nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/afc4ff98cfe247da DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250129s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/afc4ff98cfe247da doi eng 342 23 Belavusau, Uladzislau Author aut Memory Laws and Colonial Reckoning in France and the Netherlands - How Legal Frameworks Shape the Legacy of Colonialism Belavusau, Uladzislau Verfassungsblog 2025-01-29 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier While France embraced the formal regulation of historical memory regarding its colonial past nearly two decades ago with the adoption of a law by its parliament, the Netherlands has opted for more symbolic recognition on behalf of the head of state. The essay argues that, despite neither approach being capable of fully satisfying all sides in the debate on how to frame colonialism in the present, the Dutch model is notably less problematic concerning its impact on freedom of expression, adherence to the rule of law, and the fit towards a unique set-up of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. CC BY-SA 4.0 China Kolonialismus Memory Memory Laws Niederlande Polen Russland historical memory (DE-588)4009937-4 gnd China (DE-588)4042203-3 gnd Niederlande (DE-588)4046496-9 gnd Polen (DE-588)4076899-5 gnd Russland Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/memory-laws-and-colonial-reckoning-in-france-and-the-netherlands/ raw object