Some argue that Ćapeta’s test relies on vague notions of “constitutional morality.” Yet the concept of “negation” can be practically assessed. Legislative intent, political discourse, and structural ...

On 2 May 2025, the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) – in collaboration with the African Climate Platform, the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa, Natural Justice, and resilient40 – submitted ...

Lawyer, judge, professor, UN legal expert, researcher – forced to start over repeatedly, Dr. Cecilia Medina Quiroga has ...

Instead of addressing the question of functional jurisdiction in the context of externalised migration control, the Court found that Italy does not enjoy extraterritorial jurisdiction under Art.1 of ...

This concern is distinct from the broader question of whether the United States remains a Member of NATO and whether it will ...

Von Bogdandy and Spieker say that the situation is exceptional because it may “result in military confrontation”, is an “existential threat”, and because “the Union’s values and peace are at stake”.

Animals remain largely absent from EU legal discourse – especially when it comes to the Charter of Fundamental Rights. This symposium asks whether the Charter could become a catalyst for stronger ...

Since then, Italian courts have submitted a series of preliminary references to the ECJ, all essentially seeking clarification on whether the Court’s judgment of 4 October should also be interpreted ...

Public officials having to disclose their private wealth is a powerful anti-corruption tool: if the corrupt ones would disclose their real wealth, they could not justify it with their legal income ...

Mr. Ryan’s resignation is a victory for intimidation and fear over the rule of law.” Constitutional academic freedom has two chief components. One is the freedom of the individual faculty member to ...

OB, a Congolese citizen, accompanying two minors, arrived in Italy on 27 August 2019, via air travels from Casablanca to Bologna, and filed a request for international protection. OB was criminally ...

The Trump Administration just announced that the Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel has granted it a powerful “golden share” in U.S. Steel as a condition for its acquisition of this major US-American ...