Racial Profiling is unconstitutional
It can be debated, whether it merely constitutes an act of “highbrow legalism” (as the chairman of the German Police Union put it) to enforce the non-discrimination rule in art. 3 par. 3 of the German...
View ArticleLuxemburg rüttelt an Wohnsitzauflage für Flüchtlinge
Der Europäische Gerichtshof beherrscht heute wegen seiner Schrems-Entscheidung alle Schlagzeilen – zweifellos ein epochales Urteil, das heute und in den folgenden Tagen noch eine Menge Diskussionsstoff...
View ArticleBoycott calls and double standards: another French limitation on freedom of...
France, once the motherland of human rights, is increasingly clamping down on freedom of expression. According to a recent decision by the French Supreme Court, calling for boycott on Israeli goods is...
View ArticleSchengen und die versteckte Wiedereinführung der Grenzkontrollen
Immer mehr Migrant/innen reisen unerlaubt nach Deutschland ein und nutzen dabei ganz normale Buslinien. Das darf nicht sein, fand die Bundespolizei und entschloss sich 2013 – so wörtlich – „den...
View ArticleFreedom of Religion vs Islamophobia: Lombardy’s “Anti-Mosque Law” is...
While islamophobia is on the rise after the carnages of Paris and Bruxelles, recent developments in Italy may foster the confidence in the freedom of religion of European Muslims. In a ground-breaking...
View ArticleAnti-Roma-Märsche in Ungarn: Staat muss Anzeichen auf Hasskriminalität nachgehen
Gyöngyöspata ist ein kleines Kaff im Norden von Ungarn, das absolut überhaupt keine Aufmerksamkeit verdienen würde, wäre es nicht 2011 zum Schauplatz eines der übelsten rassistischen Vorgänge unserer...
View ArticleGeert Wilders’ “Incitement to Discriminate” Trial
On the 31st of October, the trial of Dutch politician Geert Wilders started before the court of first instance of The Hague, although held in a secure courtroom at Schiphol Airport. Wilders, the leader...
View ArticleWilders vs. the Dutch Constitution: Constitutional Protection against...
On March 15th, the Dutch will elect a new House of Representatives. At present, two parties seem most likely to win: Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party and the current Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s...
View ArticleIs the Reasoning in "Coman" as Good as the Result?
The Court of Justice of the European Union has not always enjoyed the reputation of being particularly LGBT-friendly, but its standing among those pushing for the better protection of rights of...
View ArticleThe Origins of Racism and the new Basic Law: Jewish Nation-State
The Basic Law: Jewish Nation-State, enacted in July 2018, sets forth the constitutional identity of the regime. The opponents of this Basic Law can be roughly divided into two camps. The first camp...
View ArticleThe Politics of Language in the Nation’s Law – Between Bialik and Orwell
Much has been, and will be, written about what the Basic Law – Jewish Nation-State (or the Nation’s Law) does, but attention is also due to how it does what it does. The use of language in the Nation’s...
View ArticleCombining Justice with Power: How to Challenge the Narrative of Democratic...
Israel’s Nation-State Law can be seen as an expression of the kind of democratic authoritarian populism that appears to be spreading globally. As articulated by scholars like Jan-Werner Mueller (What...
View ArticleThe Tale of Two Citizenships
August 2018: Two reports make the rounds in Austrian media. One discusses data protection issues for persons on the so-called citizenship “Promi-Liste”. It tells a story of a Chinese investor, who...
View ArticleCitizenship Revocation in Italy as a Counter-Terrorism Measure
Since the outbreak of the threat posed by international terrorism in 2001, democratic countries have often reacted in a way that conflates immigration and counter-terrorism measures. Indefinite...
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Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Fails Romanian and Bulgarian Migrant Workers
Two weeks ago, on a Friday night, I was grabbing a bite to eat with a few Romanian colleagues at Bill’s Restaurant on Green Street in Cambridge, England. Two of us stepped outside for a cigarette....
View ArticleAccess to Menstrual Products is a Constitutional Right. Period.
“Periods are not a luxury – lower the tampon tax!” These were the exact words of Nanna-Josephine Roloff and Yasemin Kotra, who started a petition launched on International Women’s Day in 2018. As a...
View ArticleThe Delhi Killings and the Making of Violence
The recent killings in Delhi, orchestrated by armed mobs with impunity and legitimized through the highest offices of government and the current ruling party, resulted in the death of almost 50...
View ArticleThe EU, Segregation and Rule of Law Resilience in Hungary
The legal and political consequences of the Hungarian government’s campaign against an appeal judgment which ordered the payment of compensation for school segregation can reverberate across the EU,...
View ArticleHospitality Ltd
Once upon a time, Airbnb’s story of creation goes, thousands of designers from across the world were flocking into the magical kingdom of San Francisco to attend the biennial conference of the...
View ArticleIt’s not about Bathroom Policies, it’s about Constitutional Principles
The United States Supreme Court is expected to soon deliver its judgment in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the first transgender rights case...
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