Two weeks ago, the Israeli Knesset passed a law that grants the Minister of the Interior powers to deport family members of terrorists, including Israeli citizens. Passed amongst a slew of other headline grabbing laws, it constitutes a significant expansion of current deportation powers that contravenes both Israeli constitutional law and international law. As death, … Read more
Public Resistance and External Pressure as Substitutes for Effective Judicial Oversight The parliamentary election in Georgia on 26 October 2024 resulted in the ruling Georgian Dream party being declared the winner by the Central Elections Commission (CEC), with nearly 54% of the vote. However, independent observers identified a large-scale, multi-faceted election-rigging scheme in favor of … Read more
Public Concerns and the Constitutional Implications of Weakening Judicial Review in Brazil The recent Proposal for Constitutional Amendment No. 28/2024 (PEC 28/2024), currently under consideration in the Chamber of Deputies, aims to modify constitutional review by allowing Congress to suspend certain decisions of the Supreme Federal Court in specific cases. In light of the widespread … Read more
I. Neuer Wahlkampf – Alte Debatten? Die Regierung ist am Ende, der Weg zu Neuwahlen ist eröffnet. Alle Parteien sind bereits in den Wahlkampfmodus übergegangen, wie insbesondere die parlamentarische Debatte am vergangenen Mittwoch (13.11.2024) bewiesen hat. Doch es lohnt sich einmal kurz innezuhalten und insbesondere einen Blick auf den Migrationsdiskurs in der (fast) vergangenen Regierungszeit von … Read more
In 2023, the Greek Council of State asked the CJEU whether Greece’s designation of Türkiye as a safe third country (STC) for people applying for asylum in Greece is in line with the Asylum Procedures Directive. It was the first Greek asylum case making its way to Luxembourg, and as a result the first time … Read more
