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Weltweit geraten Grundrechte unter Druck. In Deutschland, in Europa, in den USA.

⚠️ Die Frage lautet nicht mehr, ob die Demokratie verteidigt werden muss – sondern wie.

Unser Beitrag: Expertise demokratisieren und damit Debatten gestalten. 🧵⬇️

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Verfassungsblog Spendenkampagne Slide 1: Türkise Überschrift "GEMEINSAM SICHERN WIR DAS FUNDAMENT DER DEMOKRATIE", darunter schwarzer Balken mit weißer Schrift "TEXT FÜR TEXT". Am unteren Rand türkiser Button "Warum Sie jetzt für unsere Arbeit spenden sollten" mit Pfeil nach unten.
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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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For Heiko Sauer, the Egenberger ruling of the FCC marked a turning point in European constitutional law.

BENEDIKT RIEDL disagrees: ultra vires review remains indispensable and must be institutionalised to safeguard democratic legitimacy.

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Quote from our newest blogpost by Benedikt Riedl: “The ultra vires review has come to stay – it makes the 'yes' to European integration constitutionally more sustainable.”
January 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Frankreich und Deutschland setzen beide auf neue freiwillige Militärdienste und bauen zugleich Strukturen für eine mögliche Wehrpflicht auf.

ARNE P. WEGNER zeigt auf, unter welchen Bedingungen dieses hybride Modell im Frieden tragfähig sein kann.

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Zitat aus unserem neuesten Blogbeitrag von Arne P. Wegner: „Nimmt das Modell jedoch – etwa durch eine schleichende Pflichtenausweitung – faktischen Zwangscharakter an, gerät es mit dem freiheitlichen Grundverständnis beider Verfassungen in Konflikt.“
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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In Montenegro 🇲🇪 entscheiden Verfassungsrichter*innen faktisch über das Ende ihrer eigenen Amtszeit – und blockieren so die Erneuerung des Gerichts.

Das gefährdet nicht nur das Gericht, sondern die Verfassungsordnung selbst, wie JANKO PAUNOVIĆ erklärt.

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Zitat aus dem Beitrag von Janko Paunovic: „Das Kernproblem liegt dabei weniger in politischen Mehrheitsverhältnissen als in einer selbstreferenziellen Auslegung verfassungsrechtlicher Bestimmungen, die elementare rechtsstaatliche Prinzipien systematisch unterläuft.“
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Permanent members are no longer just blocking the UN. They are dismantling its core restraints on the use of force.

ITAMAR MANN argues that when the Charter cannot discipline its guarantors, remaking the UN becomes unavoidable and institutional imagination urgent.
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“If the Charter cannot discipline its guarantors, then it is not clear there is any justification for business as usual at the UN.”
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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This is very good by the way from @verfassungsblog.de about the links between EU and Greenland.

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European Solidarity and Union Citizens in Greenland
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January 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Great post here (as always) from Itamar Mann @itamann.bsky.social on reform of the UN Security Council @verfassungsblog.de

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Remaking the United Nations
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January 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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“It’s Geoeconomics, Stupid”

The Greenland crisis puts geoeconomics centre stage, with the US using economic and coercive instruments to achieve strategic geopolitical goals.

ANDREA OTT on how Europe should navigate the brave new world of geoeconomics.

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Quote from the piece by Andrea Ott: “The EU has to become more effective as a uniform actor in the EU external relations, despite a patchwork of competences and the Member States’ appetite for mixed agreements involving the EU and all 27 Member States.”
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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What does "grabbing Greenland" mean for NATO and the EU?

With solidarity potentially fading in both organisations, STEVEN BLOCKMANS (stevenblockmans.bsky.social) suggests a European security framework that complements existing alliances.

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January 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Der Bremer Staatsgerichtshof erkennt die Klimakrise als außergewöhnliche Notlage an und ebnet damit den Weg für kreditfinanzierten Klimaschutz in Einklang mit der Schuldenbremse.

EMMANUEL SCHLICHTER ordnet das Urteil ein und hebt seine Signalwirkung hervor.

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Zitat aus unserem neusten Blogpost von Emmanuel Schlichter: „Der Bremer Staatsgerichtshof stellt klar, dass die Finanzverfassung in ihrer bestehenden Struktur nicht blind gegenüber langfristigen Krisenlagen ist.“
January 14, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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In December, the Council of Europe's Venice Commission updated its Rule of Law Checklist.

MARCO LO NARDO explains what this tool does and outlines the main innovations.

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Quote from the piece by Marco Lo Nardo: “The updated Checklist is a timely reminder that the rule of law is not a static concept, but an evolving set of principles, values and guarantees that must respond to specific and evolving risks and realities.”
January 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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Trump threatening Greenland 🇬🇱 is a test for the EU.

With Greenlandic Union citizens at stake, ULLA NEERGARD says that Europe must decide if it will defend its values, territory, and sovereignty in an unprecedented way.

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January 14, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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For the first time, the ECtHR required domestic courts in EU Member States to set aside national laws incompatible with EU law.

CASPER VANSPAUWEN explains why this marks a key step in aligning the EU legal order with the ECHR system.

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The ECtHR’s innovation in the present case meaningfully contributes to the constitutionalisation of EU law.
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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“The Greenland Annexation Scenario”

We have launched a new Spotlight section!

The United States’ threats toward Greenland are becoming serious. This Spotlight examines the legal implications, challenges, and responses to this scenario.

The first analyses are available here, with more to follow. 📌
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January 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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What happens if Trump annexes Greenland?

Here’s a preliminary analysis of the many questions raised by this threat, under international/NATO, EU & Danish law on @verfassungsblog.de verfassungsblog.de/greenland-an...
#Greenland #EUSecurity #NATO #InternationalLaw More contributions to come!
January 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Keine Festnahme, sondern eine völkerrechtswidrige Entführung.

CHRISTOPH SAFFERLING (@safferli.bsky.social) über die US-Anklage gegen Maduro – und wie Strafrecht zur Bühne völkerrechtlicher Grenzverschiebungen wird.

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Zitat des Autors Christoph Safferling aus dem Beitrag "Wo die Nachtigall trapst".
January 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Interessant und aufschlussreich, vor allem zur korporativen Religionsfreiheit.
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HANS MICHAEL HEINIG & FRANK SCHORKOPF argue that the FCC in Egenberger delivered a prudent and balanced decision—strengthening both corporate religious self-determination and a religiously sensitive EU law within fundamental-rights pluralism.

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‘Doomsday’ did not occur. The ghastly fascination with this legal conflict, shared by some observers in the media and in legal scholarship, has not been given new fuel.
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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The Trump administration is accelerating its retreat from internationalism.

JEAN GALBRAITH on the announced U.S. withdrawal from 66 international entities, how withdrawal may work in practice, and why the damage will be hard to undo.

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Quote: “It shows scorn for the global commons and disdain for the United Nations.”
January 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Muslims are facing a hostile environment in Europe.

While Ronan McCrea defends the CJEU' approach as 'justifiable caution', MARTIJN VAN DEN BRINK criticises the case law on religious clothing as discriminatory toward Muslim women.

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But who, other than persons who are blatantly Islamophobic, will consider their rights and freedoms to be prejudiced by having to interact with a Muslim woman wearing the headscarf?
January 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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HANS MICHAEL HEINIG & FRANK SCHORKOPF argue that the FCC in Egenberger delivered a prudent and balanced decision—strengthening both corporate religious self-determination and a religiously sensitive EU law within fundamental-rights pluralism.

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‘Doomsday’ did not occur. The ghastly fascination with this legal conflict, shared by some observers in the media and in legal scholarship, has not been given new fuel.
January 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Must read by @mikebecker.bsky.social for anyone interested in Myanmar and genocide cases more generally
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The ICJ begins oral hearings in The Gambia v Myanmar on 12 January.

MICHAEL A. BECKER looks ahead to what is at stake as the Court hears arguments on genocidal intent, fact-finding, and remedies in its first genocide case brought by a non-injured state.

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Quote: “The Gambia v Myanmar provides the ICJ with a key and timely opportunity to clarify the law of genocide, especially in situations of armed conflict or counter-insurgency.”
January 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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Today, the ICJ starts oral proceedings in genocide case The Gambia v Myanmar.
Germany, among other States, intervened, stating factors like sexual violence, violence against children and forced displacement can point to genocidal intent.

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The Rohingya Case Gets a Hearing
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January 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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In der Kategorie „Internationales Engagement“ fiel die Wahl für den Paul-Weis-Preis 2025 auf den deutschen @verfassungsblog.de mit Maximilian Steinbeis an der Spitze. Die Plattform klärt über Grund- und Verfassungsrechte auf und ermöglicht so vielen, diese überhaupt erst einzufordern.
January 9, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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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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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:

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A picture of a snowy street in Lvi with city lights
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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The ICJ begins oral hearings in The Gambia v Myanmar on 12 January.

MICHAEL A. BECKER looks ahead to what is at stake as the Court hears arguments on genocidal intent, fact-finding, and remedies in its first genocide case brought by a non-injured state.

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Quote: “The Gambia v Myanmar provides the ICJ with a key and timely opportunity to clarify the law of genocide, especially in situations of armed conflict or counter-insurgency.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM