Verfassungsblog – On Matters Constitutional
WEBWen es trifft: Der Volksbegriff der AfD und Szenarien der Diskriminierung. Wenn diesen Sonntag Landtagswahlen in Thüringen und in Sachsen stattfinden, könnte eine autoritär-populistische Partei stärkste Kraft werden, die mit ihrem Volksbegriff gegen Menschenwürde und Demokratieprinzip verstößt und die rechtliche Gleichheit der Staatsangehörigen in Frage stellt.
What we do – Verfassungsblog
WEBWhat we do – Verfassungsblog. Verfassungsblog is an academic and journalistic open access forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany, the emerging European constitutional space and beyond. It sees itself as an interface between the academic expert discourse on the one hand and the ...
All Blogposts – Verfassungsblog
WEBVerfassungsblog is a forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany, the emerging European constitutional space, and beyond. It sees itself as an interface between the academic expert discourse on the one hand and the political public sphere on the other. So far more than 450 authors from all ...
Editorial – Verfassungsblog
WEBJeff King is a Professor of Law at University College London, and Director of Research at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. Between 2019 and 2021, he was a Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Constitution Committee. Verfassungsblog is a journalistic and academic forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and ...
A Voice for Nature – Verfassungsblog
WEB20 hours ago · The rights of nature movement is gaining momentum all around the world. With the decision of the Landgericht Erfurt on 2 August 2024 the movement seems to also have set foot in European courts. Realizing those rights will ultimately depend on nature being represented before a court. Environmental ombud agencies akin to the Austrian Umweltanwaltschaften may serve as an example.
Podcast – Verfassungsblog
WEBThe fifth episode of #DefendingTheDefenders, the rule of law podcast by Deutscher Anwaltverein and Verfassungsblog, focuses on Colombia, where the situation for attorneys and human rights defenders is particularly dangerous. In recent years, hundreds of attorneys and human rights defenders have been …
The Inadvertent Protagonist – Verfassungsblog
WEB23 hours ago · The International Court of Justice (ICJ), a UN body essentially responsible for resolving inter-state disputes, has been increasingly asked to consider matters with implications for individual criminal responsibility – a predominant concern of international criminal law. In some cases, the link is direct; for instance, in the last two years, the Genocide Convention has been invoked twice on ...
Here We Stand – Verfassungsblog
WEBSep 7, 2022 · On Sunday, 28 August 2022, four major associations of European judges announced that they would challenge the Council’s Decision of 17 June that releases funds to Poland to help it recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The four associations are seeking to prevent the release of recovery funds to Poland until it has complied with the Court’s judgments in full. Whether their action has any ...
Trump’s Indefinite Ban – Verfassungsblog
WEBMay 11, 2021 · After months of waiting, the Facebook Oversight Board has upheld Facebook’s ban of former President Donald Trump. Beyond the merits, the decision underlines a trend showing how the FOB is applying protections of free speech. The FOB’s increasing reliance on the principle of proportionality and transparency is a paradigmatic example of an ever-growing distance to the First Amendment dogma ...
Flying Blind – Verfassungsblog
WEB4 days ago · A quarter of a billion euros. That was the final price tag the last time German politicians and constitutional law professors assured us that a controversial German idea was compatible with EU law. Yet the Autobahn car toll for foreigners only pushed through by the Bavarian regional conservatives (CSU) and passed by the Federal government grand coalition of Conservatives and Social Democrats ...