Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State

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The Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State is the highest general administrative court in the Netherlands, responsible for reviewing decisions by public authorities and resolving administrative law disputes.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative court
court
highest administrative court
alsoKnownAs Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State
applies European Convention on Human Rights in administrative cases
European Union law in administrative cases
appliesLaw Dutch administrative law
bindingForce its judgments are binding on parties
canAnnul unlawful administrative decisions
canOrder public authorities to take a new decision
canReview compatibility of administrative decisions with higher norms of law
country Netherlands
decidesOn disputes between citizens and government
disputes between companies and government
disputes between public bodies
handles administrative law disputes
hasFunction legal protection against government action
hasParentBody Council of State of the Netherlands
hasSeatIn Netherlands
hears appeals in first and last instance in certain categories of administrative disputes
interprets Dutch administrative legislation
general principles of good administration
isDivisionOf Council of State of the Netherlands
jurisdiction Netherlands
languageOfProceedings Dutch
legalArea administrative law
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn The Hague
partOf Council of State of the Netherlands
positionInHierarchy final court of appeal in most administrative law cases in the Netherlands
reviews appeals against decisions of administrative authorities
appeals against decisions of lower administrative courts
decisions by public authorities
role highest general administrative court in the Netherlands
scope general administrative law
special administrative law
subjectMatter economic administrative law
education law
environmental law
immigration law
licensing and permits
public law
public order and safety
sanctions imposed by administrative authorities
social security law
spatial planning
typeOfBody judicial body

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State ("Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State")
alsoKnownAs
Advisory Division of the Council of State
distinctFrom
Raad van State ("Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State")
hasPart
Council of State of the Netherlands
hasSection

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