LawProf I Author I Senior Fellow, Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, USA I hansmartientennapel.substack.com I Natural Law, Postliberalism & Religious Freedom
I contributed a chapter on 'Common Good Constitutionalism and Religious Freedom' to the above volume, edited by Javier Martínez-Torrón & Li-ann Thio. The abstract of my chapter reads as follows: This chapter chooses as its starting point two books on constitutionalism that have recently been published. It will attempt to bring these two books into… Continue reading Contribution to volume on ‘Fundamental Rights, Religion and Human Dignity. A Constitutional Journey’
I enjoyed contributing to the volume Law and Morality Revisited, which appeared last July and was edited by Jasper Doomen (Open University), Afshin Ellian, and Gelijn Molier (Leiden University). My contribution, written in 2023 and based on a guest lecture in January of that year, is titled: ‘The State of Western Constitutionalism: An Alternative Problem Analysis… Continue reading Chapter on ‘The State of Western Constitutionalism: An Alternative Problem Analysis and Solution Direction’
Hans-Martien ten Napel recently published a volume with Routledge, Culture, Secularization, and Democracy; Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville, co-edited with Prof. Sophie van Bijsterveld (Radboud University Nijmegen). The volume is a sequel to the earlier Dutch-language, and Netherlands-focused, volume Een nieuwe politieke formule. Ideeën voor staat en samenleving geïnspireerd door Alexis de Tocqueville (A New Political Formula: Ideas for… Continue reading Press Release, “Hans-Martien ten Napel publishes a volume on democracy as a cultural phenomenon”
"Following the approach developed by Alexis de Tocqueville, this volume views democracy as a cultural phenomenon. It starts from the assumption that if we are to adequately address concerns about the current state and future of modern Western democracies, we need first to tackle the cultural preconditions necessary for the functioning of a democracy. Since… Continue reading Coming Soon: Volume on “Culture, Secularization and Democracy. Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville”
I was pleased to contribute to this excellent symposium. "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified 75 years ago on December 10, 1948. How the world understands universal human rights has changed significantly in that time. In this symposium, several Law & Liberty contributors consider the nature of universal human rights, what is necessary to uphold… Continue reading Contribution to Symposium “Rethinking Human Rights” at Law & Liberty
"The conference will be organized within the project 'Laboratory of Religious Freedom' implemented by the Pro Futuro Theologiae Foundation functioning at the Faculty of Theology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. The conference aims at discussing the main issues related to the protection and promotion of religious freedom at the intersection with other human rights. (...) The event will feature many legal,… Continue reading Upcoming Speaking Engagement: Conference, “Religious Freedom and other Human Rights: Threats and Trends,” Toruń, Poland, 31 May-2 June 2023
Today marks the publication date of the volume Human Rights at Risk. Global Governance, American Power, and the Future of Dignity (New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark, New Jersey, and London: Rutgers University Press). The synopsis of this volume, edited by Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr. and Irene Hadiprayitno, reads as follows: "Human Rights at Risk… Continue reading Chapter on “Natural Law and the Future of Human Rights”
Next Thursday, I have the pleasure of moderating a book panel on Dr. Leonard Taylor's book Catholic Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights (Cambridge University Press, 2020). The panel takes place during the hybrid annual conference of the European Academy of Religion. On the back cover, I wrote the following recommendation at the time: 'Catholic cosmopolitanism has… Continue reading Chair, Author Meets Critique panel, Catholic Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights
Here is some of my summer reading for a new book after I finished my current list. The books stem from a list of introductory texts in natural law, Roman law, canon law, and legal history. Several other titles are on my Kindle; just Javier Hervada is rather tricky to get by here. The book… Continue reading Summer reading and work in progress
Last February, I had the pleasure of reviewing Prof. Nigel Biggar’s important new book. Prof. Biggar is Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford and Director of the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life. We met in the early stages of writing What’s Wrong with Rights when he… Continue reading Author’s response to my review of “What’s Wrong with Rights?”
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