On 11 September 2025, Advocate General (“AG”) Ćapeta delivered her Opinion in Aucrinde, the very first case to reach the Court on the interpretation of the Recast Evidence Regulation since it became ...

“Invisibility means here that […] the loss of human lives or offence to human dignity of poor people, although reported and extensively acknowledged, is invisible in the sense that it does not result ...

Earlier this month, Advocate General Richard de la Tour delivered his Opinion in Shipov, a case before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) dealing with the gender recognition rights of a trans woman ...

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In the span of one year, Israel experienced two historic crises: a constitutional crisis triggered by the 2023 judicial overhaul and a national security emergency following Hamas’ October 7 attack.

In an era of growing threats to democracy worldwide, the independence of apex courts has emerged as one of the critical fault lines. From subtle co-optation to overt manipulation, judicial ...

The turnabout of attitudes toward free speech was so violent and so obviously unconstitutional that even far right-wing Texas Senator Ted Cruz, supported by North Carolina Republican Senator Thom ...

While there are steps to hold the Taliban accountable through the International Criminal Court (ICC), the possibility of a ...

In Italy, the Corte Costituzionale has long treated rent control as a site of normative tension between property rights and social goals. Drawing on Articles 3, 41, and 42 of the Italian Constitution, ...

It could offer a lesson to the world, particularly in light of Donald Trump’s attacks on Brazil and its justices in support of Bolsonaro (and other U.S. interests). However, despite its importance, ...

The leaders of the assembled Asian states (mostly autocracies) once again decried the West’s (or North’s) “double standards” (Tianjin Declaration of 1). The accusation of double standards is not new, ...

The case against the Prime Minister is unique because it relates to an ethical standard – a new type of liability introduced by the 2017 Constitution – rather than a legal obligation. Paetongtarn was ...