Rechtspraak OpenData: Archival Snapshots of Dutch Court Decisions

Rechtspraak OpenData Archive stores source-oriented archival snapshots used by Maastricht Rechtspraak data pipelines. The repository contains raw data downloaded from upstream OpenData feeds and compressed export snapshots. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-26 by author davidwickerhf.

Use Cases

• Building data ingestion pipelines based on raw source snapshots.
• Archiving historical versions of legal open data feeds.
• Studying the structure and evolution of the Rechtspraak OpenData format.

Strengths

• Repository is organized with separate directories for raw source data and processed exports.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative Rechtspraak OpenData feeds.
• Last update timestamp of 2026-04-26 is provided.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Rechtspraak OpenData feeds.

Collection Method

Archival snapshots downloaded from upstream feeds and processed by the rs-migration pipeline.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-26 00:58:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Netherlands, based on the 'Rechtspraak' source name.