The legalization of cannabis in the Netherlands and its consistency to the United Nations\u27 international law and European Union\u27s international law against drugs

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\u27s 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\u27s perspective as deviant. This paper uses Neoliberal Institutionalism as the theoretical framework. The paper\u27s discussion is limited to drugs, but the implication of the study about the relationship of one\u27s 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