Sea Foam and the Hollowing of Democracy During the same period in which  Nasasra’s petition was progressing through the HCJ, five petitions against the Netanyahu government’s decision to dismiss Ronen ...

While Ćapeta’s position on Article 2 TEU is unprecedented, I believe it reflects a broader shift in the Court’s jurisprudence. Building upon previous contributions on Verfassungsblog ( here and here ) ...

With these timeless lines, the famous diplomate, politician and Indian freedom fighter Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (née Swarupa ...

Peru, a case that could redefine state responsibility for forced sterilizations and strengthen standards on reproductive autonomy. This is only the second forced sterilization case before the Court ...

Mit ihrer Sperrminorität blockiert die Thüringer AfD-Fraktion die Neubesetzung des Richterwahlausschusses. Im Gegenzug für die Mitwahl der Kandidat:innen anderer Parteien fordert die AfD-Fraktion nun ...

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In Poland, the narrow defeat of liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski by the ultra-conservative Karol Nawrocki in the June 1st presidential election marked a turning point. The possibility of ...

Looking from T2 only backwards and never forwards to T3 risks creating an ever-receding horizon of state responsibility. If ...

The first is from the standpoint of a philosopher of criminal law, in which I am an academic specialist. The second is from the standpoint of a political sociologist, in which I am a novice. Even ...

Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned its own October 2023 judgment that had declared military trials of civilians unconstitutional. In a 5–2 majority decision, the newly constituted Constitutional ...

“Executive disobedience” is a fluid concept that has not been conclusively defined in political theory or legal scholarship.

Venezuela held local and parliamentary elections on May 25 th. Unsurprisingly, Maduro’s allies won with an overwhelming majority. Even though Maduro had severely tilted the playing field in his favor, ...