No Case for Legal Interventionism: Defending Democracy Through Protecting Pluralism and Parliamentarism
<p>Being a democrat means accepting that the law is not a very durable sword against authoritarianism. Democratic law bends and submits to the majority. When push comes to shove, it lacks the capacity to defy anti-democratic, authoritarian majorities. Of course, this does not mean that legal m...
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| description | <p>Being a democrat means accepting that the law is not a very durable sword against authoritarianism. Democratic law bends and submits to the majority. When push comes to shove, it lacks the capacity to defy anti-democratic, authoritarian majorities. Of course, this does not mean that legal mechanisms and instruments are meaningless in this context. They can work against and impede the rise of anti-pluralist, illiberal and anti-democratic political movements. But it is important to acknowledge that legal interventions and prohibitive measures that target anti-liberal, anti-democratic political platforms also pose risks. They may undermine what they are supposed to protect: a free and egalitarian political process that is based on open political competition, pluralism and a free public discourse.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ef59eea59bc4bc08ad94b0a1174a6982022-12-22T02:31:23ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044No Case for Legal Interventionism: Defending Democracy Through Protecting Pluralism and ParliamentarismJelena von Achenbach<p>Being a democrat means accepting that the law is not a very durable sword against authoritarianism. Democratic law bends and submits to the majority. When push comes to shove, it lacks the capacity to defy anti-democratic, authoritarian majorities. Of course, this does not mean that legal mechanisms and instruments are meaningless in this context. They can work against and impede the rise of anti-pluralist, illiberal and anti-democratic political movements. But it is important to acknowledge that legal interventions and prohibitive measures that target anti-liberal, anti-democratic political platforms also pose risks. They may undermine what they are supposed to protect: a free and egalitarian political process that is based on open political competition, pluralism and a free public discourse.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/no-case-for-legal-interventionism-defending-democracy-through-protecting-pluralism-and-parliamentarism/ |
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