Ulad Belavusau
@ulad-belavusau.bsky.social
A scholar of EU law, constitutionalism, human rights & memory politics 🇳🇱
Pinned
The Politics of Memory Laws
This open access book explores the political utility and consequences of memory laws with a focus on how militant memory laws frame, underpin and generate inter…
www.bloomsbury.com
Our new book "Politics of Memory Laws: Russia, Ukraine & Beyond" (co-edited with A. Gliszczyńska-Grabias, M. Mälksoo & A. Nußberger) is out with @hartpublishing.bsky.social! - How laws on historical memory shape war & security in 🇷🇺, 🇺🇦, their neighbours & Europe: www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
One 2025 piece that specially matters to me: a chapter on #Belarus in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, and its laws on historical memory, framed by citing Nobel laureate Aleś Bialiatski – just released from prison (for even bleak chapters need not end without hope): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
One 2025 piece that specially matters to me: a chapter on #Belarus in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, and its laws on historical memory, framed by citing Nobel laureate Aleś Bialiatski – just released from prison (for even bleak chapters need not end without hope): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Yesterday I presented my research on the global rise of memory laws at a workshop inspired by the Oscar-winning film “Ainda Estou Aqui”, hosted by the Escola da Magistratura do Rio de Janeiro. Great to reconnect with colleagues & friends. Sempre uma alegria voltar ao querido Rio… ainda estou aqui. 🇧🇷
December 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Yesterday I presented my research on the global rise of memory laws at a workshop inspired by the Oscar-winning film “Ainda Estou Aqui”, hosted by the Escola da Magistratura do Rio de Janeiro. Great to reconnect with colleagues & friends. Sempre uma alegria voltar ao querido Rio… ainda estou aqui. 🇧🇷
Back from Trier after presenting my hate-speech research at the ERA's (Academy of European Law) EU anti-discrimination law seminar. Always great to return to Germany’s oldest town. Grateful for the occasion to inform judges across Europe and the ERA's flawless organisation. 🇩🇪🇪🇺
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Back from Trier after presenting my hate-speech research at the ERA's (Academy of European Law) EU anti-discrimination law seminar. Always great to return to Germany’s oldest town. Grateful for the occasion to inform judges across Europe and the ERA's flawless organisation. 🇩🇪🇪🇺
Grateful to the @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social for the round table launching our book "Politics of Memory Laws (@hartpublishing.bsky.social). Merci, Anastasiia Vorobiova, Vincent Chang, Tuomas Forsberg & Warsaw's November - za fajne towarzystwo i pierożki! 🇵🇱
📘 www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
📘 www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Grateful to the @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social for the round table launching our book "Politics of Memory Laws (@hartpublishing.bsky.social). Merci, Anastasiia Vorobiova, Vincent Chang, Tuomas Forsberg & Warsaw's November - za fajne towarzystwo i pierożki! 🇵🇱
📘 www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
📘 www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
A pure aesthetic joy to speak in the Aula Magna of the
@ub.edu - on how the Russo-Ukrainian war has reshaped security & identity in EU law & politics. Gràcies to @euromemories.bsky.social for a brilliant conference on memòria I democràcia. The autumn in Eixample never ceases to inspire. 𝄞
@ub.edu - on how the Russo-Ukrainian war has reshaped security & identity in EU law & politics. Gràcies to @euromemories.bsky.social for a brilliant conference on memòria I democràcia. The autumn in Eixample never ceases to inspire. 𝄞
October 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A pure aesthetic joy to speak in the Aula Magna of the
@ub.edu - on how the Russo-Ukrainian war has reshaped security & identity in EU law & politics. Gràcies to @euromemories.bsky.social for a brilliant conference on memòria I democràcia. The autumn in Eixample never ceases to inspire. 𝄞
@ub.edu - on how the Russo-Ukrainian war has reshaped security & identity in EU law & politics. Gràcies to @euromemories.bsky.social for a brilliant conference on memòria I democràcia. The autumn in Eixample never ceases to inspire. 𝄞
Our book launch in cozy Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social) was a joy! 🇩🇰 We presented our "Politics of Memory Laws" (@hartpublishing.bsky.social) with Maria Mälksoo & Aleksandra Gliszczyńska-Grabias. 📚 20% off with this code: GLR BD8 👉 bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
Open access from Oct ’25!
Open access from Oct ’25!
September 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Our book launch in cozy Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social) was a joy! 🇩🇰 We presented our "Politics of Memory Laws" (@hartpublishing.bsky.social) with Maria Mälksoo & Aleksandra Gliszczyńska-Grabias. 📚 20% off with this code: GLR BD8 👉 bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
Open access from Oct ’25!
Open access from Oct ’25!
Our new book "Politics of Memory Laws: Russia, Ukraine & Beyond" (co-edited with A. Gliszczyńska-Grabias, M. Mälksoo & A. Nußberger) is out with @hartpublishing.bsky.social! - How laws on historical memory shape war & security in 🇷🇺, 🇺🇦, their neighbours & Europe: www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
The Politics of Memory Laws
This open access book explores the political utility and consequences of memory laws with a focus on how militant memory laws frame, underpin and generate inter…
www.bloomsbury.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Our new book "Politics of Memory Laws: Russia, Ukraine & Beyond" (co-edited with A. Gliszczyńska-Grabias, M. Mälksoo & A. Nußberger) is out with @hartpublishing.bsky.social! - How laws on historical memory shape war & security in 🇷🇺, 🇺🇦, their neighbours & Europe: www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...
Reposted by Ulad Belavusau
New in open-access! In his Law & Critique article, @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social explores how the Netherlands as a constitutional monarchy handles its memory politics — contrasting it with France’s republican approach based on parliamentary memory laws.
🔗Read here: www.asser.nl/about-the-as...
🔗Read here: www.asser.nl/about-the-as...
September 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New in open-access! In his Law & Critique article, @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social explores how the Netherlands as a constitutional monarchy handles its memory politics — contrasting it with France’s republican approach based on parliamentary memory laws.
🔗Read here: www.asser.nl/about-the-as...
🔗Read here: www.asser.nl/about-the-as...
Fresh in the "Law & Critique" journal – my article on #colonial memory laws in 🇫🇷 & 🇳🇱. I argue the Dutch model, anchored in the monarch’s role and the Kingdom’s structure 👑, enables mnemonic constitutionalism – and more room for dialogue:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Memory Laws on Slavery in France and the Netherlands: From Guillotines to Windmills - Law and Critique
This article compares legislation addressing the legacy of slavery in France and the Netherlands. By virtue of its 2001 ‘Taubira Law’, France recognised the transatlantic slave trade as a crime agains...
link.springer.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Fresh in the "Law & Critique" journal – my article on #colonial memory laws in 🇫🇷 & 🇳🇱. I argue the Dutch model, anchored in the monarch’s role and the Kingdom’s structure 👑, enables mnemonic constitutionalism – and more room for dialogue:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New initiative by @verfassungsblog.de: the VerfassungsBook series is here! Available in all major 🇩🇪 bookstores.
Fresh volume: "Owning the Past", ed. by Angelika Nußberger & Paula Rhein-Fischer.
My piece covers memory laws in 🇫🇷 & 🇳🇱.
Free PDF: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
Fresh volume: "Owning the Past", ed. by Angelika Nußberger & Paula Rhein-Fischer.
My piece covers memory laws in 🇫🇷 & 🇳🇱.
Free PDF: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
September 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM
New initiative by @verfassungsblog.de: the VerfassungsBook series is here! Available in all major 🇩🇪 bookstores.
Fresh volume: "Owning the Past", ed. by Angelika Nußberger & Paula Rhein-Fischer.
My piece covers memory laws in 🇫🇷 & 🇳🇱.
Free PDF: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
Fresh volume: "Owning the Past", ed. by Angelika Nußberger & Paula Rhein-Fischer.
My piece covers memory laws in 🇫🇷 & 🇳🇱.
Free PDF: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
Reposted by Ulad Belavusau
In a new op-ed for de Volkskrant, researcher @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social explores how the Netherlands’ symbolic approach to confronting its slavery past offers a thoughtful alternative to restrictive memory laws in Europe.
Read more: lnkd.in/e3gYpYwC
#historicaljustice #reparativejustice
Read more: lnkd.in/e3gYpYwC
#historicaljustice #reparativejustice
July 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
In a new op-ed for de Volkskrant, researcher @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social explores how the Netherlands’ symbolic approach to confronting its slavery past offers a thoughtful alternative to restrictive memory laws in Europe.
Read more: lnkd.in/e3gYpYwC
#historicaljustice #reparativejustice
Read more: lnkd.in/e3gYpYwC
#historicaljustice #reparativejustice
🇳🇱 Mijn opiniestuk vandaag in @volkskrant.nl: waarom NL bij Keti Koti kiest voor koninklijke excuses i.p.v. parlementaire herinneringswetten.
🇬🇧 My op-ed today in @volkskrant.nl: on why Dutch royal apologies may work better than memory laws by parliaments.
🔗 www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
🇬🇧 My op-ed today in @volkskrant.nl: on why Dutch royal apologies may work better than memory laws by parliaments.
🔗 www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
Opinie: Ketikoti herinnert ons ook aan de wijsheid waarmee we het verleden een plek geven
Laat Ketikoti ook een pleidooi zijn voor het Nederlandse herinneringsmodel: geen ingewikkelde wetgeving met risico’s op politisering en juridisch getouwtrek, maar met publieke en verbindende excuses.
www.volkskrant.nl
July 1, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🇳🇱 Mijn opiniestuk vandaag in @volkskrant.nl: waarom NL bij Keti Koti kiest voor koninklijke excuses i.p.v. parlementaire herinneringswetten.
🇬🇧 My op-ed today in @volkskrant.nl: on why Dutch royal apologies may work better than memory laws by parliaments.
🔗 www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
🇬🇧 My op-ed today in @volkskrant.nl: on why Dutch royal apologies may work better than memory laws by parliaments.
🔗 www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
📘If you’re near Huddersfield 🇬🇧, don’t miss the book launch this 30 June by Aytekin Kaan Kurtul — presenting his brilliant monograph on lèse-majesté: the offence of insulting heads of state. My endorsement is on the screenshot below.👇
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... | @profpech.bsky.social
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... | @profpech.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
📘If you’re near Huddersfield 🇬🇧, don’t miss the book launch this 30 June by Aytekin Kaan Kurtul — presenting his brilliant monograph on lèse-majesté: the offence of insulting heads of state. My endorsement is on the screenshot below.👇
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... | @profpech.bsky.social
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... | @profpech.bsky.social
Spoke (& learned tons!) on Chinese memory laws & East-Asian memory studies at a top workshop in lovely Leiden, thanks to Dr. Vincent Chang. The "Leiden Asian Studies" scholars = razor-sharp erudite minds. Hope my little “constitutional” detour to Korea & Japan didn’t send anyone to sleep! 🇨🇳 🇰🇷 🇰🇵 🇯🇵 🇹🇼
June 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Spoke (& learned tons!) on Chinese memory laws & East-Asian memory studies at a top workshop in lovely Leiden, thanks to Dr. Vincent Chang. The "Leiden Asian Studies" scholars = razor-sharp erudite minds. Hope my little “constitutional” detour to Korea & Japan didn’t send anyone to sleep! 🇨🇳 🇰🇷 🇰🇵 🇯🇵 🇹🇼
Gladly serving on the jury for Dr. Masuma Shahid’s PhD defence (online from Italy 🇮🇹 and thus, missing a rare occasion to wear a gown) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.🇳🇱 Warm congrats to Masuma & her co-supervisors, Profs. Jeroen Temperman & Ellen Hey, on a timely thesis on equal marriage right! 🎓
May 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Gladly serving on the jury for Dr. Masuma Shahid’s PhD defence (online from Italy 🇮🇹 and thus, missing a rare occasion to wear a gown) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.🇳🇱 Warm congrats to Masuma & her co-supervisors, Profs. Jeroen Temperman & Ellen Hey, on a timely thesis on equal marriage right! 🎓
Touching base again with my Florentine alma mater this month as a visiting scholar at the EUI's (@eui-eu.bsky.social's) Robert Schuman Center (@eui-schuman.bsky.social). Trying to wrap up some delayed constitutional scribbles — bribe me with a gelato and I might just share a draft by the end of May.
May 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Touching base again with my Florentine alma mater this month as a visiting scholar at the EUI's (@eui-eu.bsky.social's) Robert Schuman Center (@eui-schuman.bsky.social). Trying to wrap up some delayed constitutional scribbles — bribe me with a gelato and I might just share a draft by the end of May.
Reposted by Ulad Belavusau
There’s much at stake in this ruling that addresses research integrity, truth, and challenging the master narrative. The implications of archival research is wide.
@ulad-belavusau.bsky.social TY the EHRLR for the invite!
@ulad-belavusau.bsky.social TY the EHRLR for the invite!
Friday’s vibe has just gotten better with news that my ECtHR case commentary on Suprun & Others v Russia is out in the EHRLR @dkagiaros.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
There’s much at stake in this ruling that addresses research integrity, truth, and challenging the master narrative. The implications of archival research is wide.
@ulad-belavusau.bsky.social TY the EHRLR for the invite!
@ulad-belavusau.bsky.social TY the EHRLR for the invite!
Link to my book coming out in a few months below. For anyone who may want to recommend it to their library or anyone else
www.routledge.com/Hate-Speech-...
www.routledge.com/Hate-Speech-...
February 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In this @verfassungsblog.de essay, I compare French🇫🇷 & Dutch🇳🇱 governance of colonial history. I explain why the Dutch mnemonic constitutionalism is a more compelling model than France’s controversial memory laws from the 2000s. Particularly suited to monarchies👑: verfassungsblog.de/memory-laws-...
Memory Laws and Colonial Reckoning in France and the Netherlands: How Legal Frameworks Shape the Legacy of Colonialism
While France embraced the formal regulation of historical memory regarding its colonial past nearly two decades ago with the adoption of a law by its parliament, the Netherlands has opted for more sym...
verfassungsblog.de
January 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
In this @verfassungsblog.de essay, I compare French🇫🇷 & Dutch🇳🇱 governance of colonial history. I explain why the Dutch mnemonic constitutionalism is a more compelling model than France’s controversial memory laws from the 2000s. Particularly suited to monarchies👑: verfassungsblog.de/memory-laws-...
Reposted by Ulad Belavusau
Memory laws and historical narratives are gaining significance - but they can also be leveraged as tools by authoritarian and illiberal governments.
ANGELIKA NUßBERGER and PAULA RHEIN-FISCHER kick off a new symposium on historical narratives in law and politics:
verfassungsblog.de/omnipresent-...
ANGELIKA NUßBERGER and PAULA RHEIN-FISCHER kick off a new symposium on historical narratives in law and politics:
verfassungsblog.de/omnipresent-...
January 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Memory laws and historical narratives are gaining significance - but they can also be leveraged as tools by authoritarian and illiberal governments.
ANGELIKA NUßBERGER and PAULA RHEIN-FISCHER kick off a new symposium on historical narratives in law and politics:
verfassungsblog.de/omnipresent-...
ANGELIKA NUßBERGER and PAULA RHEIN-FISCHER kick off a new symposium on historical narratives in law and politics:
verfassungsblog.de/omnipresent-...
My new open-access article on memory laws & the politics of #history in #Belarus is out in the Review of Central & East European Law: brill.com/view/journal... 📚 It explores the peculiar framing of #genocide & the authoritarian memory politics in recent Belarusian legislation. @tmcasser.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 12:42 PM
My new open-access article on memory laws & the politics of #history in #Belarus is out in the Review of Central & East European Law: brill.com/view/journal... 📚 It explores the peculiar framing of #genocide & the authoritarian memory politics in recent Belarusian legislation. @tmcasser.bsky.social
Reconnecting with carioca colleagues is a joy – especially when we dive into memory laws at the Escola da Magistratura. 🇧🇷 If you’re in Rio this month, não fiquem tímidos – reach out. Const. law, human rights (esp. free speech), anti-discrimination, EU law & memory politics. Vamos trocar ideias 🎼
December 17, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Reconnecting with carioca colleagues is a joy – especially when we dive into memory laws at the Escola da Magistratura. 🇧🇷 If you’re in Rio this month, não fiquem tímidos – reach out. Const. law, human rights (esp. free speech), anti-discrimination, EU law & memory politics. Vamos trocar ideias 🎼
I’m back to Rio for a research mission this month & a workshop on mnemonic constitutionalism at the Escola da Magistratura on Friday-the-13th: emerj.tjrj.jus.br/evento/8582. You’re warmly invited – also for a coffee in town. Even constitutionalism needs a caffeine boost to fight jet lag! ☕🌴
December 12, 2024 at 12:00 PM
I’m back to Rio for a research mission this month & a workshop on mnemonic constitutionalism at the Escola da Magistratura on Friday-the-13th: emerj.tjrj.jus.br/evento/8582. You’re warmly invited – also for a coffee in town. Even constitutionalism needs a caffeine boost to fight jet lag! ☕🌴