Author: Paul Cliteur

Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence at Leiden University and former Senator Paul Cliteur is the author of "Bardot, Fallaci, Houellebecq and Wilders" (2016). He is also a philosopher, writer, publicist and columnist. He is known in The Netherlands for his conservative perspective, his atheism, and his republicanism.
Paul Cliteur08/01/2026

The EU's clash with Trump on censorship & what to do

Article 7(1) of the Dutch Constitution explicitly prohibits state censorship. Nothing can be withdrawn from […]
Paul Cliteur21/12/2025

The Silence of the Preamble: The unspoken conflict over legal sovereignty

Constitutions often begin with elevated and carefully chosen words. They speak of dignity, freedom, democracy, […]
Paul Cliteur01/12/2025

The Dutch struggle with Islamic criticism: thirty years of Tension, Taboo and Political Isolation

For more than three decades, Western Europe has wrestled with one of its most sensitive […]
Paul Cliteur26/10/2025

The ‘correct’ attitude towards Islam in a democratic constitutional state

Across Europe, there is a pressing need to define the appropriate stance towards Islam. Is […]
Paul Cliteur18/10/2025

After 20 years Geert Wilders still needs protection against Jihadist terrorist threats

Almost a year after Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders founded his Party for Freedom (PVV), […]
Paul Cliteur29/09/2025

Calling for Jihad is calling for Terrorism

Turkey’s highest-ranking imam and head of Diyanet, Ali Erbaş, called for “a global jihad by […]
Paul Cliteur06/09/2025

Islamo-leftism is the most important new ideology of our time

The radical left-wing Dutch politician and leader of the GreenLeft and Labour, former European Commissioner, […]
Paul Cliteur30/08/2025

The rise of the Jihadist terrorist threats in the West

The threat of Jihadist terrorists in Europe against dissidents is on the rise. The Islamic […]
Paul Cliteur02/08/2025

The Iranian kidnap threat against Belgian politician Darya Safai should be a top priority for the Belgian government

The Iranian-born Belgian politician Darya Safai (NVA) posted a remarkable message on her Facebook page […]
Paul Cliteur07/06/2025

Arthur Schopenhauer and Academic Freedom

When Paul Cliteur began lecturing at Leiden University in the Netherlands (1984), he was strongly […]
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