the hoge raad der nederlanden is the supreme court of the kingdom by virtue of the cassation regulation for the netherlands antilles and aruba. the basis for this regulation is article 23 of the charter. the second paragraph of that article specifies that if an overseas country of the kingdom so requests, the kingdom act should provide for an additional court member from that country. to date, neither aruba, curaçao, nor sint maarten has used this right.