Amidst negotiations on the recast of the Energy Taxation Directive, this post argues that the current tax exemption for fuel used by commercial aircrafts and ships may be incompatible
with the prohibition on state aid and the polluter-pays principle. [...]
Das Historisch-Soziologische Forschungskolleg „Bruchlinien der Demokratie: Gewalt – Souveränität – Territorialität“ des Hamburger Instituts für Sozialforschung
(HIS) schreibt zum Thema „Excessive State Power and State Killings in Democracies“ Kurzzeitfellowships für Zeiträume von 2-8 Wochen aus. [...]
On 8 October 2025, the Church of England published the following report of the in-person meeting of the House of Bishops on October 6-8 at Cookham, Berkshire. House of Bishops
meeting October 2025 [...]
In the aftermath of Sudan v. United Arab Emirates, debate has flared about the use of judicial economy by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). By rejecting Sudan’s request
for interim protection and striking the case from the General List in one breath, the Court seemed to privilege docket discipline and efficiency over a fuller airing [...]
John Fabian Witt, Yale Law School, has published The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America (Simon & Schuster): Several book events,
including the New York Historical today and Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on Thursday, are listed on the publisher's website. In addition, the Supreme Court [...]
(image source: MDD) Abstract: En 1871 le Conseil d’État est en mauvaise posture. Il a été « suspendu » par la République et les locaux qu’il occupait au Palais
d’Orsay ont été incendiés par les Communards. La décision est cependant prise de la rétablir et de lui attribuer les locaux du PalaisRoyal où il siège [...]
Announcement: Pierre Legendre, né le 15 juin 1930, est décédé le 2 mars 2023, à quelques mois de la réédition augmentée d’un de ces « maîtres ouvrages », le
Trésor historique de l’État en France. Initialement publiée sous le titre, plus sobre, d’Histoire de l’Administration de 1750 à nos jours (Paris, PUF, 1968), [...]
Don’t you just hate it when you suspect a student submitted a paper written by AI and you can’t tell for sure? You’re not alone – a recent survey finds that many
faculty share your concern. These concerns – and potential solutions – are the focus of two short articles worth checking out: Faculty Use … Continue reading [...]
By Salih Okur, University of Augsburg On 9 October 2025, the CJEU, in Case C-540/24 (Cabris Investment), had to decide whether Art. 25 Brussels Ia applies to “an agreement
conferring jurisdiction in which the contracting parties, who are domiciled in the United Kingdom and therefore (now) in a third State, agree that the courts of a [...]
Villes mortes della Siria: Topografia cristiana e insediamenti del Massiccio Calcareo (IV-VII secolo) Edited by Elie Essa Kas Hanna Limina/Limites: Archaeologies, histories,
islands and borders in the Mediterranean (365-1556) 17 [...]
