Verfassungsblog

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.

Der Schock über den Rechtsrutsch in der ersten Runde der brasilianischen Präsidentschafts-, Kongress- und Gouverneurswahlen sitzt tief. Nicht nur bei Anhängern des Amtsinhabers Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva und seiner, der einstmaligen deutschen „Ampel“, nicht unähnlichen Koalition, sondern auch bei…

I remember, as a child, fantasising about having the ability to retain everything I read for future use. It’d work as pure magic. Today, as major publishers strike unprecedented deals to share their entire journal catalogues with AI platforms, we are witnessing…

The making of climate law is a distinctly global exercise. Perhaps more than in many other areas of law, climate litigation develops through a conversation across jurisdictions, as litigants borrow arguments, evidence, and strategies from proceedings elsewhere, while judges engage…

SPIEGEL, Cicero und jetzt DIE ZEIT. Wieder einmal setzt ein Gericht die Pressefreiheit mit Durchsuchungsbeschlüssen unter Druck. Anders als bei der SPIEGEL-Affäre in den 1960er Jahren und der Durchsuchung beim Cicero in den 2000er Jahren geht es diesmal nicht um…