To serve justice rather than power, values must be legally defined, procedurally constrained, and subject to democratic scrutiny. In pluralistic societies committed to the rule of law, this calls for ...

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

The security rationales for the travel ban – reducing crime and terrorism – are extremely flimsy. Immigrants from the countries in question have extremely low rates of terrorism and much lower crime ...

Equally striking are the distinct terms “negation of values” and “constitutional dialogue”, which Ćapeta employs in developing criteria for Article 2 TEU violations and distinguishes from one another.

Nawrocki’s ascent has been facilitated, in no small part, by overt support from Donald Trump and his entourage – an emerging pattern of American right-wing involvement in European electoral politics.

Second, we show that due to this breach, the Hungarian veto does not count, with the result that the decision can be adopted pursuant to Article 238(4) TFEU. This is no empty promise. The Court refers ...

On the one hand, if the wealthy wield political power, they may seek to distort government programs to benefit themselves. On the other hand, they may lobby for drastic cutbacks in the fiscal size and ...

Less than two years ago, in late 2023, when the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government lost power, a wave of optimism swept through liberal-democratic circles in Poland. The defeat was seen – ...

Nach den Eilentscheidungen des Berliner Verwaltungsgerichts, das die Zurückweisung von drei Asylsuchenden an der deutsch-polnischen Grenze für rechtswidrig erklärte, wurden die drei beteiligten Richte ...

Die Reaktion des Auswärtigen Amtes auf die Eskalation ließ nicht lange auf sich warten. Noch am 13. Juni tagte der Krisenstab der Bundesregierung, und Außenminister Johann Wadephul äußerte sich ...

Am 26. März 2025 entschied das Bundesverwaltungsgericht (BVerwG), dass Verwaltungsgerichte nicht zuständig seien, über die Rechtmäßigkeit von schlichten Parlamentsbeschlüssen zu entscheiden. Dem Urtei ...

Rheinland-Pfalz plant, verfassungsfeindliche Mitarbeiter von Landtagsabgeordneten und Landtagsfraktionen nicht mehr mit staatlichen Geldern zu finanzieren. Dieser Vorstoß könnte in Deutschland Schule ...