Latvia is a multi-ethnic country, although the proportion of the different ethnic groups among its population has varied. Ethnic origin is recorded in the population register. It is based on the ethnicity of either of a person's parents and can be changed upon reaching the age of majority by...

The Kingdom of Denmark is a constitutional monarchy, consisting of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are not members of the European Union. The Danish judicial system is based on the traditions of civil law as in continental Europe. In general, rules and...

The Netherlands is a decentralised, unitary state and part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (which also includes the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten). King Willem-Alexander is head of state. The Netherlands has a parliamentary system of Government with a bicameral...

According to the most recent census in 2002, the Slovenian population consists of 83 % ethnic Slovenians, 1.98 % Serbs, 1.81 % Croats, 1.10 % Bosnians, 0.11 % Italians, 0.32 % Hungarians and 0.17 % Roma. Members of the Italian and Hungarian minorities enjoy the status of autochthonous...

The Netherlands is a civil-law country. Its laws are written. The role of case law is small in theory, but in practice it is impossible to understand the law in many fields without taking into account the relevant case law. The primary law-making body is formed by the Dutch Parliament in...