Understanding the principles of the Convention system requires us to return to the vision that guided its creation—the vision set out by its founders.

Listen to the words of Pierre-Henri Teitgen, member of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe in 1949.

Next, @aploszka.bsky.social writes on the deterioration of constitutional protection of social rights in #Poland and #Hungary.

Does the constitutionalization of social rights in Central and Eastern Europe influence how countries approach their international protection? Jan Denka and I explore this question in our latest article published in the @zaoerv.bsky.social

The missing piece of the puzzle falls into place!
In comparative law studies on dismantling democracy in Poland and Hungary, I noticed that the populists' approach to social rights was generally overlooked. 1/3

W cieniu nowelizacji kodeksu karnego dot. przestępstw z nienawiści przeszło wydanie przez Prokuratora Generalnego prof. Adama Bodnara „Wytycznych w zakresie prowadzenia postępowań o przestępstwa motywowane uprzedzeniami”.
www.gov.pl/web/prokurat...

🇵🇱⚖️🇪🇺 Excellent article "Strategic Litigation in a Time of Populism: Poland’s Experience" by @aploszka.bsky.social in German Law Journal outlining the shifts in human rights/rule of law litigation in Poland over the last 10 years - including the catastrophic decline of the Constitutional Tribunal.

Another #ruleoflaw relevant weekend reading: Special Issue on “Strategic litigation in EU law” has just been published in the GLJ and it looks fascinating. Includes contribution by @alemanno.bsky.social & another one directly connected to RoL backsliding by Ploszka
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The US Supreme Court and the ECtHR are tolerating the criminalization of homelessness.

ADAM PLOSZKA disagrees and shows why criminalization only further entrenches inequality and social stigma:

verfassungsblog.de/poverty-as-a...