Four years after Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, in his co-edited book Asser Institute researcher Uladzislau Belavusau highlights how the Kremlin used 'memory laws' to deny Ukraineโs historical agency and weaponised history through legislation.
๐ Read more: lnkd.in/eFQS3VSS
#MemoryLaws #Ukraine
In the courtroom of history, constitutions testify โ in full voice, sotto voce or through silence itself. ๐ My review of Huangโs (ed.) book โConstitutionalizing Transitional Justiceโ (Routledge 2024), forthcoming in the Int Journal of Const Law, is available on: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
A great present found me at the office today, infinite thanks, @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social ! Already the cover is superb and to the point: the Ukrainisarion of Repin is a fun story line in the book no doubt!
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/politics-...
One 2025 piece that specially matters to me: a chapter on #Belarus in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, and its laws on historical memory, framed by citing Nobel laureate Aleล Bialiatski โ just released from prison (for even bleak chapters need not end without hope): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Yesterday I presented my research on the global rise of memory laws at a workshop inspired by the Oscar-winning film โAinda Estou Aquiโ, hosted by the Escola da Magistratura do Rio de Janeiro. Great to reconnect with colleagues & friends. Sempre uma alegria voltar ao querido Rioโฆ ainda estou aqui. ๐ง๐ท
Back from Trier after presenting my hate-speech research at the ERA's (Academy of European Law) EU anti-discrimination law seminar. Always great to return to Germanyโs oldest town. Grateful for the occasion to inform judges across Europe and the ERA's flawless organisation. ๐ฉ๐ช๐ช๐บ
Grateful to the @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social for the round table launching our book "Politics of Memory Laws (@hartpublishing.bsky.social). Merci, Anastasiia Vorobiova, Vincent Chang, Tuomas Forsberg & Warsaw's November - za fajne towarzystwo i pieroลผki! ๐ต๐ฑ
๐ www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
A pure aesthetic joy to speak in the Aula Magna of the
@ub.edu - on how the Russo-Ukrainian war has reshaped security & identity in EU law & politics. Grร cies to @euromemories.bsky.social for a brilliant conference on memรฒria I democrร cia. The autumn in Eixample never ceases to inspire. ๐
Our book launch in cozy Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social) was a joy! ๐ฉ๐ฐ We presented our "Politics of Memory Laws" (@hartpublishing.bsky.social) with Maria Mรคlksoo & Aleksandra Gliszczyลska-Grabias. ๐ 20% off with this code: GLR BD8 ๐ bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
Open access from Oct โ25!
Our new book "Politics of Memory Laws: Russia, Ukraine & Beyond" (co-edited with A. Gliszczyลska-Grabias, M. Mรคlksoo & A. Nuรberger) is out with @hartpublishing.bsky.social! - How laws on historical memory shape war & security in ๐ท๐บ, ๐บ๐ฆ, their neighbours & Europe: www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
New in open-access! In his Law & Critique article, @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social explores how the Netherlands as a constitutional monarchy handles its memory politics โ contrasting it with Franceโs republican approach based on parliamentary memory laws.
๐Read here: www.asser.nl/about-the-as...
Fresh in the "Law & Critique" journal โ my article on #colonial memory laws in ๐ซ๐ท & ๐ณ๐ฑ. I argue the Dutch model, anchored in the monarchโs role and the Kingdomโs structure ๐, enables mnemonic constitutionalism โ and more room for dialogue:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New initiative by @verfassungsblog.de: the VerfassungsBook series is here! Available in all major ๐ฉ๐ช bookstores.
Fresh volume: "Owning the Past", ed. by Angelika Nuรberger & Paula Rhein-Fischer.
My piece covers memory laws in ๐ซ๐ท & ๐ณ๐ฑ.
Free PDF: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
In a new op-ed for de Volkskrant, researcher @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social explores how the Netherlandsโ symbolic approach to confronting its slavery past offers a thoughtful alternative to restrictive memory laws in Europe.
Read more: lnkd.in/e3gYpYwC
#historicaljustice #reparativejustice
Great news, Laurent! Congratulations once again to the author and to the proud Doktorvater. ๐ I hope to see you and Kaan again before long (maybe in the Netherlands) โ always a pleasure!
๐ณ๐ฑ Mijn opiniestuk vandaag in @volkskrant.nl: waarom NL bij Keti Koti kiest voor koninklijke excuses i.p.v. parlementaire herinneringswetten.
๐ฌ๐ง My op-ed today in @volkskrant.nl: on why Dutch royal apologies may work better than memory laws by parliaments.
๐ www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
๐If youโre near Huddersfield ๐ฌ๐ง, donโt miss the book launch this 30 June by Aytekin Kaan Kurtul โ presenting his brilliant monograph on lรจse-majestรฉ: the offence of insulting heads of state. My endorsement is on the screenshot below.๐
๐ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... | @profpech.bsky.social
Spoke (& learned tons!) on Chinese memory laws & East-Asian memory studies at a top workshop in lovely Leiden, thanks to Dr. Vincent Chang. The "Leiden Asian Studies" scholars = razor-sharp erudite minds. Hope my little โconstitutionalโ detour to Korea & Japan didnโt send anyone to sleep! ๐จ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ท ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ต ๐น๐ผ
Gladly serving on the jury for Dr. Masuma Shahidโs PhD defence (online from Italy ๐ฎ๐น and thus, missing a rare occasion to wear a gown) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.๐ณ๐ฑ Warm congrats to Masuma & her co-supervisors, Profs. Jeroen Temperman & Ellen Hey, on a timely thesis on equal marriage right! ๐
Touching base again with my Florentine alma mater this month as a visiting scholar at the EUI's (@eui-eu.bsky.social's) Robert Schuman Center (@eui-schuman.bsky.social). Trying to wrap up some delayed constitutional scribbles โ bribe me with a gelato and I might just share a draft by the end of May.
Thereโs much at stake in this ruling that addresses research integrity, truth, and challenging the master narrative. The implications of archival research is wide.
@ulad-belavusau.bsky.social TY the EHRLR for the invite!
In this @verfassungsblog.de essay, I compare French๐ซ๐ท & Dutch๐ณ๐ฑ governance of colonial history. I explain why the Dutch mnemonic constitutionalism is a more compelling model than Franceโs controversial memory laws from the 2000s. Particularly suited to monarchies๐: verfassungsblog.de/memory-laws-...
Memory laws and historical narratives are gaining significance - but they can also be leveraged as tools by authoritarian and illiberal governments.
ANGELIKA NUรBERGER and PAULA RHEIN-FISCHER kick off a new symposium on historical narratives in law and politics:
verfassungsblog.de/omnipresent-...
My new open-access article on memory laws & the politics of #history in #Belarus is out in the Review of Central & East European Law: brill.com/view/journal... ๐ It explores the peculiar framing of #genocide & the authoritarian memory politics in recent Belarusian legislation. @tmcasser.bsky.social
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Reconnecting with carioca colleagues is a joy โ especially when we dive into memory laws at the Escola da Magistratura. ๐ง๐ท If youโre in Rio this month, nรฃo fiquem tรญmidos โ reach out. Const. law, human rights (esp. free speech), anti-discrimination, EU law & memory politics. Vamos trocar ideias ๐ผ
Iโm back to Rio for a research mission this month & a workshop on mnemonic constitutionalism at the Escola da Magistratura on Friday-the-13th: emerj.tjrj.jus.br/evento/8582. Youโre warmly invited โ also for a coffee in town. Even constitutionalism needs a caffeine boost to fight jet lag! โ๐ด
