This decision marks the end of what was likely Germany’s most prominent climate liability case. Since the OLG Hamm did not permit an appeal to the Federal Court of Justice – and taking the case to the ...

What’s clear is this: both Germany’s responsibility under international law for arms exports to Israel and the potential ...

Article G, paragraph (3) of the Fundamental Law now contains the possibility of suspension of citizenship for dual citizens. As the Preamble of the 15th Amendment states, this rule does not apply to ...

Since 22 May 2025, a disquieting letter has been circulating: nine leading EU politicians are calling for “a new and open-minded conversation about the interpretation of the European Convention on ...

The rule of law is not only under threat in Islamabad – it’s also faltering at Germany’s national borders. In their analysis, ...

The saga of Georgia’s foreign agent laws began in 2023, when Georgian Dream (GD) introduced legislation forcing CSOs receiving over 20% of foreign funding to register as “foreign agents” or face fines ...

Safe access zones (SAZ) statutes in Great Britain create protective areas around premises where abortion services are provided and criminalise specified behaviours within these protective areas. The ...

For this reason, this blogpost will take a closer look at these alleged certainties, and set out why the judgment is not that surprising at all – lifting the veil of untenable dogmas and ...

Decent work in the platform economy” is one of the items the ILO will discuss during its upcoming 113 th International Labour Conference from 2 to 13 June 2025 – a first in the ILO’s history. In ...

The first round of Poland’s presidential election has produced an inconclusive but politically charged outcome. Rafał Trzaskowski, candidate of the governing Civic Platform party (PO), received 31,36% ...

The principle of jus soli has been progressively dismantled in France through the tightening of conditions governing access to French nationality in Mayotte—the 101st department of the Republic and an ...

According to the Commission’s communication, the “broad powers and discretion of the Office will affect a wide range of persons and entities, including civil society organisations, media outlets and ...