Memory Laws and Colonial Reckoning in France and the Netherlands - How Legal Frameworks Shape the Legacy of Colonialism
Belavusau, Uladzislau
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2025-01-29
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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.
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Belavusau, Uladzislau
China
Kolonialismus
Memory
Memory Laws
Niederlande
Polen
Russland
historical memory
China
Niederlande
Polen
Russland
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