PROJUS –National Research Report, Netherlands

This report covers the Netherlands and constitutes one of the 5 national reports developed as part of the PRO-JUS project. The report is the result of a research that has combined desk research, analysis and semi-structured interviews with adult stakeholders and children. Developed according to a common research methodology that was employed in all of the 5 project countries, the report presents the research findings and identifies noteworthy practices as well as recommendations. Derived frm the results, it could be seen that within the legal framework and policies, it is not obvious that there is a distinction made between the allocation of rights to Dutch and non-Dutch children. However, based on the interviews conducted during the research process, a distinction between the two categories of children does occur in practice. National legislation on the right to information in criminal proceedings largely complies with the requirements of the EU Directive.