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The Queen, the Populists and the Others
Outsiders look with surprise to the climate change in the Netherlands. As well as the Dutch themselves. They loved to see their country as a multi-cultural paradise. But today populists are dominating politics and media. Much to the chagrin of the old political elite, including the progressive Head of State, Queen Beatrix. Geert Wilders now even backs a new minority government. In view of all this, this booklet aims at explaining the Dutch governmental system, especially during the formation of a new government. How democratic is this process? How to explain the important role of the Queen within these political structures? Do we stare here in a democratic gap?
Ritual Slaughter, Animal Welfare and the Freedom of Religion
According to traditional Jewish and Islamic law, animals must be slaughtered by a single cut to the throat. The practice of ritual slaughter has become controversial to the extent that it is interpreted as precluding animals from being stunned first. This raises a number of important and related questions. What are the limits of animal welfare? What are the limits of the right to freedom of religion? What is the best way to discuss this dilemma in a democratic society under the rule of law that also respects minorities? In three essays, the authors reflect upon these and other questions. Jan Willem Sap emphasises that the state must continue its dialogue with Jews and Muslims with the aim to...
The Netherlands Constitution, 1848-1998
In 1848, after a 'bloodless coup', important constitutional reforms occurred in the Netherlands. These constitutional reforms have clearly had enduring value since the Constitution of 1848 and is still the basis of Dutch parliamentary democracy today. The Netherlands Constitution of 1848 not only laid the foundation for the parliamentary system, but t also caused many fierce debates between liberals and conservatives. In this book the 150th anniversary of the Netherlands Constitution of 1848 is viewed from a critical perspective, reflecting on the relation between Protestantism and the constitution. It attempts to place constitutional and political changes in the Netherlands in a more far-reaching perspective.
Judicial Review of Legislation
Constitutionalism is the permanent quest to control state power, of which the judicial review of legislation is a prime example. Although the judicial review of legislation is increasingly common in modern societies, it is not a finished project. This device still raises questions as to whether judicial review is justified, and how it may be structured. Yet, judicial review’s justification and its scope are seldom addressed in the same study, thereby making for an inconvenient divorce of these two related avenues of study. To narrow the divide, the object of this work is quite straightforward. Namely, is the idea of judicial review defensible, and what influences its design and scope? This...
Paving the Way for Revolution
This book explains and evaluates the political theory of early Calvinism amd compares it with the political principles of the great Western revolutions from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries.
Christian Faith, Philosophy & International Relations
How can the turbulent world of international relations be understood and addressed from a Christian faith perspective? In this book fundamental theological and philosophical perspectives are presented from various Christian traditions: Neo-calvinism, Catholic social teaching, critical theory and Christian realism.
Utopian Thinking in Law, Politics, Architecture and Technology
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This innovative book explores the role of utopian thinking in law and politics, including alternative forms of social engineering, such as technology and architecture. Building on Levitas’ Utopia as Method, the topic of utopia is addressed within the book from a multidisciplinary perspective.
