John Laughland Livres

This text provides a broad and deep analysis of the underlying assumptions governing modern European politics, and of the way European union works in reality. It argues that the plans to integrate Western Europe around a single currency are dangerous for democracy and the rule of law. It also contends that Western policy towards Eastern Europe and Russia is similarly misguided, and that the current drift will only encourage the hegemony of Russia over the West. John Laughland shows how the European idea was warmly embraced by Fascists and Nazis during World War II - especially in France, Germany and Belgium. He reiterates the essential link between free trade on the one hand, and democratic politics, nationhood and the rule of law on the other.

This book offers a critical examination of the Milosovic trial, revealing the shortcomings of international law and its application in the context of war crimes. It delves into the trial's procedural flaws and the broader implications for justice on a global scale, raising questions about the effectiveness and fairness of international legal systems. Through detailed analysis, it challenges the reader to reconsider the principles underpinning international law and its role in addressing crimes against humanity.

In tracing Friedrich von Schelling's long philosophical development, John Laughland examines in particular his disentanglement from German idealism and his reaction, later in life, against Hegel. He argues that this story has relevance beyond the facts themselves and that it explains much about the direction philosophy took in the first century of the modern period.

The modern use of international tribunals to try heads of state for genocide and crimes against humanity is often considered a positive development. In A History of Political Trials, John Laughland shows that trials of heads of state are in fact not new, and that previous trials throughout history have themselves violated the law and due process.

Práce Johna Laughlanda z roku 1997 odpovídá směru uvažování, který vůči projektům Evropské unie zastává euroskeptické křídlo britských konzervativců. Filozoficky autor vychází z britské tradice politické filozofie (Hobbes, Locke, Burke) a konstitucionalismu, které kladou velký důraz na pojem suverenity. V sedmi kapitolách se věnuje historickým kořenům evropské myšlenky, roli Německa v evropské politice od středověku po současnost a dnešní evropské ideologii.