The Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (in Dutch: Statuut voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; in Papiamentu: Statuut di Reino Hulandes) is a legal instrument that sets out the political relationship among the four countries that constitute the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten in the Caribbean and the Netherlands (for the most part) in Europe.
[2] The four countries mentioned in the Charter today are the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten.
The Charter states explicitly which elements of lawmaking and policy that involve Aruba, Curaçao and/or Sint Maarten are to be dealt with on the level of the Kingdom as a whole and are thus valid for all four countries.
The affairs of the Kingdom are: In addition, the Charter contains provisions on mutual assistance and co-operation among the four countries.
All four countries are, per the Charter, obliged to promote the realisation of human rights and good governance.