Verfassungsblog is a platform that publishes scholarly and analytical content focused on constitutional law and related legal issues, particularly within the European context. It covers topics such as the role of religion in constitutional orders, EU law and jurisprudence, human rights, discrimination law, and the interaction between national and supranational legal frameworks. The blog also addresses contemporary legal debates on political parties, judicial independence, and corporate sustainability directives. Its publications often analyze court decisions, legislative changes, and their implications for constitutional and human rights law, providing diverse perspectives on complex legal and societal challenges.
Wenn man den Umfrageinstituten noch trauen darf, steht den Demokraten am kommenden Dienstag ein ziemlich guter Wahlabend bevor. Im ganzen Land liegen demokratische Kandidat:innen entweder vorn oder liefern sich mit ihren republikanischen Konkurrent:innen ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen. Dass die Partei des Präsidenten…
African constitutionalism is often approached through the language of reception. International human rights standards are incorporated into constitutions, treaties are given domestic effect, courts draw upon international jurisprudence, and regional instruments adapt international commitments to African contexts. Yet this perspective…
In 2012, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap released “Gangs of Wasseypur”, a two-part Hindi film that depicts the trials, tribulations, and testaments of gang members from what is now the state of Jharkhand in eastern India. Based as it was on the…
The Centre for Advanced Studies “Reflexive Globalisation and the Law” (RefLex) at Humboldt University starts from the insight that legal globalisation cannot adequately be understood as a unidirectional process in which legal concepts and institutions developed in the Global North…
On 19 October 2026, the UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero agreed to the grant of consent by the Oil and Gas Authority for the Jackdaw gas field project under the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration,…
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One of the first things a bleary-eyed first-year law student has to hear ad nauseam in their first week of law school is that, over the next three years, they will be taught to “think” like a lawyer. What does…
In one of the most dramatic elections in the history of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has achieved a dramatic victory against the far-right incumbent Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is now under house arrest…