States

“This Undermines the State’s Promise of Equality” – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

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“This Undermines the State’s Promise of Equality” – Verfassungsblog – Go Health Pro

Five Questions to Dana Schmalz CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz demanded that individuals with dual citizenship should lose their German nationality if they commit crimes. His proposals have been criticized as a dangerous precedent and as potentially unconstitutional. We spoke with Dana Schmalz, a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public … Read more

Colorado Governor Wants to Privatize State’s Workers’ Comp Carrier – Go Health Pro

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Colorado Governor Wants to Privatize State’s Workers’ Comp Carrier – Go Health Pro

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to spin off the state’s stake in Pinnacol Assurance, privatizing the workers’ compensation carrier of last resort to help it make more money and plug government budget holes. The big idea is that pulling up stakes from the quasi-governmental insurance company would help the state’s ailing budget. The governor is … Read more

the Return Directive in conjunction with the Charter of Fundamental Rights does not oblige EU Member States to grant a right to remain to irregularly staying migrants’ – Go Health Pro

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the Return Directive in conjunction with the Charter of Fundamental Rights does not oblige EU Member States to grant a right to remain to irregularly staying migrants’ – Go Health Pro

    Alan Desmond, University of Leicester Kevin Fredy Hinterberger, Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour Photo credit: Luxufluxo, via Wikimedia Commons   Introduction The 2008 Return Directive sets out common standards and procedures for removal of irregularly staying third-country nationals (TCNs) by all EU Member States, except for Ireland and Denmark, and by the four … Read more

What should states do to combat the sabotage of submarine cables and pipelines beneath the high seas/EEZs? – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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What should states do to combat the sabotage of submarine cables and pipelines beneath the high seas/EEZs? – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Submarine cables and pipelines are vitally important for energy supply, global communications and economic activity. But several recent high-profile incidents have exposed their vulnerability to deliberate damage from state and non-state actors. In April 2021, Norway reported that several kilometres of its fibreoptic cables disappeared from the Svalbard archipelago, leaving Norway unable to monitor submarine activity in the region. These cables formed part of an extensive network of high-tech cables and sensors used for scientific research and maritime surveillance. Better known, on 26 September 2022, a series of explosions damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, which were built to transport gas from Russia to Germany. While suspicions initially fell on Russia, Dutch intelligence suggest that the explosion was caused by experienced divers belonging to a ‘pro-Ukrainian group’.

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States’ International Obligation(s) to Repeal Domestic Legislations Incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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What should states do to combat the sabotage of submarine cables and pipelines beneath the high seas/EEZs? – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

On 22 October 2024 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or ‘the Court’) issued a landmark judgment in the case of Kobaliya and Others v. Russia. It found that the Russian legislation on ‘foreign agents’ – imposing huge restrictions on the rights of Russian non-governmental organisations, media organisations and individuals designated as ‘foreign agents’ … Read more

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