The highest court of the judicial system is the Supreme Court whose members are appointed for life by the monarch (JBOW).
The Netherlands has an economy that is based on foreign trade. It's Gross Domestic Product for 2000 is 388.4 billion dollars (CIA).Its major industries include agro industrial, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, and fishing. The main exports of the Netherlands are machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, and foodstuff with the majority of its exports going to the European Union (78%) and the rest going to Central and Eastern Europe and the United States. It has the third highest value of agricultural exports, behind only The United States and France. In 2000 its exports were worth 210.3 billion dollars(CIA).
The Netherlands also imports a great deal (201.2 billion dollars). 56% of its imports come from the European Union, 9% from the United States, and the rest from Central and Eastern Europe. Much of its imports are the same type of goods that it exports. They include machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuff, and clothing (CIA).
As stated before, the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy. The current monarch is Queen Beatrix of the House of Orange-Nassau, which has ties to the Netherlands that date back to 1403 (OWotR). The Monarch holds the position of Chief of State. She seems to hold more power than would be expected of a parliamentary system. The monarch is inviolable and the ministers are responsible for the affairs of the government. All acts of parliament and Royal decrees are signed by the monarch and the ministers. This allows her to make the equivalent of executive decrees except the ministers take responsibility for the decrees.
The Prime minister is the Chief executive in the Netherlands. He presides over the cabinet, but also serves as the Minister of General Affairs.
Euthanasia I. ... History of euthanasia a. ... The Netherlands without laws on euthanasia. ... In countries where there is no law regarding euthanasia, such as the Netherlands, euthanasia has become inevitable for many, even if not by choice. ... Or we are against euthanasia and are prepared for the consequences that other countries such as the Netherlands have faced. ...
Euthanasia. ... Euthanasia presents very controversial social issues. ... Others believe that in a specific situation euthanasia should be established. ... Germany, Great Britain and Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland have been debating on the legalization of euthanasia but only Belgium and the Netherlands have recently legalized euthanasia when employed in certain conditions. ... As many people keep fighting for the legal right to end their life we see that is a war that we are starting to win in Belgium and the Netherlands were euthanasia is now legal. ...
The Netherlands is the only place that euthanasia has been widely accepted and integrated into society. ... In the Netherlands euthanasia is an option for the terminally ill, in severe and uncontrollable pain, and for family members. ... The Netherlands has been practicing euthanasia for many years. ... This statistic shows how firmly euthanasia has become a way of life and health care in the Netherlands and that their system is not fail safe (Torr 90). ... Voluntary, active euthanasia is most commonly practiced in the Netherlands; although, it occurs illegally in other countries. ...
Euthanasia is practiced in the Netherlands. ... Holland (or more properly, the Netherlands) is the only country in the world where euthanasia is openly practiced. ... (Belz) While the Netherlands continues to approve of euthanasia, other countries are doing what they can to research and rethink their legal guidelines regarding the issue. Euthanasia has been discussed in Europe over the last couple decades and has now received new attention, since the legalization in the Netherlands. ... The world looks to the Netherlands as the only working model for assisted death. ...
The controversy of euthanasia involves moral, ethical, and legal concerns. ... It is also known as euthanasia by omission. ... The modern euthanasia movement began in England in 1935, when G. ... Finally, in the early 1970s, other voluntary euthanasia societies were formed in the Netherlands and in Australia "as the two edged blade of modern medical technology became obvious. ... In Euthanasia: The Battle for Life, Dr. ...
Physicians may practice two forms of euthanasia: active and passive euthanasia. ... In voluntary euthanasia, a person asks to die (by either active or passive euthanasia). ... Euthanasia has been accepted by various societies trough history. ... (Beauchamp, pp113) However, the Netherlands was the first country--and the only one since--to legalize euthanasia. ... Geertruida Postma suggested legal tolerance for euthanasia. ...
Statistics estimate that 1,000 to 7,000 individuals are put to death by euthanasia annually in the Netherlands, which is one of the few places where euthanasia is legal. ... Outlawing euthanasia does not mean forcing a patient to remain alive. ... Even Dutch euthanasia activists acknowledge difficulties, stating that in one out of five cases of euthanasia or medically-assisted suicide there are complications that involve suffering. ... Euthanasia and assisted suicide are not private acts. ... Euthanasia and assisted suicide are not about the right to die. ...
Euthanasia I chose to write my paper on Euthanasia or "Physician assisted suicide." ... As of March of 1996, unless the person lives in Columbia, Japan, the Netherlands and Oregon, the only lawful option is to remain alive until you die of natural causes. ... In 1937, Nebraska voted down a bill to legalize euthanasia in the U.S. ... In 1979, the Lutheran Church issued a report on Euthanasia, it condemned euthanasia because it involves suicide and murder and is contrary to God's law. ... Public Opinion on Euthanasia • 57% in favor, 35% opposed in the US (June 1997) • 7...
