Peru, a case that could redefine state responsibility for forced sterilizations and strengthen standards on reproductive autonomy. This is only the second forced sterilization case before the Court ...

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

Mit ihrer Sperrminorität blockiert die Thüringer AfD-Fraktion die Neubesetzung des Richterwahlausschusses. Im Gegenzug für die Mitwahl der Kandidat:innen anderer Parteien fordert die AfD-Fraktion nun ...

Ultimately, the case centers on two complaints: the Commission’s failure to provide updated legislative timelines as required ...

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The first is from the standpoint of a philosopher of criminal law, in which I am an academic specialist. The second is from the standpoint of a political sociologist, in which I am a novice. Even ...

Verfassungsblog is a global forum of scholarly debate at the interface of academy and society. We open up debates in public ...

In Poland, the narrow defeat of liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski by the ultra-conservative Karol Nawrocki in the June 1st presidential election marked a turning point. The possibility of ...

Venezuela held local and parliamentary elections on May 25 th. Unsurprisingly, Maduro’s allies won with an overwhelming majority. Even though Maduro had severely tilted the playing field in his favor, ...

Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned its own October 2023 judgment that had declared military trials of civilians unconstitutional. In a 5–2 majority decision, the newly constituted Constitutional ...

Verfassungsblog is a global forum of scholarly debate at the interface of academy and society. We open up debates in public law – internationally, interdisciplinary and open access.

The new technological revolution of Artificial Intelligence is now part of everyday life and will likely reaffirm US exceptionalism in the area of freedom of speech once more. The next key test for ...