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Judicial branch Aruba, in 36 editions.
The entry for Aruba published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024- Joint High Court of Justice Chief of State--Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Felipe B. TROMP (since 1 January 1986);
- Head of Government--Prime Minister Nelson ODUBER (since NA February 1989)
Joint High Court of Justice Chief of State--Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Felipe B. TROMP (since 1 January 1986); Head of Government--Prime Minister Nelson ODUBER (since NA February 1989)
- Joint High Court of Justice Chief of State--Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Felipe B. TROMP (since 1 January 1986);
- Head of Government--Prime Minister Nelson ODUBER (since NA February 1989) Electoral Movement Party (MEP), Nelson ODUBER;
- Aruban People's Party (AVP), Henny EMAN;
- National Democratic Action (ADN), Pedro Charro KELLY;
- New Patriotic Party (PPN), Eddy WERLEMEN;
- Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA), Leo CHANCE;
- Aruban Democratic Party (PDA), Leo BERLINSKI;
- Democratic Action '86 (AD'86), Arturo ODUBER;
- governing coalition includes the MEP, PPA, and ADN
Joint High Court of Justice Chief of State--Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Felipe B. TROMP (since 1 January 1986); Head of Government--Prime Minister Nelson ODUBER (since NA February 1989) Electoral Movement Party (MEP), Nelson ODUBER; Aruban People's Party (AVP), Henny EMAN; National Democratic Action (ADN), Pedro Charro KELLY; New Patriotic Party (PPN), Eddy WERLEMEN; Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA), Leo CHANCE; Aruban Democratic Party (PDA), Leo BERLINSKI; Democratic Action '86 (AD'86), Arturo ODUBER; governing coalition includes the MEP, PPA, and ADN
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Joint High Court of Justice
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
Joint High Court of Justice
Joint High Court of Justice
- Political parties and leaders:
- Electoral Movement Party (MEP), Nelson ODUBER;
- Aruban People's Party (AVP), Henny EMAN;
- National Democratic Action (ADN), Pedro Charro KELLY;
- New Patriotic Party (PPN), Eddy WERLEMEN;
- Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA), Benny NISBET;
- Aruban Democratic Party (PDA), Leo BERLINSKI;
- Democratic Action '86 (AD '86), Arturo ODUBER;
- Organization for Aruban Liberty (OLA), Glenbert CROES
note: governing coalition includes the MEP, PPA, and ADN
- Member of:
- ECLAC (associate),
- INTERPOL,
- IOC,
- UNESCO (associate),
- WCL,
- WTO (associate)
- Diplomatic representation in US:
- none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)
- US diplomatic representation:
- none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)
- Flag:
- blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
Joint High Court of Justice
Political parties and leaders:
Electoral Movement Party (MEP), Nelson ODUBER; Aruban People's Party
(AVP), Henny EMAN; National Democratic Action (ADN), Pedro Charro
KELLY; New Patriotic Party (PPN), Eddy WERLEMEN; Aruban Patriotic
Party (PPA), Benny NISBET; Aruban Democratic Party (PDA), Leo
BERLINSKI; Democratic Action '86 (AD '86), Arturo ODUBER; Organization
for Aruban Liberty (OLA), Glenbert CROES
note:
governing coalition includes the MEP, PPA, and ADN
Member of:
ECLAC (associate), INTERPOL, IOC, UNESCO (associate), WCL, WTO
(associate)
Diplomatic representation in US:
none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)
US diplomatic representation:
none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)
Flag:
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower
portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper
hoist-side corner
The same text in 3 editions, 1995 to 1997.
Joint High Court of Justice
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
Joint High Court of Justice
Joint High Court of Justice; judges are appointed by the Netherlands monarch
Joint High Court of Justice Justice; judges are appointed by
the Netherlands monarch
Joint High Court of Justice (judges are appointed by the monarch)
Joint High Court of Justice; judges Justice (judges are
appointed byNetherlands monarch monarch)
The same text in 5 editions, 2000 to 2004.
Joint High Court of Justice (judges are appointed by the monarch)
Joint High Court of Justice (judges are
The same text in 5 editions, 2005 to 2009.
Common Court of Justice of Aruba (judges are appointed by the monarch)
Joint High Common Court of Justice of Aruba (judges are appointed by the monarch)
The same text in 3 editions, 2010 to 2012.
Common Court of Justice, Joint High Court of Justice (judges appointed by the monarch)
Common Court of Justice Justice, Joint High Court of Aruba Justice (judges are appointed by the monarch)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
- Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (consists of the presiding judge, NA members, and NA substitutes);
- final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands
note - prior to 2010, the Joint Court of Justice was the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
- judge selection and term of office:
- Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life
- subordinate courts:
- Courts in First Instance
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (consists of the presiding judge, NA members, and NA substitutes); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands
note - prior to 2010, the Joint Court of Justice was the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
judge selection and term of office:
Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life
subordinate courts:
Courts in First Instance
- highest court(s):
- Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (consists of the presiding judge, NA members, and NA substitutes);
- final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands
note - prior to 2010, the Joint Court of Justice was the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
- judge selection and term of office:
- Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life
- subordinate courts:
- Courts in First Instance
highest court(s):
note - prior to 2010, the Joint Court of Justice was the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
judge selection and term of office:
subordinate courts:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- highest court(s):
- Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel);
- final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands
- judge selection and term of office:
- Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life
- subordinate courts:
- Courts in First Instance
highest court(s): Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (consists of the presiding judge, NA members, and NA substitutes); (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands
note - prior to 2010, the Joint Court of Justice was the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
judge selection and term of office: Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life
subordinate courts: Courts in First Instance
- highest courts:
- Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel);
- final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands
- judge selection and term of office:
- Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life
- subordinate courts:
- Courts in First Instance
highest court(s): courts: Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands
judge selection and term of office: Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life
subordinate courts: Courts in First Instance
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel);
- final appeals heard by the Supreme Court in The Hague, Netherlands
- judge selection and term of office:
- Joint Court judges appointed for life by the monarch
- subordinate courts:
- Court in First Instance
highest courts: Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus Eustatius and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, Court in The Hague, Netherlands
judge selection and term of office: Joint Court judges appointed for life by the monarch for life
subordinate courts: Courts Court in First Instance
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- highest court(s):
- Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel);
- final appeals heard by the Supreme Court in The Hague, Netherlands
- judge selection and term of office:
- Joint Court judges appointed for life by the monarch
- subordinate courts:
- Court in First Instance
highest courts: court(s): Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court in The Hague, Netherlands
judge selection and term of office: Joint Court judges appointed for life by the monarch
subordinate courts: Court in First Instance
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Aruba: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/aruba/judicial-branch.