24 July 2026
Cuts Behind the Scenes
How do I find ideas for what I write? Luckily, beyond law there is also theatre, where I do not have to choose between guilty and not guilty, where I can instead engage with social questions in all their ambivalence – though there too, crucially, you should not waffle, at least not without dramaturgical purpose. Because in theatre especially, you must think of the audience: away with overlong monologues, unnecessary scenes, confusing plots. Cut, cut, cut. I try to follow this rule when writing academic texts too. Unfortunately, the cutting does not happen in texts, where it would make sense, but behind the scenes, where it is devastating. Continue reading >>
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01 July 2026
Culture and Law in European Society after Commission v Hungary
The judgment of the CJEU in Case C-769/22 Commission v Hungary is not only about cultural services and their regulation but features several arguments regarding both Hungarian Christian culture and the culture of gender and sexually diverse individuals – what could be called LGBTQI+ culture in general. I reflect on three cultural implications emerging from the case: the societal implication of cultural content, the role of EU law in accommodating national preferences and the limitations of EU law in interacting with cultural practices. Continue reading >>
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