Sint Eustatius holds a referendum on its constitutional future

A referendum produced support for Sint Maarten to become a country within the Kingdom. The vote initiated renewed constitutional negotiations, but the eventual status preserved Kingdom-level...

Law No. 21/2001 created a special autonomy framework for Papua after years of protest and conflict. Papuan leaders contested whether it delivered meaningful self-government; the law addressed the...

In a status referendum, voters favored a direct relationship with the Netherlands. The vote reflected dissatisfaction with the Netherlands Antilles arrangement, though the island’s later integration...

Saba’s referendum supported a direct relationship with the Netherlands. The result formed part of island-by-island decisions about the future of the Netherlands Antilles, rather than a single...

A referendum backed a separate country status within the Kingdom. This expressed a desire to leave the Netherlands Antilles structure while retaining Kingdom ties, a constitutional compromise rather...

The Court held Suriname responsible for failures to investigate the 1986 attack and for violations connected to displacement and community rights. The judgment recognized that state violence had...

The mini-conference’s final declaration provided for the three islands to become public bodies within the Netherlands, while Curaçao and Sint Maarten would become countries in the Kingdom. The...

The parties agreed on measures and criteria for Curaçao and Sint Maarten to become countries within the Kingdom. The settlement followed referenda and negotiations, while leaving the distribution of...

Voters approved the proposed process for becoming an autonomous country within the Kingdom as the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved. The result reflected a negotiated status change, not...

The Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist. Curaçao and Sint Maarten became countries within the Kingdom, while Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba became public bodies within the Netherlands. The...