A vigorous constitutional movement has characterized the last two decades of Latin American politics. Claiming to recover popular sovereignty through the establishment of new constitutions the reformers, led by the Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, aim at moving beyond the heritage of liberal modernity and establishing new states capable of abolishing historical oppressions and accomplishing emancipation. I inquire into the philosophical underpinnings of this idea, and particularly, into (...)

In Genocide Denials and the Law, Ludovic Hennebel and Thomas Hochmann offer a thorough study of the relationship between law and genocide denial from the perspectives of specialists from six countries. This controversial topic provokes strong international reactions involving emotion caused by denial along with concerns about freedom of speech.
Ludovic Hennebel and Thomas Hochmann (eds.), Genocide Denials and the Law, Oxford University Press, New York, 2011.
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Le management judiciaire est en marche. Il a le vent en poupe. Il s’impose de plus en plus, dans les textes et dans les têtes, comme l’instrument indispensable, sinon unique pour opérer la modernisation et la rationalisation du service public de la justice. Indispensable selon les uns, le nouveau management de la justice suscite toutefois des peurs, des résistances et des interrogations chez ceux qui, au sein du monde judiciaire et audelà, y voient le risque d’une dénaturation ou d’une aliénation (...)