The legalization of cannabis in the Netherlands and its consistency to the United Nations' international law and European Union's international law against drugs

• Main Authors: Craig, Alexandra, Sta. Cruz, Denise
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Marijuana—Law and legislation; Cannabis; European Languages and Societies; Food and Drug Law; Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/4997
• Institution: De La Salle University

The topic of this study was created during a time of reflection. After realizing that there are international laws that govern us like why do some states still choose to be deviant? Are they in fact deviant? If they are, what have International Institutions have made to ensure for this to be avoided. And if a country wants to be deviant, what does it need to possess in order to do so? These are the questions that led to this paper and which the authors struggle to pursue.As the recent events in our society have presented, drugs is one of the world's biggest societal problems. The authors do not deny the need for this issue to be address. Hence, they created a case study of the Netherlands drugs policy which is believed by the world's perspective as deviant. This paper uses Neoliberal Institutionalism as the theoretical framework. The paper's discussion is limited to drugs, but the implication of the study about the relationship of one's country with international laws goes beyond drugs, and encompasses issues such as environment and human rights. The study, as it will be presented, will be a critique of different institutions that govern the world today such as the UN and the EU, in their increasing influence, or perhaps their deteriorating function for implementation.