Rechtspraak (Dutch Case Law)
Query Dutch court decisions (uitspraken) by ECLI from Rechtspraak Open Data and LiDO while researching legal or compliance-facing products.
Overview
Rechtspraak MCP is an MCP server for the Idea phase that searches and fetches Dutch court uitspraken by ECLI from Rechtspraak Open Data and LiDO.
What is this MCP server?
- Search Dutch case law and fetch uitspraken by ECLI via MCP tools
- Backed by Rechtspraak Open Data and LiDO identifiers
- stdio npm package rechtspraak-mcp (v0.1.1) for agent-driven legal research
- Title: Rechtspraak (Dutch Case Law) in the official MCP registry metadata
- Server version 0.1.1
- npm identifier rechtspraak-mcp
- Data sources: Rechtspraak Open Data and LiDO
What problem does it solve?
You waste hours tab-switching through Dutch judiciary sites when an agent could pull authoritative case text if only the data were exposed as MCP tools.
Who is it for?
Builders researching Netherlands-focused legal, policy, or compliance products who want ECLI-grounded case retrieval in Claude Code or Cursor.
Skip if: Products with no Dutch legal scope or teams that need certified legal advice rather than open-data lookup.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent can query and return uitspraken by ECLI inside the IDE, feeding validation docs, prototypes, or RAG design with cited primary material.
- Search results over Dutch case law corpora via MCP
- Fetched uitspraak content keyed by ECLI
- Research notes or specs grounded in Rechtspraak Open Data citations
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Journey fit
Case-law lookup is research you do before committing to features, copy, or market positioning tied to NL legal context. Search-and-fetch over authoritative open legal corpora is classic discovery research, not shipping or growth analytics.
How it compares
Specialized legal open-data MCP connector, not a general web search skill or document PDF parser.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Rechtspraak MCP for?
Developers and solo builders validating NL legal or compliance ideas who want agents to search and fetch Dutch uitspraken by ECLI over MCP.
When should I use Rechtspraak MCP?
During idea and research when you need cited Dutch case law from Rechtspraak Open Data before scoping a legal-tech or content feature.
How do I add Rechtspraak MCP to my agent?
Install the rechtspraak-mcp npm package, register it as a stdio MCP server in your host config, then invoke search and fetch tools with ECLI or query parameters per the repo README.