The TPNW and the Netherlands: Dutch Government: "Only politics stands in the way of joining the TPNW "- by Susi Snyder

Last 2018 the Dutch parliament passed a motion calling on the government to provide a legal analysis as to whether or not the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was compatible with existing Dutch law.

On 30 January 2019, the government answered.

A letter sent by Dutch Foreign Minister S.A. Blok and Defence Minister A.Th.B. Bijleveld-Schouten responded that joining the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons would not require any changes to existing Dutch legislation, however it would require additional implementation legislation. However, the conclusion of the legal analysis is that the need for implementing legislation does not stand in the way of possible signing and acceptance of the Convention by the Kingdom.

The letter took as its starting point that all international treaties that the Netherlands joins become part of the Dutch legal system. And that, if it’s possible, the implementation of any treaties joined by the Netherlands should be done within existing legislation and regulations.Bottom Line: no clarity - just words.

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