREECE: Children's rights in the European human rights system
• 17/05/2012: LITHUANIA: Children's rights and the European human rights system

Organisation Contact Details:

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Last updated 30/05/2013 17:32:59

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