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The EU’s sanctions framework is meant to work in two steps: unanimity for decisions defining the Union’s approach to “a particular matter of a geographical or thematic nature” under Article 29 TEU, ...

At the heart of recent American upheavals lies a question the resonance of which extends far beyond the United States: What becomes of a constitutional democracy when faith in civic order gives way to ...

In a wearyingly familiar recurrence, parts of the U.S. government shut down last week after Congress failed to approve funding for the new fiscal year. Though bewildering to foreign observers (and ...

Nicolas Sarkozy was prosecuted on several charges: corruption, illegal campaign financing, concealment of misappropriated Libyan public funds, and conspiracy. He was found guilty only of the latter ...

In its recent decision MSIG, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has barred Spain from convicting an ETA terrorist for a terrorist attack in Oviedo. This decision is in line with ...

By construing his appointment as a “definitive legal situation,” the Supreme Judicial Council effectively transformed what is, by definition, a temporary assignment into a permanent status. In doing ...

OC-31/25 defines the right to care in section 113 as the right of every person to have the time, space, and resources necessary to provide, receive, or establish conditions that ensure their overall ...

For decades, the global community has grappled with the increasingly urgent need for an equitable transition away from fossil fuels – achieving some, but inadequate, progress. Today, there is growing ...

Calls for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) have become commonplace in British political debate. Reform UK has announced withdrawal as its day one priority, the ...

From 15-17 January 2025, the Defund Meat conference was held at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. In the aftermath, the conference speakers jointly issued the ...