Happening today at 1:45 pm in Continental C for those of you at #ISA2025

"Where is our outcry?"

Two German universities have recently canceled events featuring UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

ISABEL FEICHTNER writes in a letter to international law scholars in Germany: time to speak up!

verfassungsblog.de/where-is-our...

📙 It’s actually out: the volume "Lawless Zones, Rightless Subjects" edited by Seyla Benhabib and Ayelet Shachar! It explores the current conditions of asylum, migration governance and rights/rightlessness at state borders.

What an extraordinary, devastating essay. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

The President of South Korea holds immunity privileges; however, these privileges do not apply to charges of insurrection. This is a constitutional safeguard that South Korea adopted after experiencing multiple coups.

Dana Burchardt's @kfgintlaw.bsky.social and my book on the Rule of Law in Germany @hartpublishing.bsky.social's Rule of Law in Context series will be published Jan 9 - have a look here www.bloomsbury.com/us/978150996...

🚨 How are more ambitious climate policies feasible politically? We have published 4 new research briefs on the political viability of climate policies. You can find all the briefs on our website.
Here is a 🧵summarizing the briefs.
Please share.
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...

"Unsere Würde in Euren Händen" - ein starkes, persönliches Editorial von @isabilgen.bsky.social

Er, vor 13 J. eingebürgert, soll unbesorgt bleiben, "wenn heute Teile der AfD mit der Vertreibung von Menschen fantasieren, die ihnen nicht Deutsch genug sind"? verfassungsblog.de/unsere-wurde...

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Die beiden heute in Bayern gewählten AfD-Richter sind übrigens schon seit 2018 am VerfGH auf Vorschlag der AfD Richter. Auch in einigen anderen Bundesländern gibt es Richter an den Landesverfassungsgerichten, die von der AfD vorgeschlagen wurden. Neu ist nur,dass das bundesweit Aufmerksamkeit erhält

The ceasefire resolution passes UNGA, 153-10-23

📢Did you hear? The 2024 ICON•S Annual Conference Call for Papers is out!

Looking forward to seeing you in #Madrid🇪🇸at IE Law School on July 8-10 to discuss "The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence"

➡ www.icon-society.org/icon-s-annua...

Frage an die Rechtswissenschafts-Bubble: Ich suche Dissertationen/Habilitationen oder sonstige größere Monographien (nicht älter als zehn Jahre) zum verfassungsrechtlichen Rechtsprechungsbegriff und zur richterlichen Unabhängigkeit (Art. 92, 97 GG). Wer hat Empfehlungen?

Our edited volume with Nico Krisch is now available with #openaccess thanks to generous support from the European Research Council. Currently, open access is limited to certain regions. Here are instructions to access the entire book, no matter where you are.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Extremely divided EU... 4 against, 14 abstentions, 9 in favour

If you're interested in constitutional assistance, have a look at @annasaunders.bsky.social exciting article and the symposium discussing her work. I wrote on UN constitutional assistance in Namibia, dating back to the 1960s.

AJIL event next Friday w Dr. Alejandro Chehtman, Dr. Janina Dill, Prof. Adil Haque, Prof. Steven Ratner, & moderated by Prof. Ingrid Brunk on what we can hope or expect from int'l law in moments of profound crisis.
@adhaque.bsky.social @janinadill.bsky.social
cambridge-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Open letter by Israeli international law experts:
The taking of hostages is a blatant violation of international law. We call for the immediate & unconditional release of all hostages. Pending their release, they are all entitled to be treated with humanity & respect. >>