14 May 2013

Constitutional Renewal in Turkey: Some Questions Concerning Constitutional Theory

Turkey is currently undergoing a process of drafting a new […] Continue reading >>
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13 May 2013

The Crisis of Democracy in Hungary and Romania – Learning from Weimar?

Hungary’s political development under the Orbán government is by now […] Continue reading >>
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12 May 2013
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Discourse Theory and International Law: An Interview with Jürgen Habermas

AvB: Dear Professor Habermas, we have had four days of […] Continue reading >>
10 May 2013

Vom globalen Bourgeois zum globalen Citoyen

Völkerrecht ist längst nicht mehr nur Völker-Recht. Nicht nur Staaten […] Continue reading >>
08 May 2013

The Hungarian Dilemma from a Pluralist Perspective

The constitutional and political developments in Hungary in the last […] Continue reading >>
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25 April 2013

Ethnische Konfliktlösung durch Verfassungsdesign: Donald Horowitz in der American Academy

Wenn der Bürgerkrieg vorbei ist, die Guerrillas ihre Waffen niedergelegt […] Continue reading >>
22 April 2013

Was den Motor antreibt: Der EuGH als Wegbereiter der europäischen Integration?

In den Debatten um die Integration Europas wird der Gerichtshof […] Continue reading >>
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The Politics of Space: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum

Law is a ‘politics of space.’ The last week’s Supreme […] Continue reading >>
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The Politics of Space: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum

Law is a ‘politics of space.’ The last week’s Supreme […] Continue reading >>
20 April 2013

Demnächst in Karlsruhe: die EZB vor Gericht

Im Fußball hat Karlsruhe nach einer tollen Siegesserie derzeit gute […] Continue reading >>
18 April 2013

UN-Ausschuss (CERD): Sarrazins Aussagen sind rassistisch

Thilo Sarrazins Interview in der Zeitschrift Lettre International (2009) sowie […] Continue reading >>
15 April 2013
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Das Röhren der Hirsche: Erste Vorlage des Conseil constitutionnel an den EuGH

Walter Scheel, Richard von Weizsäcker, Horst Köhler und Christian Wulff […] Continue reading >>
10 April 2013

Making Finance Sustainable: Ten Years Equator Principles – Success or Letdown?

In 2003, a number of banks adopted the Equator Principles […] Continue reading >>
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Making Finance Sustainable: Ten Years Equator Principles – Success or Letdown?

In 2003, a number of banks adopted the Equator Principles […] Continue reading >>
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31 March 2013
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“The Have-Nots Will Decide That It’s Not Worth Belonging”

Hamburg, March 23th, 2013. The opening of the „Internationale Bauausstellung“ […] Continue reading >>
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Verteidigung der Ehe durch Steuern? DOMA bröselt vor dem Supreme Court

Der Defense of Marriage Act war das zweite Projekt zur […] Continue reading >>
30 March 2013

Putsch: Iceland‘s crowd-sourced constitution killed by parliament

Following its spectacular plunge from grace in 2008 when its […] Continue reading >>

Putsch: Iceland‘s crowd-sourced constitution killed by parliament

Following its spectacular plunge from grace in 2008 when its […] Continue reading >>
29 March 2013

„Newer than cellphones and the internet“: Die Homo-Ehe vor dem US Supreme Court

Zwei Dinge zeichnen sich nach der mündlichen Verhandlung um das […] Continue reading >>
27 March 2013

Supremacy of the EU Charter in National Courts in Purely Domestic Cases

The European Union is not just a community based on […] Continue reading >>
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25 March 2013

The EU Is More Than A Constraint On Populist Democracy

Jan-Werner Müller’s eloquent proposal on what the EU should do […] Continue reading >>
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24 March 2013

Voßkuhle und die Presse: Stimmungs­umschwung oder Manipulation?

Der Besuch von Bundesverfassungsgerichtspräsident Andreas Voßkuhle in Berlin hat ja […] Continue reading >>
22 March 2013

Less Constraint of Popular Democracy, More Empowerment of Citizens

While I share Müller’s concern about the situation in Hungary […] Continue reading >>
21 March 2013

“What” versus “Who”: Europe’s Rule of Law Agenda Revisited

As we all know, observance of the “Rule of Law” […] Continue reading >>
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15 March 2013

Rechtswissenschaft in Japan: Interessiert an uns, interessant für uns

Wer an einem Montagabend nach 18 Uhr in einem Geschäftshaus […] Continue reading >>
12 March 2013

Czech Republic: High Treason or Just Constitutional Nudging?

The Czech President Václav Klaus has left office last Thursday […] Continue reading >>
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Czech Republic: High Treason or Just Constitutional Nudging?

The Czech President Václav Klaus has left office last Thursday […] Continue reading >>
08 March 2013

Mangold Reloaded?

In mehrschichtigen Grundrechtssystemen stellt sich stets die Frage, welche Grundrechtsschicht […] Continue reading >>