Akritas Kaidatzis
@akritaskaidatzis.bsky.social
Ass. professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Law School
Constitutional law; Constitutional History; Law and Politics; Courts and Politics; Judicial Review of Legislation
Constitutional law; Constitutional History; Law and Politics; Courts and Politics; Judicial Review of Legislation
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Our edited volume
"The People's Constitution: The Populist Transformation of Constitutional Law"
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
Forthcoming in December
"The People's Constitution: The Populist Transformation of Constitutional Law"
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
Forthcoming in December
Judging from the Greek government spokesperson's colossal legal illiteracy, I genuinely believe that law schools should be granted the power to revoke law degrees
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Judging from the Greek government spokesperson's colossal legal illiteracy, I genuinely believe that law schools should be granted the power to revoke law degrees
Imagine a deeply corrupt "3rd world" failed state whose coast guard is its most corrupt service, and is effectively owned by the very persons the service is supposed to monitor, ie shipowners.
Now imagine how unhinged and above the law that service would feel and act.
Pure imagination, of course
Now imagine how unhinged and above the law that service would feel and act.
Pure imagination, of course
February 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Imagine a deeply corrupt "3rd world" failed state whose coast guard is its most corrupt service, and is effectively owned by the very persons the service is supposed to monitor, ie shipowners.
Now imagine how unhinged and above the law that service would feel and act.
Pure imagination, of course
Now imagine how unhinged and above the law that service would feel and act.
Pure imagination, of course
Al (as in Bundy, Gore, or Pacino) looks exactly the same as AI (as in artificial intelligence) in social media printed English.
I have no clue whatsoever why's that, and what to do with that
I have no clue whatsoever why's that, and what to do with that
February 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Al (as in Bundy, Gore, or Pacino) looks exactly the same as AI (as in artificial intelligence) in social media printed English.
I have no clue whatsoever why's that, and what to do with that
I have no clue whatsoever why's that, and what to do with that
There's nothing *social* in the apex of late capitalism individualism that is called social media (which are actually neither social nor media)
January 29, 2026 at 6:35 AM
There's nothing *social* in the apex of late capitalism individualism that is called social media (which are actually neither social nor media)
Law (of any kind) loses its legitimacy, and hence its effectivity, incrementally.
Do not react to a breach of law, and you'll get another one next. And then another one.
Until you got no law any more
Do not react to a breach of law, and you'll get another one next. And then another one.
Until you got no law any more
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Law (of any kind) loses its legitimacy, and hence its effectivity, incrementally.
Do not react to a breach of law, and you'll get another one next. And then another one.
Until you got no law any more
Do not react to a breach of law, and you'll get another one next. And then another one.
Until you got no law any more
Much of constitutional law scholarship rests on the assumption that the judiciary are, by definition, the good guys that will help the people confront the bad guys, the enemies of democracy and rule of law.
Am I absurd to think this is an absurd and unfounded assumption?
Am I absurd to think this is an absurd and unfounded assumption?
December 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Much of constitutional law scholarship rests on the assumption that the judiciary are, by definition, the good guys that will help the people confront the bad guys, the enemies of democracy and rule of law.
Am I absurd to think this is an absurd and unfounded assumption?
Am I absurd to think this is an absurd and unfounded assumption?
Eat the rich
December 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Eat the rich
Reposted by Akritas Kaidatzis
Reasons academics should contest universities’ AI campaigns: a manifesto
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reasons academics should contest universities’ AI campaigns: a manifesto
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
Whoever came up with the term homo "sapiens" clearly didn't have twitter
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Whoever came up with the term homo "sapiens" clearly didn't have twitter
I consume. Therefore I am
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I consume. Therefore I am
Reposted by Akritas Kaidatzis
For the Guardian, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social and I write about how building new homes is not enough to tackle the housing crisis. Housing is a redistributive issue and progressive policy solutions need to acknowledge that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To halt the far right, Europe’s progressive parties must fix its housing crisis. Our research shows how | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann
The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homes, say Tarik Abou-Chadi, Silja Häusermann and Björn Bremer
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For the Guardian, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social and I write about how building new homes is not enough to tackle the housing crisis. Housing is a redistributive issue and progressive policy solutions need to acknowledge that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Akritas Kaidatzis
As part of my Parliamentary Fellowship, I've co-authored with David Torrance a short research briefing on parliamentary sovereignty. I'm working on a (much) longer piece, which will be out in 2026!
@policyleeds.bsky.social @lawatleeds.bsky.social
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
@policyleeds.bsky.social @lawatleeds.bsky.social
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Parliamentary sovereignty
A short research briefing on the principle of parliamentary sovereignty, its origins and contemporary application.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
As part of my Parliamentary Fellowship, I've co-authored with David Torrance a short research briefing on parliamentary sovereignty. I'm working on a (much) longer piece, which will be out in 2026!
@policyleeds.bsky.social @lawatleeds.bsky.social
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
@policyleeds.bsky.social @lawatleeds.bsky.social
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Hugh Grant would be a better PM still applies.
And has been for several years now.
Makes you wonder about the state of liberal democracy when peoples tend to consider their political leaders as grossly inadequate or even plainly clowns
And has been for several years now.
Makes you wonder about the state of liberal democracy when peoples tend to consider their political leaders as grossly inadequate or even plainly clowns
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hugh Grant would be a better PM still applies.
And has been for several years now.
Makes you wonder about the state of liberal democracy when peoples tend to consider their political leaders as grossly inadequate or even plainly clowns
And has been for several years now.
Makes you wonder about the state of liberal democracy when peoples tend to consider their political leaders as grossly inadequate or even plainly clowns
Let's hope Chileans are not as self-destructive as US Americans are
November 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Let's hope Chileans are not as self-destructive as US Americans are
Excellent article on the role of the president in a parliamentary republic.
While it refers to the Republic of Ireland, students of other parliamentary republics would find it most interesting
While it refers to the Republic of Ireland, students of other parliamentary republics would find it most interesting
My article about Catherine Connolly’s inauguration speech, the symbolic power of the presidency, and its limits
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Catherine Connolly’s speech was surprisingly political. It doesn’t really matter
It would be difficult to argue that the eloquent speeches of Michael D Higgins had any material effect
www.irishtimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Excellent article on the role of the president in a parliamentary republic.
While it refers to the Republic of Ireland, students of other parliamentary republics would find it most interesting
While it refers to the Republic of Ireland, students of other parliamentary republics would find it most interesting
Americans are so bad at making movies it took two Italians to learn them how to make the quintessentially American film genre, western
November 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Americans are so bad at making movies it took two Italians to learn them how to make the quintessentially American film genre, western
For starters.
But that's not enough.
They can always buy other people to do the work for them.
The only reasonable thing to do is to make their money illegal in politics
But that's not enough.
They can always buy other people to do the work for them.
The only reasonable thing to do is to make their money illegal in politics
We have to get wealthy people out of elected office.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
For starters.
But that's not enough.
They can always buy other people to do the work for them.
The only reasonable thing to do is to make their money illegal in politics
But that's not enough.
They can always buy other people to do the work for them.
The only reasonable thing to do is to make their money illegal in politics
It is the French that chopped off their king's head.
It is the French that put corrupt PMs in jail.
Peoples in other nations, take notes
It is the French that put corrupt PMs in jail.
Peoples in other nations, take notes
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It is the French that chopped off their king's head.
It is the French that put corrupt PMs in jail.
Peoples in other nations, take notes
It is the French that put corrupt PMs in jail.
Peoples in other nations, take notes
#RepresentativeDemocracy is when our representatives make decisions on favor of the millions of people, not of the millionaires.
So why don't we call our current system of representatives making decisions in favor of the millionaires, themselves included, by its name?
Representative #plutocracy
So why don't we call our current system of representatives making decisions in favor of the millionaires, themselves included, by its name?
Representative #plutocracy
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#RepresentativeDemocracy is when our representatives make decisions on favor of the millions of people, not of the millionaires.
So why don't we call our current system of representatives making decisions in favor of the millionaires, themselves included, by its name?
Representative #plutocracy
So why don't we call our current system of representatives making decisions in favor of the millionaires, themselves included, by its name?
Representative #plutocracy
Five-year-old asked how was the *first* human born without parents, and that's the hardest question I've ever been asked
November 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Five-year-old asked how was the *first* human born without parents, and that's the hardest question I've ever been asked
Corruption is not a bug; it's a feature of contemporary representative democracy.
It's how the rich make the people vote against their own interests.
The rich pour loads of money to their preferred candidates. Once elected, they pour public money to the rich.
Repeat endlessly.
There you have it
It's how the rich make the people vote against their own interests.
The rich pour loads of money to their preferred candidates. Once elected, they pour public money to the rich.
Repeat endlessly.
There you have it
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Corruption is not a bug; it's a feature of contemporary representative democracy.
It's how the rich make the people vote against their own interests.
The rich pour loads of money to their preferred candidates. Once elected, they pour public money to the rich.
Repeat endlessly.
There you have it
It's how the rich make the people vote against their own interests.
The rich pour loads of money to their preferred candidates. Once elected, they pour public money to the rich.
Repeat endlessly.
There you have it
Disenfranchise the rich.
Make their money illegal in politics.
That's the way if you want the plutocratic system know (and disguised) as "representative democracy" to become even minimally democratic and representative
Make their money illegal in politics.
That's the way if you want the plutocratic system know (and disguised) as "representative democracy" to become even minimally democratic and representative
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Disenfranchise the rich.
Make their money illegal in politics.
That's the way if you want the plutocratic system know (and disguised) as "representative democracy" to become even minimally democratic and representative
Make their money illegal in politics.
That's the way if you want the plutocratic system know (and disguised) as "representative democracy" to become even minimally democratic and representative
I'm pretty sure there must be some "legal" way to overturn the New York election that SCOTUS would be willing to at least seriously consider.
If you're reading, Andrew, contact me; I've got some ideas 😉
If you're reading, Andrew, contact me; I've got some ideas 😉
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I'm pretty sure there must be some "legal" way to overturn the New York election that SCOTUS would be willing to at least seriously consider.
If you're reading, Andrew, contact me; I've got some ideas 😉
If you're reading, Andrew, contact me; I've got some ideas 😉
Reposted by Akritas Kaidatzis
Legal theorists and friends should come clean and admit that the suspension of the rule of law is *not* a matter of law but of an authoritative political decision - it cannot, therefore, be reversed by relying on ... the rule of law. Schmitt articulated it first but everyone knows it.
October 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Legal theorists and friends should come clean and admit that the suspension of the rule of law is *not* a matter of law but of an authoritative political decision - it cannot, therefore, be reversed by relying on ... the rule of law. Schmitt articulated it first but everyone knows it.