Constitutional Democracy and The Sound of (Academic) Silence
<p>Many constitutions, and the liberal values that permeate them, constitute the reaction to the mass atrocities, often in the face of academic silence (if not full-blown endorsement). Therefore, a constitutional law scholar that does not denounce attempts to subvert the constitutional order a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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| Series: | Verfassungsblog |
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| Online Access: | https://verfassungsblog.de/constitutional-democracy-and-the-sound-of-academic-silence/ |
| Summary: | <p>Many constitutions, and the liberal values that permeate them, constitute the reaction to the mass atrocities, often in the face of academic silence (if not full-blown endorsement). Therefore, a constitutional law scholar that does not denounce attempts to subvert the constitutional order as such is actually sacrificing the pursuit of legal knowledge at the altar of a misguided – and historically damned – attempt at ‘neutrality’. The sound of academic silence, in the face of constitutional regression, is deafening.</p>
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| ISSN: | 2366-7044 |