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Memory Wars of Commercial Worth – The Legal Status of the Red Star in Hungary
11 January 2018 By Marina BánWith this blogpost for the T.M.C. Asser Institute – Verfassungsblog joint symposium, I would like to draw attention to another facet in the legal governance of historical memory, that regarding the use of totalitarian symbols of the past. This issue remains pa...
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Rule of Law in Poland: Memory Politics and Belarusian Minority
4 January 2018 By Uladzislau BelavusauHow we remember the past is subject to legal regulation in many parts of Europe. We prohibit genocide denial and the glorification of totalitarianism, make historical claims in the preambles of constitutions, prescribe how to teach history in school curricula,...
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The EU-Turkey Statement or the ‘Refugee Deal’: The Extra-Legal Deal of Extraordinary Times?
21 December 2017The process leading to the EU-Turkey ‘refugee deal’ was in total disregard of the applicable Treaty procedure, and as such sidestepped the European Parliament, says Asser researcher Narin Idriz. The legal aspects of the EU-Turkey deal attracted fresh scholarly...