Abstract
The Dutch constitution, article 97, states:
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“Alle Nederlanders daartoe in staat, zijn verplicht mede te werken tot handhaving van de onafhankelijkheid van het Rijk en tot de verdediging van zijn grondgebied”.
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The constitution continues in article 98:
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“Tot bescherming van de belangen van de staat is een krijgsmacht, bestaande uit vrijwillig dienenden en uit dienstplichtigen”2
“Under the volunteer army, there is no reason why we couldn’t maintain a “stand-by” draft — a reserve mechanism to be called upon only in case of national emergency.”
James C. Miller, A volunteer army for America, In: Miller J. (ed.), Why the Draft, the Case for the Volunteer Force, Baltimore, 1968, pp. 185.
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“All Dutch people, who are able, are obliged to cooperate in maintaining the independence of the Kingdom en the defense of its territory”.
“To protect the interests of the state there are armed forces, consisting of volunteers and conscripts”.
See N.H.M. Roos, NRC-Handelsblad, 3 november 1992, opinionpage
H.J. van de Schroeff, Kosten en Kostprijs, Amsterdam 1979, pp. 114.
This also means that the revenues of the sale of grounds will also go to the Ministry of Defense
This paragraph is based on: M. Binkin, US-reserve forces: the problem of the weekend warrior, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 1975.
See paragraph 8.1.
See chapter 5, paragraph 4, footnote 10.
The now following part is based on: A.G.J. Haselbekke, Profijtbeginsel en politieke besluitvorming, Leiden, 1989, pp. 176–183 and
A. Breton and R. Wintrobe, The Logic of Bureaucratic Conduct, Cambridge, 1982.
See Abva-Kabo, “Aaneen”, 29–8–1992, p. 8 “Niemand Staat graag macht af”.
Ibid.
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Duindam, S. (1999). The transformation of a conscription force into an all-volunteer force. In: Military Conscription. Contributions to Economics. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50005-3_8
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