De Balie

Hij was de ‘kroonjurist van het Derde Rijk’, toch kunnen we de ideeën van politiek filosoof Carl Schmitt niet zonder meer bij het grofvuil zetten. De bezwaren die hij had tegen de liberale democratie moeten blijvend beantwoord worden, nu autoritaire denkbeelden steeds meer weerklank vinden. Aan de hand van het werk van Carl Schmitt belichten we de lacunes van het liberalisme.
Carl Schmitt (1888 – 1985) was de geniale rechtsgeleerde die met juridische middelen in 1933 hielp de Duitse democratie af te schaffen. Wat is de nalatenschap en relevantie van deze denker die zonder meer aan de verkeerde kant van de geschiedenis stond, maar tegelijkertijd als geen ander de zwakke plekken van de liberale democratie wist te vinden, analyseren en uit te buiten?
In gesprek met toneelschrijver en regisseur Bo Tarenskeen, schrijver Bregje Hofstede en hoogleraar algemene rechtsleer Marc de Wilde. Tarenskeen en acteur Porgy Franssen lezen op verschillende momenten in het programma uit het recente toneelstuk Tegen de wet, over Carl Schmitt.
Programmamaker en moderator: Veronica Baas
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The crisis seems averted, at least for now; Trump is not (yet) annexing Greenland. But the issue could flare up again at any moment and has proven that, as a NATO ally, the United States are no longer a reliable partner. What does this mean for Europe’s security? And what awaits the Greenlanders or Inuit?
‘By fair means or foul,’ President Trump said about wanting to take over Greenland, the autonomous territory that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Only to back down – but the bond of trust between the NATO allies had already been damaged. Trump’s antics are forcing Europe, including Greenland, to reflect: what does a Europe without security guarantees from the United States look like? Should we turn our backs on our long-standing ally, and can we afford to do so? Is it time for a European army? And how can Europe support the Greenlanders in their quest for independence so they don’t fall prey to the new imperialism of a major power?
Speakers: Greenlandic Minister of Business, Energy, Mineral Resources, Justice, and Gender Equality Naaja Nathanielsen, Tweede Kamerlid D66 Fatimazhra Belhirch, Research Fellow Clingendael, specialised in arctic security Karen van Loon and Euro-parlementarian Volt Reinier van Lanschot.
Programme editor: Anne Grietje Franssen
Moderator: Yoeri Albrecht
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Since the grand-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Netherlands has received more than 130.000 of Ukrainian refugees. Their legal status allows them to work and go to school, but the majority lives in crisis shelter. But with this temporary status changing in 2027, housing under stress and an uncertain outcome of the war, it is increasingly difficult to make plans for the future.
On the eve of the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion, we discuss the Ukrainian experience in the Netherlands. How do you balance the hope for a future in Ukraine with the realities of building a life in the Netherlands? How do you take charge of your life when you are dependent on the policies of the Dutch government, and the proposed long term policies of the Dutch government are far from clear? A discussion on the needs of Ukrainians, the capacities of Dutch municipalities and long term thinking in an uncertain world.
Programme editor: Veronica Baas
Moderator: Lennart Booij
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At least 89 countries have laws against blasphemy. Blasphemy laws are a powerful instrument of state repression, not least directed at women. How does the relationship between religious dissent and state power function, and how can a form of resistance be found in blasphemy?
Ibtissame Lachgar is serving a prison sentence in Morocco because she wore a T-shirt in London bearing the slogan ‘Allah is a Lesbian.’ The Nigerian singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu faces the death penalty for expressing criticism of religion in song lyrics. In Poland, three LGBTI activists were prosecuted for distributing posters depicting Mary with a rainbow-colored halo.
To varying degrees, governments use blasphemy legislation to oppress their citizens. Together with humanitarian activists who have risked their lives in rejecting state-enforced oppression, we will discuss how this relationship takes shape in practice. And we’ll explore how, from a feminist perspective, blasphemy can be a form of resistance.
Speakers: Speakers: Yasmin Rehman, Human rights activist, writer and researcher; Maryam Namazie, Award winning Iranian-born campaigner and writer living in the UK; Nazmiye Oral, Actress, playwright, director and writer and FarAvaz, Berlin-based Iranian singer, performer and activist.
Programme editor: Senna Felius
Moderator: Bahram Sadeghi
Supported by: Vfonds
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‘Allah is Lesbian’, those words appeared on a T-shirt worn by Ibtissame ‘Betty’ Lachgar in London, in protest and in solidarity with two lesbian activists who had been sentenced to death in Iran. When she set foot in her home country, Morocco, Lachgar was arrested and sentenced to two and a half years in prison for blasphemy.
Morocco’s long history of political protest and dissent has an equally long record of state repression, which includes the political imprisonment of activists, journalists, and critics of the authorities. For decades, human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Association Marocaine des Droits Humains (AMDH) have documented cases in which individuals have been prosecuted and detained for peacefully expressing dissenting views.
In this Freedom Lecture her lawyer Ghizlane Mamouni delivers a message on behalf of Betty, while speaks about the personal costs of activism, the way the law is used in Morocco to crack down on dissent, and the ways in which systems of power seek to govern and silence critical voices.
Speakers: Ghizlane Mamouni, Betty Lachgar’s lawyer and human rights activist; Yasmin Rehman, Human rights activist, writer and researcher; Maryam Namazie, Award winning Iranian-born campaigner and writer living in the UK and Yassin Boutayeb, journalist at de Volkskrant
Programme editor: Senna Felius
Moderator: Bahram Sadeghi
In cooperation with: Amnesty International
Supported by: Vfonds
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