Der Deutsche Bundestag hat gestern die von der CDU/CSU-Fraktion vorgelegten „Fünf Punkte für sichere Grenzen und das Ende der illegalen Migration“ verabschiedet. Für
besonders viel Aufsehen sorgte dabei, dass damit erstmals in der Geschichte des Deutschen Bundestags ein Antrag mit den Stimmen einer autoritär-populistischen Partei [...]
Investigating and punishing the crime of enforced disappearance is no less important than holding States responsible for this grave human rights violation. Still, comparatively
little work has been done on the former compared to the latter, where there have been significant advances in doctrine and jurisprudence. [...]
(Editor’s Note: This article is partly based on a previous comment by Michele Caianiello and Chantal Meloni in the Italian Review, Sistema penale, dated Jan. 24, 2025.) A
dark chapter in the history of refusals by States Parties to comply with their obligations to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) was written last [...]
Since taking office last week, the Trump administration has fired, demoted, and reassigned career investigators and prosecutors across the Department of Justice, moving rapidly
to politicize an institution over which the president has reportedly said he has an “absolute right” to total control. [...]
The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper by Ian Ayres and Fredrick E. Vars now on SSRN that includes an interesting sentencing-specific proposal. Here
is the paper's abstract: Lower federal courts are struggling to determine the constitutionality of longstanding federal laws prohibiting felons and those involuntarily [...]
For practitioners and others contemplating joining the law professor ranks, many law schools offer wonderful opportunities to transition into the legal academy with one- or
two-year fellowships which allow you to enter the AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference (the "meat market") with published scholarship (and in most cases teaching experience) [...]
The 28th Annual Critical Tax Conference will be hosted by Wisconsin Law School: The University of Wisconsin Law School is pleased to host the 28th Annual Critical Tax Conference
in Madison, WI from Thursday, April 24 - Saturday, April 26. We are planning on a mostly in person conference, but... [...]
This month, Wolters Kluwer releases the third edition of Religion and Law in China, a practitioners’ guide that looks useful for academics as well. The book covers such topics
as the constitutional status of religion, religious freedom, and the effect of international law on religious communities. [...]
The Dublin European Law Institute will host a conference at Dublin City University (DCU) on The Role of the Council of Europe in the Pursuit of Peace, Justice and Accountability
in Ukraine. The one-day event, supported by GSK Stockmann and the Department of Foreign Affairs will be held on 27 February at DCU, Glasnevin, and online. [...]
Based on a new book, Cormac Ó Gráda argues that previous estimates of civilian deaths in the first and second world wars are almost certainly too low. Berthold Brecht’s
classic Mutter Courage is a play about the Thirty Years’ War. Its eponymous heroine, after much suffering in her struggle to survive, complained toward the end: [...]
