02 October 2020
Quo usque tandem, Viktorina
Über Viktor Orbán, den Rechtsstaatlichkeitsbericht und den Unterschied zwischen einem Risiko und einem Schaden Continue reading >>
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02 October 2020
Quo usque tandem, Viktorina
On Viktor Orbán, the EU Rule of Law Report, and the difference between risk and damage. Continue reading >>
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30 September 2020
LawRules #2: We need to talk about Judicial Nominations
It's easy to agree that judicial independence is important – but who gets to be a part of the judiciary, who gets promoted to which court and who enters the highest ranks is a decision that has to be taken by someone, and a lot depends on who that someone is. Controlling judicial nominations is one of the key elements in all authoritarian takeover strategies which have been implemented in recent years in Poland, in Hungary and elsewhere. This is what we will discuss with the president of the European Network of Councils of the Judiciary, a member of the board of the Polish independent judges’ association IUSTITIA, and a German judge at the Bundesgerichtshof. Continue reading >>
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25 September 2020
Action and Reaction
On the packing of courts, when one should do it, and when one should not. Continue reading >>25 September 2020
Aktion und Reaktion
Über Court Packing und wann man es lassen sollte. Und wann nicht. Continue reading >>
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23 September 2020
LawRules #1: We need to talk about Constitutional Courts
Constitutional courts are under attack in many countries in Europe and beyond. Why? And why now? What can be done to protect them, and what are the most important conditions for constitutional courts to function? These are the questions we discuss in the first episode of our new podcast with three guests, two of them former constitutional judges with first-hand experience on these matters, and one a scholar who has written an outstanding book on the German Bundesverfassungsgericht. Continue reading >>17 September 2020
We need to talk about the Rule of Law
What is our new podcast going to be about? What is the concept behind "We need to talk about the rule of law"? What do we want to achieve with this podcast? Why is this urgent? Listen to the Trailer to find out! Continue reading >>11 September 2020
Thug Life
Über Outlaws, Regierungen und was passiert, wenn die eine sich in das andere verwandelt. Continue reading >>
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