A different kind of legal obligation, however, is emphasised by JOACHIM WIELAND (GER): the German legislature is obliged to ...

Vor wenigen Wochen haben sowohl der Deutsche Ärztetag als auch der Hausärztinnen- und Hausärzteverband eine Entkriminalisierung des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs gefordert. Inzwischen hat auch das britisch ...

Speaking about “limits on limiting” democracy shifts the focus to the desired leeway or margin for democratic decision-making, i.e. the scope for its agency. While democracy, again in Plato’s words, ...

This concern is distinct from the broader question of whether the United States remains a Member of NATO and whether it will ...

Lawyer, judge, professor, UN legal expert, researcher – forced to start over repeatedly, Dr. Cecilia Medina Quiroga has ...

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

Some argue that Ćapeta’s test relies on vague notions of “constitutional morality.” Yet the concept of “negation” can be practically assessed. Legislative intent, political discourse, and structural ...

Von Bogdandy and Spieker say that the situation is exceptional because it may “result in military confrontation”, is an “existential threat”, and because “the Union’s values and peace are at stake”.

On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) – in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa, Natural Justice, and resilient40 – submitted ...

In A.R.E. v. Greece (15783/21) and G.R.J. v. Greece (15067/21), jointly published at the beginning of 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) finally acknowledged Greece’s long-standing ...

In case C-588/21 P, the CJEU dismantled a foundational axiom of the European Standardisation System (ESS): the paywall of harmonised standards. The Court confirmed that harmonised standards are an ...