sheggle/dutch-legal-documents

---
license: cc0-1.0
language:
- nl
size_categories:
- 1M<n<10M
tags:
- legal
- dutch
- law
- rechtspraak
- eur-lex
- kamerstukken
- court-rulings
- legislation
pretty_name: Dutch Legal Documents
---

# Dutch Legal Documents

A comprehensive collection of **1.14 million** Dutch legal documents, including court rulings, parliamentary documents, and EU legislation.

## Sources

| Source | Type | Documents | Description |
|--------|------|-----------|-------------|
| **Rechtspraak.nl** | Court rulings | 882,212 | All Dutch court rulings from Hoge Raad, Raad van State, Gerechtshoven, Rechtbanken, CRvB, CBb |
| **Officiële Bekendmakingen** | Parliamentary docs | 255,837 | Kamerstukken, Handelingen, Memories van Toelichting, Staatsblad |
| **EUR-Lex** | EU case law | 1,673 | Court of Justice of the EU judgments (Dutch language) |
| **EUR-Lex** | EU regulations | 453 | EU regulations/verordeningen (Dutch language) |

## Fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `id` | Internal ID |
| `source` | Source database: `rechtspraak`, `bekendmakingen`, or `eurlex` |
| `identifier` | Unique document ID: ECLI number, CELEX number, or publication ID |
| `court_or_body` | Court or institution name |
| `court_level` | Court hierarchy: 1=Hoge Raad/CJEU, 2=Raad van State, 3=Gerechtshof, 4=Rechtbank, 5=Kantongerecht |
| `document_type` | Document type: Uitspraak, Kamerstuk, Handelingen, Staatsblad, Verordening |
| `document_subtype` | Subtype: Memorie van toelichting, Brief, Motie, Amendement, etc. |
| `title` | Document title |
| `summary` | Summary/inhoudsindicatie (when available) |
| `full_text` | Full document text |
| `date_document` | Document date |
| `legal_domain` | Legal domain (e.g., Strafrecht, Bestuursrecht, Civiel recht) |
| `url` | URL to original document |
| `raw_metadata` | Additional metadata as JSON |

## License

All data is **CC0 / Public Domain**:
- Dutch court rulings: no copyright per Article 11 Auteurswet
- Parliamentary documents: CC0 per Dutch government open data policy
- EUR-Lex: reuse permitted under EU law

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

ds = load_dataset("sheggle/dutch-legal-documents")

# Filter by source
rechtspraak = ds.filter(lambda x: x["source"] == "rechtspraak")

# Filter by court level (1 = highest authority)
hoge_raad = ds.filter(lambda x: x["court_level"] == 1)
```

## Data Collection

Scraped from public APIs:
- **Rechtspraak**: `data.rechtspraak.nl` Open Data API
- **Bekendmakingen**: `repository.overheid.nl` SRU 2.0 API
- **EUR-Lex**: CELLAR SPARQL endpoint + EUR-Lex HTML