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A driving licence seized by the Dutch police is not automatically lost. Under article 164
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A criminal case rarely gives a victim everything they are entitled to, and Dutch civil
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Money laundering is defined in Articles 420bis to 420quater of the Dutch Criminal Code as
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Where the police act unlawfully, three routes to redress exist alongside one another, and they
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The Dutch criminal justice system is the network of institutions, laws, and procedures that investigates
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Collecting evidence in Dutch criminal cases is governed by the Wetboek van Strafvordering (Code of
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Withdrawing your statement in a criminal case is possible in the Netherlands, but a statement
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Reputational damage often costs a company more than the fine that caused it, and in
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Young people and online offences are governed in the Netherlands by ordinary criminal law with
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When a false accusation is made about you, the law offers real remedies — and
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Under Dutch and European law an algorithm cannot be criminally responsible. Criminal liability requires a
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A suspect in the Netherlands is never obliged to be represented by a lawyer at
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Liability for AI systems in the Netherlands always lands on a person or a company,
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Breaching an international sanction is a criminal offence in the Netherlands. The Sanctiewet 1977 (Sanctions
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Violating Russia sanctions is a criminal offence in the Netherlands. Breaches of the EU restrictive
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Gun ownership in the Netherlands starts from a prohibition. The Wet wapens en munitie (Weapons
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A suspect facing police questioning in the Netherlands is never obliged to answer questions about
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In the Netherlands, a coffeeshop is a licensed venue where adults can buy and often
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Cannabis cultivation in the Netherlands is a criminal offence. Cannabis appears on List II of
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