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Is This a Constitutional Democracy. Indonesia, a country that has experimented with constitutional democracy since 1998, inaugurated its new president, Prabowo Subianto, on October 20, 2024. His so-called “Red and White Cabinet” may appear peculiar from the perspective of Western democracies due to its concentration of power.
Lessons of a Landmark Lost – Verfassungsblog
23 hours ago · On 12 November 2024, the Hague Court of Appeal in Shell v Milieudefensie set aside the preceding 2021 judgment which held Shell responsible for its contribution to climate change. The 2021 judgment was widely heralded (though also critiqued) as groundbreaking and a precedent that could be followed elsewhere. While the Appeal judgment is unlikely to receive similar praise from climate activists ...
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One Act to Rule Them All – Verfassungsblog
Aug 18, 2023 · Soon Brussels' newest big thing - the Artificial Intelligence Act - will enter the Trilogues. In order to better understand what’s at stake, who are the main actors and their motivations, and how to make one’s mind about all the conflicting claims we need to dive into the legal, economic and political aspects of the AI Act. The aim of this piece is to contextualize major milestones in the ...
Judges, Political Mandates and Judicial Independence in Germany
Jan 20, 2023 · In Germany, 2022 has been a turbulent year regarding former (extreme) right-wing Members of Parliament (MP) returning to their original office as civil servants and judges. Two cases created special great media attention: Jens Maier and Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, demanded (and partly succeeded) to return to serve as judges again. These cases bring the (often problematic) relationship between ...
Enhancing Fundamental Rights Protection – Verfassungsblog
Nov 4, 2024 · The EU should ensure fundamental rights’ compatibility of EU legislation before its adoption. To that effect, we propose three distinct paths to improve the EU control mechanisms. Whilst mechanisms to ensure quality control do exist, primarily in the form of impact assessments, these mostly remain a merely formal exercise. Henceforth, we suggest strengthening the ex ante fundamental rights ...
Ende ohne Ende? – Verfassungsblog
5 days ago · Verfassungsrechtlich spielt es (wie in der Ehe) daher auch keine Rolle, wer für das Ende des Vertrauensverhältnisses verantwortlich ist – es ist der Bundeskanzler oder die Bundeskanzlerin, die hier am längeren Hebel sitzt. Insofern ist es auch richtig, dass der Bundespräsident einem solchen Vorschlag nicht nur nachkommen kann, sondern ...
Aufstieg und Fall des Rechts auf individuelle …
5 days ago · Allseits wurde ein Paukenschlag erwartet: Nachdem das BVerwG dem BVerfG 2021 die Frage zur Entscheidung vorlegte, ob der Grundbedarfssatz für Studierende mit dem Grundgesetz vereinbar ist, wappnete man sich in Berlin bereits für das scheinbar Unausweichliche – ein menschenwürdiges Existenzminimum für Studierende. Die lange erwartete Entscheidung des BVerfG, die letzte Woche ...
Power and the COVID-19 Pandemic – Verfassungsblog
Feb 22, 2021 · COVID-19 in Canada: Variable Forms of Power and Unvarying Judicial Deference. As of early 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across Canada. These are dark days. Although the arrival of vaccines suggests light will soon appear at the end of the tunnel, Canada is a long way from the end of its COVID-19 crisis.