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“Resilience lite”: Strengthening the constitutional protection of the German Federal Constitutional Court Carolyn Moser, 22 September 2022
The war in Ukraine and its repercussions on Europe’s “security and defence constitution”Philipp B. Donath, 26 February 2021
"They're not little adults": the struggle for proper and standalone children's rights in the German Basic Law
Op-Ed: COVID challenges the system of German federalism15 December 2021
For almost two years, Germany's national and state governments have been struggling to combat the COVID pandemic.
Keen to keep workplaces and schools open, t…
German constitutional court rules legislature must enhance climate change measures30 April 2021
Germany's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the country's 2019 climate protection act is in part unconstitutional.
"The regulations irreversibly postpo…
Germany amends constitution to include children's rights13 January 2021
Opposition politicians and child protection organizations essentially welcome the agreement between the Union and the SPD to include children’s rights in the Ba…
In the World of Constitution Building in 202021 December 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic occupied social, political and media attention for much of 2020 and disrupted most ‘normal’ human habits. There is, however, one thing who…
Coronavirus Lockdown-Measures before the German Constitutional Court30 April 2020
The strict responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany have triggered a slew of judicial challenges, including before the Constitutional Court. While the Cour…
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