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Maxim Bönnemann @maximb.bsky.social · Jan 10
If you sometimes wonder where to look for hope in 2026, amid constant news of crisis in democracy and international law, I would suggest this: look to Ukraine. 🇺🇦

My editorial for @verfassungsblog.de on Lviv — and what we can learn from this city:

verfassungsblog.de/laboratorium...
A picture of a snowy street in Lvi with city lights
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From Minneapolis, what many describe as a constitutional crisis looks very different on the ground.

EMMANUEL MAULEÓN on racialised suspicion, the erosion of Fourth Amendment protections, and the shift of state violence from the margins to the center.

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Quote: “What is newly visible to some through Operation Metro Surge has long been lived by others. The elasticity of constitutional standards and the racialized logics that structure immigration enforcement are not new.”
January 31, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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"What is newly visible to some through Operation Metro Surge has long been lived by others. The elasticity of constitutional standards and the racialized logics that structure immigration enforcement are not new."

A Letter from Minneapolis, by Emmanuel Mauleón (@umnlawschool.bsky.social)
A Letter from Minneapolis
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January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Die Brokdorf-Rechtsprechung des BVerfG, einst Garant der Versammlungsfreiheit, stößt bei pro-palästinensischen Demos an ihre Grenzen.

TRISTAN WIẞGOTT (@triswiss.bsky.social) zeigt, dass gerade die Prinzipien, die Brokdorf einst stark machten, heute versagen.

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Zitat aus unserem neuesten Blogpost von Tristan Wißgott: „Die einstmals so wichtige direktive Kraft der Versammlungsfreiheit gegenüber dem Vollzug des repressiven Versammlungsrechts ist versiegt.“
January 27, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Did you know that our Verfassungsbook on “The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change” is also available in print? 📘🌍

Order the print version or download the freely available digital copy here:

👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
January 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Horrifying beyond words

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/w...
How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force
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January 25, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Very thoughtful blog by our @eui-eu.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social colleague Prof Sarah Nouwen.
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Recommend this piece by @stewartmotha.bsky.social, on the parallels between the Chagos islands and Greenland.
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STEWART MOTHA (stewartmotha.bsky.social) revisits the UK’s dispossession of the Chagossians as a cautionary tale for Greenland, where security narratives may enable a fragmented absorption of territory and distract from interconnected vulnerabilities.

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Quote from the piece by Stewart Motha: “It would be absurd to pretend that asserting legal principles alone (be they national, European, or international) can help to evade a fate that has been visited upon indigenous peoples for the last 500 years.”
January 20, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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“A kind of mafioso approach.”

I spoke with Marko Milanović for this week’s @verfassungsblog.de newsletter about a possible US-annexation of Greenland — and which role (if any) international law would play in such a scenario.

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a screenshot of the interview
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Martti Koskenniemi: "Das Völkerrecht existiert, solange wir daran glauben"
Ist mit der Entführung Maduros das Völkerrecht am Ende? Keinesfalls, sagt der Jurist Martti Koskenniemi. Und im Falle Grönlands könne es noch sehr nützlich werden.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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"Lviv’s response to Russian authoritarianism is one of courage, connection, and defiance."

Our first editorial of 2026, fresh from Lviv, Ukraine ✨

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maximb.bsky.social Maxim Bönnemann @maximb.bsky.social · Jan 10
If you sometimes wonder where to look for hope in 2026, amid constant news of crisis in democracy and international law, I would suggest this: look to Ukraine. 🇺🇦

My editorial for @verfassungsblog.de on Lviv — and what we can learn from this city:

verfassungsblog.de/laboratorium...
A picture of a snowy street in Lvi with city lights
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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danke!! 🙏
January 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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If you sometimes wonder where to look for hope in 2026, amid constant news of crisis in democracy and international law, I would suggest this: look to Ukraine. 🇺🇦

My editorial for @verfassungsblog.de on Lviv — and what we can learn from this city:

verfassungsblog.de/laboratorium...
A picture of a snowy street in Lvi with city lights
January 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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With the #ICJ hearing in #TheGambia v #Myanmar kicking off on Monday, I put together some thoughts over at @verfassungsblog.de on key issues to consider for those following this important #GenocideConvention case. A quick summary. verfassungsblog.de/the-rohingya...
The Rohingya Case Gets a Hearing
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January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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US attacks on Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro raise profound legal and geopolitical concerns, with implications well beyond Venezuela itself. In a new post co-authored with Julian Arato, we examine the attack and its broader consequences under international law.
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Still looking for something to dig into over the winter break? ❄️📖

The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law.

This new Verfassungsbook gathers leading scholars to unpack its global implications:

👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
Quote: Unconstrained by the conventions of journals and traditional edited books, the contributions are creative and intellectually provocative, planting the seeds for years of further research and dialogue. QR-Code of the book
December 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Such an amazing new publication @verfassungsblog.de - many thanks for including my contribution @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @eulegalstudies.bsky.social @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social @hugheshall.bsky.social
verfassungsblog.de Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Dec 18
Out now – fully open access 🎉

The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law. ⚖️🌍

This new volume shows why – and explores its implications for global climate governance.

Get your free copy here:

👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Out now – fully open access 🎉

The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law. ⚖️🌍

This new volume shows why – and explores its implications for global climate governance.

Get your free copy here:

👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Across 26 chapters, contributors address state responsibility, customary law, due diligence, migration, climate litigation, fossil fuels, climate justice, and many further issues at the intersection of domestic law and international climate law. ⚖️🌍

Open access now; print edition follows shortly 📘
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Edited with Maria Antonia Tigre (@matigre.bsky.social) and Antoine De Spiegeleir (@antoine-despieg.bsky.social), the volume grew out of a joint @verfassungsblog.de-@sabincenter.bsky.social-symposium.
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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✨ We have a new book out ✨

The ICJ’s climate advisory opinion is the most important development in international climate law since the Paris Agreement.

We brought together leading scholars to explore its doctrinal foundations and normative implications.

🔗 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Out now — die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts.💥

Ein Jahr Arbeit, rund 70 Gespräche mit Expertinnen und Experten, in denen wir der Frage nachgegangen sind: Wie verwundbar ist die deutsche Justiz?

Ab sofort Open Access verfügbar: verfassungsblog.de/book/das-jus... 🔗

Antizipation beginnt jetzt.
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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fantastic piece
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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📚 Du möchtest an einer global führenden Debattenplattform mitwirken?

Dann bewirb dich für deine Wahlstation im Rahmen des Rechtsreferendariats beim Verfassungsblog und werde Teil unseres Teams 🙌

👉 Alle Infos findest du hier: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
Eine Stellenanzeige mit rotem Rauch als Illustration
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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How can the European Court of Human Rights respond to the erosion of democracy and the rule of law?

SÍOFRA O’LEARY and YONKO GROZEV show which main procedural tools and paths the Court can use to respond to one of the greatest challenges it faces.

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Quote: “Over the years the Court has developed and now has at its disposal tools which allow it to engage effectively and efficiently with democratic and rule of law decline.”
October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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America’s collapse of secular constitutional faith has unleashed a politicized church that turns sacrifice from love into a license for violence.

PAUL KAHN explains why this blurring of church and state marks a critical turning point in America’s political and moral crisis.
October 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM