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Constitution of the Netherlands

The constitution of the Netherlands dates back to 1815. The full text can be found at http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlandse_Grondwet.

Chapters:

  1. Basic rights
  2. Government
  3. Parliament
  4. Advisory institutions
  5. Law and government
  6. Administration of justice
  7. Lower government
  8. Revision of the constitution

There are also several additional articles.

Chapter 1 (Basic right) deals with issues such as equality (article 1), the right to vote, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to meet and protest and the right to privacy.