Switzerland

Signature gathering: a plea for a third way

By François Jolain · 06 June 2025

The debate over the number of signatures required to put a popular initiative to the Swiss vote raises an essential question: should the number be revised... or should signatories be asked to make more of an effort?

Switzerland

ECHR: the resurgence of natural rights, between ideology and legitimacy

By Le Regard Libre · 14 April 2024

In today's legal landscape, the notion of fundamental rights is the subject of lively debate, fuelled by questions about their origin, scope and legitimacy. At the heart of this discussion is, in my view, the notion of natural rights. This age-old idea, which is particularly opposed to legal positivism, is resurfacing with renewed relevance in modern legal debates.

Switzerland

«CO22 means NO! We can finally tackle the real issues».»

By Marco Polli · May 16, 2022

Courrier des lecteurs - Marco Polli On Sunday May 15, the people of Geneva rejected the reform of the...

France

«Zemmour doesn't hold a candle to many of his peers»

By Le Regard Libre · 07 February 2022

Courrier des lecteurs – Michel Moret Cher Jonas, Votre éditorial sur Eric Zemmour laisse sous-entendre que nos élites politiques sont peu sensibles...

Philosophy

Some new arguments against inclusive writing

By Danilo Heyer · February 14, 2020

Pour en finir avec l'Etat-thérapeute