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🌈 Queer rights in Nigeria: the bureaucracy of survival

July 2, 2026

Why transitional justice fails without collapsing

June 26, 2026

🌈 The European Court of Justice's Hungary judgement and what it means for LGBTQ+ rights 

May 6, 2026

Guinea, Gabon, and the judicial certification of post-coup rule in Africa 

January 21, 2026

When courts become weapons: how Chad jailed its opposition leader

November 21, 2025
August 21, 2025

Migration: a watershed moment for EU judicial diplomacy

Maria Merkouraki Maria Merkouraki argues that a May 2025 joint letter from nine EU member states signals a sovereignty-led pushback against the European Court of Human Rights. This backlash erodes Article 10 protections of the European Convention on Human Rights — and the long-term viability of judicial diplomacy in Europe Read more
June 11, 2025

European Court of Justice ruling prohibits Malta from selling citizenship

Konstantinos Papanikolaou On 29 April 2025, the European Court of Justice ruled that Malta may no longer sell citizenship through its ‘golden passports’ scheme. Konstantinos Papanikolaou explains the phenomenon of citizenship sales and why the ruling was surprising. But will it put an end to the practice? Read more
August 14, 2024

Emergency room abortions in the US: doctors’ objections trump patients’ lives

Payton Gannon It is now two years since the fall of Roe v. Wade. How has this affected healthcare for pregnant Americans? Payton Gannon and Danielle Pullan explain the most recent Supreme Court cases, and contextualise them within the broader global discussion on conscientious objection and religion in healthcare Read more
August 10, 2023

🔮 Populists in power, constitutional change, and democratic backsliding

Jasmin Sarah König We know that there is an inherent tension between populism and liberal democracy. So how does this translate into law when populists are in power? Jasmin Sarah König and Tilko Swalve argue that constitutional changes by populist governments can have ambiguous implications for democratic quality Read more
June 16, 2023

Poland's new anti-Constitutional law targets the opposition ahead of forthcoming elections

Kaja Kaźmierska Kaja Kaźmierska analyses a new law passed recently in Poland which violates the Constitution multiple times on the pretext of investigating Russian influence over Polish politics. Opposition parties have dubbed this law the 'Lex Tusk', arguing that its purpose is predominantly to prevent a Tusk victory in the forthcoming elections Read more

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