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The blog timeline is the centrepiece of Verfassungsblog. It is where we publish expert analyses and comments on topical events and developments in constitutional law and policy, usually on a daily basis.
Eyes Everywhere – Verfassungsblog
1 天前 · Ten years after its groundbreaking judgment declaring the Data Retention Directive incompatible the EU Charter the Full Court significantly eased its previously strict requirements. On 30 April 2024, it issued La Quadrature Du Net II and, for the first time, declared the general and indiscriminate retention of IP addresses permissible for the purpose of fighting general crime. Given the CJEU ...
European Society Strikes Back – Verfassungsblog
1 天前 · “This is a frontal and deep attack against the … European society.” With this remarkable statement the Commission has started the “largest human rights battle in EU history”: the infringement proceedings against the Hungarian anti-LGBTIQ* law. The Commission claims that this law breaches the internal market, the Charter rights and the Union’s common values enshrined in Article 2 TEU.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Verfassungsblog
1 天前 · In its recent decision in ST v Frontex the CJEU missed once again an opportunity to review Frontex's conduct in light of human rights standards. The decision is the latest in a series of key decisions concerning EU human rights responsibility over the course of the past year, including WS and Others v. Frontex, Hamoudi v. Frontex, Sea Watch v Frontex, as well as Kočner and KS and KD.
Blatt – Verfassungsblog
Ein Monat auf einen Blick. Im Verfassungsblatt bündeln wir die auf dem Blog erschienenen Texte aus einem Monat in einer Publikation. Dieses Format ermöglicht es unseren Leser*innen, einfacher im Blick zu behalten, welche Themen wichtig waren …
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Verfassungsblog is a journalistic and academic forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany, the emerging common European constitutional space and beyond.
Libraries (EN) – Verfassungsblog
2.1 million visits have been counted to Verfassungsblog in 2023. Two thirds of readers access the blog from Germany and one third from abroad. Every year, Verfassungsblog records almost 3 million clicks, not counting interactions on social media.
Judges, Political Mandates and Judicial Independence in Germany
2023年1月20日 · 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 ...
Zwei Jahre Klimabeschluss des Bundesverfassungsgerichts
2023年3月18日 · Der Beschluss des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom 24. März 2021 wurde von der Deutschen Umwelthilfe als „die wohl bedeutendste Umweltschutz-Entscheidung in der Geschichte des Bundesverfassungsgerichts“ gelobt. Wenn man mit dem Abstand von zwei Jahren auf die Entscheidung und ihre (Nicht)Folgen sieht, muss die Bewertung deutlich nüchterner ausfallen.