Supreme Court validates same-sex marriages in Curacao and Aruba
THE HAGUE – Curacao and Aruba – and by extension St. Maarten – have to allow partners of the same sex to marry, the Supreme Court stipulated in a ruling dated December 22, 2023. The ruling is the More...
Guilty without a sanction? You are still convicted of a crime, Supreme Court rules
THE HAGUE — Is someone convicted if a court finds a defendant guilty and punishable but does not impose a sanction? The Supreme Court considered this question “in the interest of the law” after the Common More...
Supreme Court confirms conviction of former MP Frans Richardson
PHILIPSBURG — The Supreme Court in The Hague has confirmed the conviction of former parliamentarian Frans Richardson for accepting bribes and committing money laundering and tax fraud. The verdict issued More...
Supreme Court’s solicitor-general concludes in favor of same-sex marriage
THE HAGUE — The Common Court of Justice was correct when it ruled that excluding partners of the same sex from marriage in Aruba and Curacao violates the constitutional ban on discrimination. Both countries More...
Supreme Court wants clarity about the term conviction
PHILIPSBURG -- Sentenced or not? That question has become a hot topic that is currently under consideration by the Supreme Court. Key question: is someone sentenced if the court returns a guilty verdict without More...
Supreme Court likely to dismiss appeals against same-sex marriages
THE HAGUE — Aruba and Curacao have to allow marriages between same-sex partners. Both countries appealed the decision by the Common Court of Justice that ordered both countries to recognize these marriages More...
Same sex marriage debate continues at the Supreme Court
WILLEMSTAD — The debate about the right to same sex marriage in Curacao and Aruba is in full swing, after the Common Court of Justice ruled that banning such marriages violates the constitutional right to More...
Ennia wants to take the Ansary-dispute to the Supreme Court
WILLEMSTAD — Ennia and its supervisor CBCS want a ruling from the Supreme Court in The Hague about the dispute with Ennia’s majority shareholder Hushang Ansary and others, the Antilliaans Dagblad reports. In More...
Supreme Court puts civil inquiry at harbor companies to rest
PHILIPSBURG — The Supreme Court has firmly closed the door on a request from the Public Prosecutor’s Office to order a civil inquiry into the St. Maarten Harbor Holding company and twelve associated businesses. More...
Supreme Court’s conclusion goes against Eratos in Sabra-bankruptcy
PHILIPSBURG — The Erato-family is on the brink of losing ownership of 38 rights of apartment after a conclusion by the Supreme Court’s Attorney-General G. Snijders. This is the story about the downfall More...
