The Puzzle of Punitive Memory Laws
New Insights into the Origins and Scope of Punitive Memory Laws
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| ID | 12149271 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Klaus Bachmann (0000-0003-0946-8198, autor correspondente), Igor Lyubashenko (0000-0003-0404-5460, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland), Christian Garuka (Lawyer, Kigali, Rwanda), Grażyna Baranowska (0000-0001-6614-9121, Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland), Vjeran Pavlaković (0000-0003-2549-0627, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia) |
| Ano | 2020 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Fascículo | 4 |
| Páginas | 996-1012 |
| Data de publicação | 2020-08-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | East European Politics and Societies and Cultures (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0888-3254 • E-ISSN: 1533-8371 |
| Editora | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0888325420941093 |
| OpenAlex | W3046943104 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 4 |
In recent years and decades, authoritarian regimes and illiberal democracies have passed and enforced punitive memory laws, intending to ban certain interpretations of past events or sheltering official versions of history against challenges. This comes as no surprise in countries whose governments undermine pluralism and assume the existence of a historical truth that is stable over time, invariable, and self-explanatory. But why do liberal democracies, committed to political pluralism and open debate, pass laws that penalize challenges to certain interpretations of the past and restrict freedom of speech? This article argues that liberal democracies may do so yielding to bottom–up pressure by courts and to regulate civil law disputes for which existing legislation and jurisprudence may not suffice. Based on case studies from Germany, France, Switzerland, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia, we also found punitive memory laws in liberal democracies narrower and more precise than in nonliberal states
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Law and economics · Liberal democracy · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Punitive damages · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
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| Citações por ano | 1 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 4 |