While the actors involved are not the same in each story, the constitutional stakes are analogous: the proper use of coercive powers in a democracy and the traditional dichotomy between freedom and ...

The first round of Poland’s presidential election has produced an inconclusive but politically charged outcome. Rafał Trzaskowski, candidate of the governing Civic Platform party (PO), received 31,36% ...

According to the Commission’s communication, the “broad powers and discretion of the Office will affect a wide range of persons and entities, including civil society organisations, media outlets and ...

On 14 May 2025, the General Court of the EU ruled in favour of The New York Times in the much-awaited Pfizergate case, annulling the European Commission’s decision to withhold the SMS text messages ...

Guatemala, Wednesday, April 23, 2025: Public prosecutors execute an arrest warrant against Luis Pacheco, the Deputy Energy Minister and former president of “48 Cantones” – a traditional self-governing ...

Palestinian human rights lawyer Raji Sourani told The Guardian: Gaza is becoming the graveyard of international law. The ...

They allow Member States to subject applicants who are nationals of – or, in the case of stateless persons, were formerly habitually resident in – designated safe countries of origin to an exceptional ...

The Supreme Court has lately been advancing a “unitary theory of the executive” that undermines these foundational administrative-law frameworks. The theory strengthens the Trump Administration’s hand ...

Only a vigilant democracy can be a resilient democracy. The public also deserves to know why the publication occurred at this ...

The first condition (para. 57 of the Opinion) is that the claimant presented prima facie evidence to support their allegations. If the claimant’s account lacks consistency, coherence, or credibility, ...

Leaving the issue to continue to “percolate” through the lower courts, as the Attorney General Sauer suggested, would leave millions in limbo about their citizenship status, and with it, their ability ...

This ruling offers an excellent illustration of the Court’s flawed understanding of the role of humor and satire in the protection of free speech. The ECtHR’s doctrine on this matter suggests that ...