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Political and military realities however seriously hinder its action. Verfassungsblog is a journalistic and academic forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany, the emerging common European constitutional space and beyond.
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All Blogposts – Verfassungsblog. Verfassungsblog 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 ...
Podcast – Verfassungsblog
Der Verfassungsblog startet einen neuen Podcast: den Verfassungspod! Im Monatstakt machen wir uns auf die Spur eines bestimmten verfassungsrechtlich heißen Themas. Wir suchen die Leute, die davon wirklich etwas verstehen, und geben keine Ruhe, bevor wir der Sache nicht auf den Grund gegangen sind.
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What we do – Verfassungsblog. The blog timeline is the centrepiece of Verfassungsblog. It is where we publish expert analyses and comments on topical events and developments in constitutional law and policy, usually on a daily basis. In our blog symposia, scholars put cutting-edge research up for discussion.
Of Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Rights Charters
Nov 3, 2024 · The Council of Europe has adopted the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence – the first of its kind. Notably, the Framework Convention includes provisions specifically tailored to enable the EU’s participation. At the same time, the EU has developed its own framework around AI. I argue that the EU should adopt the Framework Convention, making an essential first step toward ...
Judges, Political Mandates and Judicial Independence in Germany
Jan 20, 2023 · In Germany, 2022 has been a turbulent year regarding former (extreme) right-wing Members of Parliament (MP) returning to their original office as civil servants and judges. Two cases created special great media attention: Jens Maier and Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, demanded (and partly succeeded) to return to serve as judges again. These cases bring the (often problematic) relationship between ...
Shortcomings of the AI Act – Verfassungsblog
Mar 14, 2024 · After the much-awaited vote of the 13th March 2024 by the European Parliament, it is time to begin evaluating the state of fundamental rights in light of the AI Act. In this blog post, three areas of potential inconsistencies and risks are examined: differentiation of provider and deployer, biometrics used in real-time and post-factum, and the standards of biometric recognition in the areas of ...
Enhancing Fundamental Rights Protection – Verfassungsblog
6 days ago · The EU should ensure fundamental rights’ compatibility of EU legislation before its adoption. To that effect, we propose three distinct paths to improve the EU control mechanisms. Whilst mechanisms to ensure quality control do exist, primarily in the form of impact assessments, these mostly remain a merely formal exercise. Henceforth, we suggest strengthening the ex ante fundamental rights ...
One Act to Rule Them All – Verfassungsblog
Aug 18, 2023 · Soon Brussels' newest big thing - the Artificial Intelligence Act - will enter the Trilogues. In order to better understand what’s at stake, who are the main actors and their motivations, and how to make one’s mind about all the conflicting claims we need to dive into the legal, economic and political aspects of the AI Act. The aim of this piece is to contextualize major milestones in the ...
Aufstieg und Fall des Rechts auf individuelle …
1 day ago · Allseits wurde ein Paukenschlag erwartet: Nachdem das BVerwG dem BVerfG 2021 die Frage zur Entscheidung vorlegte, ob der Grundbedarfssatz für Studierende mit dem Grundgesetz vereinbar ist, wappnete man sich in Berlin bereits für das scheinbar Unausweichliche – ein menschenwürdiges Existenzminimum für Studierende. Die lange erwartete Entscheidung des BVerfG, die letzte Woche ...