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WEBVerfassungsblog publishes articles and contributions from over 450 authors on constitutional issues in Germany, Europe and beyond. It aims to bridge the gap between academic and political discourse on constitutional law and politics.
Judges, Political Mandates and Judicial Independence in Germany
WEBJan 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 ...
Editorial – Verfassungsblog
WEBJeff King is a Professor of Law at University College London, and Director of Research at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. Between 2019 and 2021, he was a Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Constitution Committee. Verfassungsblog is a journalistic and academic forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and ...
Germany’s Failing Court - Verfassungsblog
WEBMay 18, 2020 · Germany’s Failing Court. Commentaries to the German Federal Constitutional Court’s unprecedented judgment in Weiss (2 BvR 859/15 and others of 5 May 2020) are likely to focus on the German court’s argument on proportionality (see e.g. the very helpful comment by Tony Marzal). As is well known by now, the German court criticised the Court ...
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WEBVerfassungsblog is a platform for academic and journalistic debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany and beyond. It publishes expert analyses, comments, symposia, podcasts and more under a Creative Commons licence.
A Relieving Decision – Verfassungsblog
WEBApr 27, 2021 · With its interim decision of 15 April 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court has paved the way for ratification of the 2020 Own Resources Decision by the German side. At the same time, the Court shows that it will apply the well-known constitutional standards in the main proceedings, possibly – this is only a guess – concentrated on the ultra vires review, which allows the all ...
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 ...
Shielding Frontex – Verfassungsblog
WEBSep 9, 2023 · In a landmark case, the EU General Court ruled this week on liability claims against Frontex for human rights violations - and rejected the damage claims. The case was the first of its kind concerning human rights responsibility of Frontex and had all the ingredients to prompt the General Court to finally clarify a number of pervasive and urgent questions concerning Frontex responsibility for ...
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