LibGuides: Law: Algemeen Recht / General Law

Algemeen Recht / General Law

Deze sectie van de Libguide Law biedt een algemeen overzicht van materialen op het gebied van het Nederlands Recht.
Hierbij wordt speciaal aandacht gegeven aan de toonaangevende series en tijdschriften.

This section of the Libguide Law provides an overview of general materials on the field of Dutch Law.
Special attention is given to leading series and journals.

ArsAequi digitale uitgaven
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ArsAequi Digitale uitgaven includes a large number of Dutch language ebooks, the number being increased to 120 by the 1st of January.
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InView Essential (Kluwer Navigator) This link opens in a new window
Inview Essential, formerly Kluwer Navigator, gives access to full text Dutch legislation, case law and commentaries on all fields of law. It also has a substantial archive.
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Date range:
1815 - present for Dutch legislation
1914 - present for case law
Related databases: Opmaat; Rechtsorde; Legal Intelligence
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Full text government publications, Dutch legislation, issuing of rules, case law, European legislation and articles from Sdu legal journals on case law.
Legislation, issuing rules, case law and commentaries on specific fields of law such as, health law (Opmaat BOPZ), labour law (Opmaat Arbeidsrecht), company law (Opmaat Ondernemingsrecht), family law (Opmaat Personen- en familierecht) and criminal law (Opmaat Strafrecht).

Date range: Governmental publications from 1995 - present
Related databases: NDFR, NDSZ
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Portal to the legal journals of he Dutch publisher Den Hollander.
The Den Hollander journals cover the following legal disciplines:
Insolvency Law, Compliance, Financial Law, Tenancy Law, Annual Account, Energy Law, Agrarian Law, State Aid, Internet Law, Sanction Law, Labour Law, Real Estate.
Dutch language only

Asser (ad) Algemeen deel*
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Asser (ad) Algemeen deel**
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Asser (ad) Algemeen deel***
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Asser (ad) Algemeen deel****
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Asser (bzo) 7-I* Koop en ruil
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Asser (bzo) 7-II Huur
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Asser (bzo) 7-III Pacht
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Asser (bzo) 7-IV Opdracht, incl. de geneeskundige behandelingsovereenkomst en de reisovereenkomst
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Asser (bzo) 7-V Arbeidsovereenkomst
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Asser (bzo) 7-VI Aanneming van werk
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Asser (bzo) 7-VIII* Bewaarneming, borgtocht, vaststellingsovereenkomst, bruikleen, verbruikleen, altijddurende rente, spel en weddenschap
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Asser (bzo) 7-VII Maatschap,vennootschap onder firma en commanditaire vennootschap
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Tekst en Commentaar Openbare Orde en Veiligheid
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Tekst & Commentaar Aanbestedingsrecht This title in the series "Tekst en Commentaar" covers the Dutch law on public procurement.
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Tekst & Commentaar Algemene wet bestuursrecht This title in the series "Tekst & Commentaar" contains comments on each article of the Algemene Wet Bestuursrecht
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Tekst en commentaar Arbeidsrecht
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Tekst en commentaar Bouwrecht This title in the series "Tekst en Commentaar" covers Title 12 of Book 7 BW, Aanneming van Werk, which is the legal framework for the most important form of construction contract.
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Tekst & Commentaar Burgerlijke Rechtsvordering
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Tekst en commentaar Burgerlijk Wetboek
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Tekst & Commentaar Erfrecht Civiel en Fiscaal In Tekst en commentaar Erfrecht civiel en fiscaal you will find the latest state of affairs in the field of Inheritance Law (Erfrecht): the most important laws and regulations and short and clear commentary.
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Tekst en commentaar Gemeentewet Provinciewet Portal on the provincial administrative law, the municipal administrative law and the law on administrative regulations.
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Tekst & Commentaar Gezondheidsrecht Whereas Tekst en commentaar Gezondheidsrecht previously consisted of two parts, the new 7th edition offers you all relevant laws and regulations in one volume. In addition to a large number of health laws that set rules regarding patients' rights and the quality of health care, you now also find legislation in the field of organization, insurance and financing of healthcare.
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Tekst & Commentaar Grondwet en Statuut This title in the series "Tekst & Commentaar" covers the Dutch Constitution and the Statute for the Kingdom of The Netherlands
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Tekst & Commentaar Huurrecht
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Tekst & Commentaar Insolventierecht Tekst en Commentaar Insolventierecht contains an article-by-article commentary on the Faillissementswet (Bankruptcy Act), the EU Insolventieverordening (EU Insolvency Regulation), the provisions on liability of directors and supervisory directors in Book 2 of the Burgerlijk Wetboek (Dutch Civil Code) and on those concerning the detriment of creditors and rightful claimants in the Wetboek van Strafrecht (Dutch Criminal Code).
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Tekst & Commentaar Intellectuele eigendom Tekst & Commentaar Intellectuele Eigendom is the standard commentary on Dutch intellectual property law. The commentaries contain a discussion of development, current legal thought, and relevant case law. 7th edition, brought up to date till August 2021
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Tekst en commentaar internationaal strafrecht
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Tekst en commentaar Milieurecht This title in the series "Tekst en Commentaar" contains comments on Dutch laws and regulations regarding environmental issues.
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Tekst & Commentaar Ondernemingsrecht
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Tekst en commentaar Pensioenrecht
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Tekst & Commentaar Personen- en familierecht
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Tekst & Commentaar Privacy- en gegevensbeschermingsrecht This title in the series "Tekst en Commentaar" covers the Dutch privacy and data protections laws and regulations.
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Tekst & Commentaar Ruimtelijk bestuursrecht This title in the series "Tekst en Commentaar" contains the core laws on spatial administrative law, provided with concise comments.
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Tekst en commentaar Socialezekerheidsrecht
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Tekst en commentaar Strafrecht
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Tekst en commentaar Strafvordering
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Tekst & Commentaar Vermogensrecht
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Tekst & Commentaar Verzekeringsrecht Tekst en commentaar Verzekeringsrecht collects all relevant, current legislation and commentary on this area of law.
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Tekst & Commentaar Wet algemene bepalingen omgevingsrecht This title in the series "Tekst & Commentaar" covers the Dutch law for general provisions on environmental planning.
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Lexplicatie Arbeidsrecht
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Lexplicatie Banking en finance
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Lexplicatie Belastingrecht
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Lexplicatie Contracten en aansprakelijkheid
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Lexplicatie Europese regelgeving
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Lexplicatie Insolventierecht
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Lexplicatie Intellectueel eigendom en ICT-recht
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Lexplicatie Juridische beroepen
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Lexplicatie Omgevingsrecht
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Lexplicatie Ondernemingsrecht
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Lexplicatie Personen- en familierecht
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Lexplicatie Sociale zekerheid
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Lexplicatie Staats- en bestuursrecht
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Lexplicatie Strafrecht
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Lexplicatie Vastgoedrecht
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Advocatenblad The Advocatenblad is, since 1918, the official organ of the Dutch Bar Association. Since 2016 it is published by Boom juridisch.
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Collection: Boom BJU ejournals (JUBO)
Coverage: 2016~present
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Advocatenblad.nl
Nederlandse orde van advocaten
ArsAequi : juridisch maandblad ArsAequi (AA) is a monthly Dutch legal journal. Topics are many and various including; human rights, jurisprudence, law and recent legal developments. Ars Aequi is available through Legal Intelligence and Rechtsorde.
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Ars Aequi : juridisch maandblad (through Legal Intelligence) Ars Aequi (AA) is a monthly Dutch legal journal. Topics are many and various including; human rights, jurisprudence, law and recent legal developments. Ars Aequi is available through Legal Intelligence and Rechtsorde.
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Related website: ArsAequi
Caribisch Juristenblad Caribisch Juristenblad (CJB) aims to contribute to the development of law in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten and Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius.
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Collection: Boom BJU ejournals (JUBO)
Coverage: 2011~present
Caribisch Juristenblad (CJB) is also available through Legal Intelligence and Rechtsorde.
KwartaalSignaal KwartaalSignaal provides quarterly updates on developments and publications on Dutch legal subjects.
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Law and Method The Dutch-based journal Law and Method focuses on methodological issues of law and legal scholarship, in both research and education.
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Collection: Boom BJU ejournals (JUBO)
Coverage: 2011~present
Related website: http://www.lawandmethod.nl
Nederlands Juristenblad (NJB) Nederlands Juristenblad (NJB) is an important platform for legal discussions, is regularly quoted in the general public media and offers a signaling function for legislation, jurisprudence, literature, news, events and legal vacancies.
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Related website: http://njb.nl/
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Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy The Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy (NJLP) is an international peer reviewed journal, devoted to the study of legal philosophy and jurisprudence and to the foundations of legal sciences in the broad sense of the term (sociology of law, anthropology of law etc.).
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Articles in English and Dutch.
Collection: Boom BJU ejournals (JUBO)
Coverage: 2002~present
Related website: http://www.njlp.nl
Recht der Werkelijkheid Recht der Werkelijkheid is the magazine of the Vereniging voor de Sociaal-wetenschappelijke bestudering van het Recht (VSR) (Society for the Social-Scientific Study of Law). The journal forms an interdisciplinary platform for reflection in the fields of legal sociology, legal anthology, public administration, law economics and legal psychology.
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Collection: Boom BJU ejournals (JUBO)
Coverage: 2008~present
ISSN:1380-6424
Rechtsgeleerd Magazijn Themis Rechtsgeleerd Magazijn Themis (RMThemis) is a generalist legal journal.
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Collection: Uitgeverij Paris
Coverage: 2002~present
Tijdschrift over Cultuur & Criminaliteit Tijdschrift over Cultuur & Criminaliteit is a Dutch peer-reviewed journal that positions itself at the intersection of social science disciplines, law, philosophy, music, art and economics and discusses global contexts, as well as the local, historical and cultural embedding of deviant behavior, crime and the social reaction to it.
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Collection: Boom BJU ejournals (JUBO)
Coverage: 2011~present
Tijdschrift voor civiele rechtspleging
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Collection: Boom BJU ejournals (JUBO)
Coverage: 2002~present
Tijdschrift voor de Procespraktijk
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Tijdschrift voor de Procespraktijk (TvPP)
Collection: Uitgeverij Paris
Coverage: 2002~present
Tijdschrift voor rechtsgeschiedenis. Legal history review. Revue d'histoire du droit. The Legal History Review is a peer-reviewed journal in which much attention is paid not only to the common foundations of the western legal tradition but also to the special, frequently divergent development of national law in the various countries belonging to, or influenced by it. Modern and contemporary, as well as ancient and medieval history is considered. Roman law and its later development, as well as canon law, have always been particularly important; in addition the history of the English Common Law has been extensively studied.
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Multilingual; English, French and Dutch
Legal History Review, The / Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du Droit
Collection: HeinOnline Foreign and International Law Resources
Coverage: (1918~2012, volume:1~volume:80)

Legal History Review, The / Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du Droit
Collection: Brill 2017 Journals (UKB 2017-2019)
Coverage: (2000~present, volume:68;issue:1)
Tijdschrift voor Religie, Recht en Beleid The journal, Tijdschrift voor Religie, Recht en Beleid, is an independent review. It provides a platform for debate, and for informing professionals and public opinion on issues at the intersection of religion, law and policy.
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Collection: Boom BJU ejournals (JUBO)
Coverage: 2010~present
Related website: http://www.bjutijdschriften.nl/tijdschrift/religierechtenbeleid
Tijdschrift voor Sport & Recht Tijdschrift voor Sport & Recht (TvS&R) is an independent publication that informs about (inter) national developments, backgrounds and current events at the intersection of sport and law.
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Collection: Uitgeverij Paris
Coverage: 2009~present
Tijdschrift voor Toezicht Tijdschrift voor Toezicht focuses on supervisors, policy makers, civil servants, lawyers, economists and tax specialists who work in all sectors where government supervision takes place, from the financial sector to healthcare and from the construction industry to the rental sector.
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Collection: Boom BJU ejournals (JUBO)
Coverage: 2010~present
ANWB Smartengeld
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NTM - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor de Mensenrechten Het NTM is gericht op het verspreiden van informatie over ontwikkelingen met betrekking tot de rechten van de mens die van belang zijn voor de Nederlandse rechtsorde en het Nederlandse buitenlandbeleid.
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Digital Access to Years 2023-
Articles with a mix of CC BY and CC BY-SA licenses.

Jurisprudentie in Nederland (JIN) Dutch journal containing important annotated case law covering labour law, family law, company law, civil law, criminal law, and administrative law
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Collection: SDU
Coverage: 2004-current
Nederlandse Jurisprudentie
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Nederlandse Jurisprudentie (NJ) publishes weekly statements of the Hoge Raad (Supreme Court of the Netherlands) and Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens (European Court of Human Rights), Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie (European Court of Justice) and Benelux-Gerechtshof (Benelux Court of Justice). You will also find a limited number of judgments of courts and tribunals.
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Praktijkgids
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The Praktijkgids (Prg.) is devoted to jurisprudence in Dutch civil law practice and case law, in particular of the subdistrict courts, in labor matters, rent, leasing, consumer credit, welfare, franchising, compensation, consumer issues and debt collection cases.
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Collection: Inview Essential (local)
Coverage: 1971~present

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Rechtspraak.nl The website of courts, tribunals, Supreme Court of The Netherlands and special colleges. With information on decisions, organization and procedures.