Action and law in the Netherlands

The development of Dutch law & legal institutions in relation to social protest & emancipation movements since the late 1960s has been a dual one. Demands for democratization have been addressed with reasonable tolerance but few demands have actually been met in a material sense; even now, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Contemporary Crises 1983-04, Vol.7 (2), p.113-133
Hauptverfasser: Jonge, Han Janse, Prakken, Ties, Roos, Theo
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The development of Dutch law & legal institutions in relation to social protest & emancipation movements since the late 1960s has been a dual one. Demands for democratization have been addressed with reasonable tolerance but few demands have actually been met in a material sense; even now, a protest that exceeds legally defined limits is "criminalized," if not by prosecution, then by police violence or public condemnation. For the new generation of rebellious young people (squatters, antimilitarists, peace & environmental activists, feminists, antinuclear energy groups, etc) the "bureaucratic" changes are few & hardly fundamental; faith in the constitutional state is weakening. Criminalizing the new social movements will have a destabilizing effect on state & society; political alternatives are needed that will take the demands of these movements seriously. Modified AA.
ISSN:0378-1100
0925-4994
1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/BF00728356