The Law in Focus Program Trivias

An estate comes to life by the death of the owner of a property.

The Courthouse in Philipsburg was built in 1793.

The Charter of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was signed by the Netherlands, Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles in 1954.

A person may be held for a period of six hours for questioning. That time begins from the time one arrives at the place for questioning. There are however certain exceptions to the rule.

A body search of body parts which are not visible may only be performed by a person of the medical profession. If a medical professional is not available, the search needs to be done by a person of the same sex as the person being searched. In both cases this has to done on a suitable location.

The L.A.R. stands for: Landsverordening Administratieve Rechtspraak, a National Ordinance for Administrative Justice

The L.A.R. does not apply to a promise made by government, not formalized in a written decision.

The Bar Association is an organization whose members are attorneys called to the Bar, i.e. attorneys who took an oath to represent citizens in Court.

S.M.M.C. Stands for St. Maarten Medical Center.

A book used by employers to register all relevant information concerning employees in their service.

All foreigners that need a residence permit to live on the island and want to work need a work permit.

A.W.W. stands for Algemene Weduwe en Wezen pensioen, meaning General Pension for Widows and Orphans.

S.V.B. stands for Sociale Verzekerings Bank.

Before 1954 Indonesia (Nederlands-Indië) was also part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The "Staatsregeling is the Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles.

At the first Round Table Conference to establish a new order within the kingdom in 1948 Aruba obtained the pertinent right.

AINAA stands for “Arbitrage Instituut van de Nederlandse Antillen & Aruba” (Arbitration Institute of the Netherlands Antilles & Aruba).

Mediation is a procedure whereby parties are trying to find a solution to settle their dispute amicably, assisted by a third party, called a mediator.

"The Time is Now Let's Do It", is the title of the Jesurun Report.

“Tort” is an act committed by a person causing wrong or injury, for which the Court provides remedy in the form of damages to be paid, or an order to cease or correct such action.

“A deed” in light of tort and liability can be an action, but also non-action of a person.

A legal body is an entity, other than a natural person, who can function legally, be sued and make decisions as a citizen in the community.

An association has members, and the Board is elected through a more democratic procedure.

The term “indemnity” means that compensation given to persons against loss should bring the persons in the same position as they were before the damages suffered.

The “Landsverordening Aansprakelijkheidsverzekering Motorrijtuigen 1983”, the law pertaining to motorvehicle insurance.

The Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles is charged with the supervision of the insurance industry.

The amount provided for by law payable for “own risk” is Nafl.150.00

The victim of a crime can be classified as the underdog in our Criminal law.

By a top-down Criminal law system it is implied that Government, represented by the Prosecution, is representing the victim against the suspect in a criminal case.

Crime prevention is a matter for the entire community.

Crime Prevention starts at home.

Book 1 of our Civil Code dealing with family law was lastly changed in January 2001.

A “Trade Mark” includes any word, name, symbol, or device or a combination thereof established and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others.