Artikel 121: Public nature of the hearing; reasoning of judgments

Artikel 121

Except in cases laid down by Act of Parliament, trials shall be held in public and judgments shall specify the grounds on which they are based. Judgments shall be pronounced in public.

In andere talen:

English

Except in cases laid down by Act of Parliament, trials shall be held in public and judgments shall specify the grounds on which they are based. Judgments shall be pronounced in public.

Français

Exception faite des cas prévus par la loi, les audiences ont lieu en public e les jugements sont motivés. Le prononcé du ugement se fait en public.

Deutsch

Mit Ausnahme der durch Gesetz bezeichneten Fälle sind die Gerichtsverhandlungen öffentlich und werden die Urteile begründet. Die Urteilsverkündung ist öffentlich.

Español

Con excepción de los casos dispuestos por la ley, las audiencias serán públicas y los fallos serán motivados. Las sentencias se pronunciarán en audiencia pública.

Explanation

Please note: Only the Dutch-language version of the Constitution has legal effect. 

Court hearings are public and accessible to everyone, unless the law provides otherwise. The judge will always pronounce the outcome of the hearing, the judgment, in public. In doing so, he must also explain why and on what grounds he made that decision.

This is further regulated in the Judicial Organization Act.