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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.
Whose Consent? – Verfassungsblog
WEB12 hours ago — On 4 October 2024 the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice upheld the General Court’s decision to annul two economic agreements concluded between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco. This judgment is a landmark for the CJEU in its application of international law. The Grand Chamber is navigating a difficult path; it seeks to ensure EU agreements comply with international law and ...
Sex Work Can’t Buy Human Rights – Verfassungsblog
WEB2 days ago — In a recent decision on the merits in M.A. and Others v.France, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that French legislation criminalizing the purchase of sexual acts did not violate the rights of 261 female and male sex workers from various nationalities.Following a decision on admissibility in 2023 that has been hailed as a landmark, the July 2024 decision retreats into the Court ...
Podcast – Verfassungsblog
WEBDec 30, 2022 — Podcast – Verfassungsblog. 24 January 2023. Margaret Satterthwaite, Lennart Kokott. #DefendingTheDefenders – Episode 7: UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite. On the 24th of January, the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, we conclude our podcast with a conversation with Margaret Satterthwaite. She is a …
“This was a completely normal election by Austrian standards”
WEB1 day ago — Last Sunday, Austria held parliamentary elections. The right-wing Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) won and achieved its best historical result. To make sense of the election, we spoke with expert Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik, Professor of Austrian Politics in the European Context at the Department of Political Science at the University of Vienna. 1.
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WEBAll 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 ...
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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 ...
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WEBThe 2024 Judicial Reform in Mexico. On September 11, 2024, the Senate of Mexico approved the controversial judicial reform. The ruling party, MORENA, achieved adopting the judicial reform thanks to a qualified majority in Congress and Senate. In this blogpost, we show that the way in which the judiciary reform was passed in the Senate cannot be ...
Democracy’s Guardians – Verfassungsblog
WEB2 days ago — In its Resolution 1/24, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights recognizes electoral observers as human rights defenders. By equating observers with human rights defenders, the Resolution obliges States to guarantee their work, including non-interference, accreditation, and protection against risks, both in physical and digital realms. Setting out clear state obligations, the Resolution ...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Verfassungsblog
WEBDec 19, 2023 — Hence, the package wrapped as ‘defence of democracy’ against threats from the outside might in effect be a welcome pre-Christmas gift for the very enemies of democracy on the EU’s inside. DOWNLOAD PDF. LICENSED UNDER CC BY-SA 4.0. Feisel, Franca Maria: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The EU's 'Defence of Democracy' Package, VerfBlog ...