Supreme Court of New Batavia

Coat of arms of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of New Batavia (Hooggerechtshof) was established by the Union of Utrecht in 2007. The Supreme Court was retained by the constitutions of the Second, Third and Fourth Republic.

Justices

Abdullah van Nedersticht, Chief Justice since 2020

On October 3, 2007 Erwin V.H. was appointed Chief Justice. He remained Chief Justice until the government went into exile in 2011.

On December 9, 2020 Abdullah van Nedersticht was appointed Chief Justice.

Cases heard

Second Republic Era

Date	Case name	On
2008-11-30	Xander v. the Cabinet	On the legality of the referendum
2009-01-26	The President v. the National Assembly	On the constitutionality of the Intelligence Bill
2009-03-26	Frans v. the President	On the violation of the separation of powers by the President
2009-11-23	Frans v. the National Assembly	On the language of a friendship treaty and its translation into Dutch
2009-11-17	Frans v. the National Assembly	On the law on the Economy of the Small Commonwealth. This law and the law on human rights were both dismissed

Fourth Republic Era

1. 2020-12-xx: President vs. Majlis-ash-Shoera. The President vetoed a treaty. On the language of a friendship treaty and its translation into Dutch.