Galina Starovoitova played a key role in promoting democracy in Russia until her murder in 1998. Dina Gusejnova asks how Russian politics might have developed if she had survived. Galina Starovoitova (1946-1998) is best known for her work on federalism and self-determination, and her vision of democratic transitions in post-Soviet Russia. She was born in … Read more
The Law and Politics of Double Standards On 21 November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and the former Minister of Defence, for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in the ongoing Israel-Gaza War. Equally contentious was the response of leading Western states – including Germany and … Read more
The threat of rail strikes in France looms over the end of the year, with the first strike scheduled for November 21. They are fueled by worries about jobs and working conditions in the face of national rail company SNCF dismantling its freight business, a further indication of the progressive privatization of the rail industry. … Read more
Eve Hill, a partner at Brown, Goldstein & Levy and a leading civil rights lawyer, provided critical analysis in a recent Law360 article by Max Kutner titled “Analysis: 5 Wage Priorities In The Democrats’ 2024 Platform.” The article described the Democratic Party’s plans to prioritize a federal minimum wage increase, establish a national paid leave … Read more
Eduardo Paiva (Master in Law and Informatics – UMinho) The healthy unfolding of democratic electoral processes – and of democratic life in general – has been threatened by the dissemination of disinformation (defined as “false or misleading content that is spread with an intention to deceive or secure economic or political gain, and which … Read more
