On 10 July 2024, the 83rd anniversary of the Jedwabne pogrom, an alternative commemoration was held near the monument to the massacre of Jews by their Polish neighbours. Replete
with Roman-Catholic religious references, it boiled down to prayers for Poland and the presentation of posters and slogans: “We demand the truth about Jedwabne!”, [...]
Extremist violence, ethnic tensions, and authoritarian governance in the Sahel region of West Africa have generated a regional crisis with global implications. After a decade
of escalating conflict, governments, Russian mercenaries, and extremist groups alike are using violence against civilians to pursue their interests. [...]
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For more than a decade, lawyers and political scientists have extensively studied the “authoritarian playbook” – the instruments, methods and processes used by autocrats
such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to capture established democracies. However, so far, the impact of autocratic economic governance on the rule of law has been surprisingly [...]
In the recent Valančius judgment, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice or ECJ), ruled on Union law requirements for the judicial
appointment procedure to the EU General Court. Having previously clarified the Union law requirements for the selection procedures of national judges, the Valančius [...]
Decisions made by the commission – Form 10s CFCE Applications – Form 8s 2019 Thursday 31 January 2019 Thursday 28 March 2019 Thursday 30 May 2019 Thursday 18 July 2019
Thursday 19 September 2019 Thursday 31 October 2019 Thursday 19 December 2019 2020 Thursday 30 January 2020 Wednesday 25 March 2020 Thursday 21 May 2020 Wednesday [...]
Yesterday, the Brennan Center for Justice published this new 10-page report titled "A Federal Agenda to Promote Safety and Justice." The report, authored by Hernandez Stroud
and Rosemary Nidiry, is crafted with the Trump administration and the current Congress in mind, and here are a couple paragraphs from its introductory section: This [...]
Conventions & Instruments On 1 January 2025, the 2005 Choice of Court Convention entered into force for Switzerland. At present, 36 States and the European Union are bound
by the 2005 Choice of Court Convention. More information is available here. [...]
Registration is now open! WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN LAW & POLITICS Winter Symposium The Center for Constitutional Law & The Bliss Institute for Applied Politics at The University
of Akron Friday, February 21, 2025 ~ 9:00am to 4:00pm EST REGISTRATION: Akron... [...]
