Democratic Deficit in The Kingdom of The Netherlands
Introduction. Curacao and Dependencies comprising of Curacao, Aruba and Bonaire together with St. Eustatius and Dependencies comprising of St. Eustatius, St. Maarten and Saba were Dutch colonies from 1815 until More...
DEMISSIONARY OR INTERIM CABINET?
As a young country with its many political challenges, there is a need to understand the various mechanisms and tools available in a democracy laid down in our Constitution. The past seven and a half years have More...
OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM
Democracy is a system of government in which the citizens exercise their power directly by electing representatives via political parties, to form a governing body, such as Parliament. An electoral system More...
CHALLENGES in our PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
There are significant differences between countries in the way in which the Legislative and the Executive Branches are elected and structured. There are three main groups of democratic systems. A Presidential system A More...
DEMOCRACY and TRIAS POLITICA
The concept of a Democratic system of government and the Trias Politica philosophy is quite old. The term “Trias Politica” or “Separation of powers” is widely acknowledged to be linked More...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LEGAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
PHILIPSBURG — The Legal Review Committee is a group of 5 lawyers who will be providing you the reader with objective, non-partisan and informative articles concerning legal matters. The information is based More...
