Constitutional Grey Area or Executive Aggrandizement? Four months in, France’s political roller-coaster has gone from confusing to confounding: from the shock of the far-right National Rally’s (RN) victory in the European Parliament election in early June, followed by President Emmanuel Macron’s risky decision to call a snap election for France’s lower house of parliament (National … Read more
On the Sri Lankan Supreme Court’s Election Commission Decision The Election Commission of Sri Lanka is riding a wave of praise after completing a peaceful presidential election on 21st September 2024. Less than a month before, however, the commission was found responsible for a breach of fundamental rights for its failure to conduct local government … Read more
Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit worked as a judge, lawyer and Senator of Justice in Hamburg and Berlin. She fought for the introduction of part-time work and family leave for female civil servants, which was introduced in 1968 and has been called “Lex Peschel” ever since. Quote: “As far as the legal, political and social position of … Read more
On the Joined Cases C-779/21 P, Commission v Front Polisario and C-799/21 P, Council v Front Polisario Article 3(5) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) sets out the Union’s obligation to “contribute […] to the strict observance and the development of international law”. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has interpreted … Read more
Fünf Fragen an Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik Österreich hat letzten Sonntag den Nationalrat gewählt. Die rechte Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ) wurde stärkste Kraft und erzielte damit ihr historisch bestes Ergebnis. Um die Wahl einzuordnen, haben wir mit dem Experten Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik gesprochen. Er ist Professor für österreichische Politik im europäischen Kontext am Institut für Staatswissenschaft der Universität … Read more