The Gist: A Balancing Act
The Minister for Justice wants to break the EU’s encrypted messaging security. This is the Gist| The Gist
The Minister for Justice wants to break the EU’s encrypted messaging security. This is the Gist| The Gist
by Alberto Godioli and Jennifer Young *** To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Strasbourg Observers Blog, we organised an in-person symposium with scholars, practitioners, and members of the ECtHR on 8–9 May 2025 in Ghent. Connecting in person with so many regular contributors was a wonderful experience and led to engaging dialogue with current […]| Strasbourg Observers
It appears that whenever expert civil society organizations release a legal analysis of draft laws that restrict fundamental rights and freedoms, authoritarian governments learn from their mistakes and avoid them in the next round. One could witness such a situation when the Foreign Agents Registration Bill was introduced in the Slovak parliament last spring, and the public watchdog and advocacy organization VIA IURIS tried to stand against this legislation. In one year, the Slovak parliament...| Verfassungsblog
In the West, it is not the executive that threatens the separation of powers. It is faceless judges lacking democratic legitimacy who legislate on the pretext of judging.... [T]his judicial imperialism... [has] become a judicial tyranny.... These| Gatestone Institute
Mit den jüngsten Beschlüssen des SPD-Bundesparteitags zur Vorbereitung eines AfD-Parteiverbotsverfahrens hat die Debatte erneut an Dynamik gewonnen. Dabei rückt auch die Frage in den Fokus, was mit den Mandaten der AfD-Abgeordneten im Europäischen Parlament, im Bundestag und in den Landtagen im Falle eines Parteiverbots geschehen würde. Was nach deutschem Recht eindeutig scheint, wirft im Lichte des Völkerrechts und insbesondere der Rechtsprechung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Men...| Verfassungsblog
How small groups took on great powers and won a victory for decolonization, Africa, Indigenous Peoples, and more.| Foreign Policy In Focus
On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union – in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa, Natural Justice, and resilient40 – submitted a request to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for an advisory opinion on States’ obligations in relation to climate change. As the climate crisis intensifies across the continent, exacerbating inequality, displacing communities, and threatening ecological systems, the need for prin...| Verfassungsblog
Tribune, publiée par universityfreespeech sur Le Club de Mediapart dans une version courte — pour voir les signataires Une inflation législative en France et en Europe Depuis quelques mois, les législateurs français s’emballent pour museler la liberté d’expression en voulant … Continuer la lecture →| Academia
How Small Groups Took on Great Powers and Won a Victory for Decolonization, Africa, Indigenous Peoples, and More.| MR Online
If forced treatment amounts to torture, how can it legally - and morally - be retained?| Mad in Ireland
A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.| The Gist
Die griechische Küstenwache erschoss 2015 einen Minderjährigen auf einem Flüchtlingsboot. Die PRO ASYL-Schwesterorganisation Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) reichte mit den Hinterbliebenen Klage ein. Am 25. März verurteilte der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte Griechenland für die Tat. Ein Interview mit RSA-Anwältin Marianna Tzeferakou.| www.proasyl.de
Plus, our next Book Club: Hisham Matar’s The Return| ampleroad.substack.com
The sale of Union citizenship, which is at the heart of the case against Malta currently pending before the ECJ, has been the subject of feverish writing. With the Court’s judgment nearing, this short blogpost will, however, not opine on what the judgment should be. Instead, it considers the potential effects of a judgment that endorses the (ill-conceived) Opinion of AG Collins that Malta’s nationality by investment scheme does not conflict with EU law.| Verfassungsblog
This week, the talk has been about empowering the state. This is the Gist.| The Gist
In professional environments across the UK, jewellery can say a lot about a person. While jewellery is a fantastic way to showcase your individuality, it’s essential to balance personal expression with workplace professionalism. In Britain, employment law and company policies often guide what’s acceptable, particularly in roles involving health and safety or customer interactions.| Web Advertising Jobs
Courts of law throughout the world have concluded that teaching and practicing shunning is protected by religious liberty. They are right.| Bitter Winter
Spying on private messages has long been on the security services’ wish list.| Open Rights Group
At the European Union’s external borders, migrants are being instrumentalized in geopolitical conflicts, as seen in cases before the European Court of Human Rights concerning pushbacks at the EU-Belarus border. Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania justify these measures as responses to a “hybrid war,” while critics warn against eroding non-refoulement protections. The Court’s ruling will be crucial in defining the balance between state security and human rights.| Verfassungsblog
Am 7. November 2024 hat der Bundestag die fraktionsübergreifende Antisemitismus-Resolution angenommen. Sie fordert u.a. sicherzustellen, dass Projekte in Wissenschaft, Kunst und Kultur, die als antisemitisch anzusehen sind, keine staatlichen Förderungen erhalten. Doch um die Frage, wo legitime Palästinasolidarität und Israelkritik aufhört und wo Antisemitismus anfängt, wird gesellschaftlich und politisch gerungen. Obwohl die Resolution rechtlich unverbindlich ist, können von ihr mittel...| Verfassungsblog
Analysis of the Turkey’s May 14 Elections Picture from Sözcü, March 23, 2023 Election night on May 14 was deeply discouraging for supporters of the opposition coalition. They were prepared and on g…| Reuben Silverman
