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Forced Sterilizations on Trial

1 week ago | verfassungsblog.de | Paulina Ortega

On May 22, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) held a hearing in Ramos Durand et al. v. Peru, a case that could redefine state responsibility for forced sterilizations and strengthen standards on reproductive autonomy. This is only the second forced sterilization case before the Court (after I.V. v. Bolivia) and the first addressing a widespread, state-led policy of coercion like Peru’s.
Die Qualen des amerikanischen Föderalismus

2 weeks ago | verfassungsblog.de | Aziz Huq

In der Nacht zum Samstag, dem 7. Juni, ordnete Präsident Trump den Einsatz der Nationalgarde in Los Angeles an, „um ICE und andere Mitarbeiter der Bundesregierung, die Funktionen auf Bundesebene wahrnehmen, vorübergehend zu schützen.“ Die Anordnung sieht den Einsatz von 2.000 Soldaten der Nationalgarde für mindestens 60 Tage vor und ermächtigt den Verteidigungsminister, „nach Bedarf“ reguläre Bundestruppen zur Verstärkung heranzuziehen. Tatsächlich sind bereits Marines im Einsatz.
The Agonies of American Federalism

2 weeks ago | verfassungsblog.de | Aziz Huq

On the night of Saturday, June 7, President Trump issued an order directing National Guard troops to Los Angeles “to temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal functions.” The order calls for two thousand National Guard troops to be deployed for at least 60 days, and authorizes the Secretary of Defense to deploy regular federal troops “as necessary” to augment their work. A deployment of Marines indeed ensued.
The Nondelegation Case Against Trump’s New Travel Ban

2 weeks ago | verfassungsblog.de | Ilya Somin

Last week, President Donald Trump imposed a massive travel ban, barring nearly all immigration and other entry into the United States by citizens of twelve nations, and imposing severe restrictions on seven more. The twelve nations subjected to near-total bans are Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The other seven are Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.
Success Without Victory

3 weeks ago | verfassungsblog.de | Paul C Grimm

One of the most striking climate cases has come to a striking end. The Higher Regional Court of Hamm dismissed the lawsuit against RWE on minor factual grounds – yet at the same time confirmed that major emitters can, in principle, be held liable under German private law for climate-related harms. The ruling may ultimately represent a success without victory: A short-term loss for the plaintiff, but one that provides important insights and strategic lessons for future climate liability cases.
A Blow to Our Constitutional System

1 month ago | verfassungsblog.de | Austin Sarat

Supreme Court decisions about so-called independent regulatory agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission are seldom barn burners. They are generally too technical and filled with arcane jargon to hold the attention of anybody but the most dedicated court watchers.
Hot Rule of Law Potatoes

1 month ago | verfassungsblog.de | Radosveta Vassileva

Bulgaria’s civil society has much anticipated a key judgment by the CJEU as concerns over the entrenched capture and politicization of the Inspectorate with the Supreme Judicial Council (JI), which is responsible for monitoring the ethical values of all magistrates, continue to cast doubts about judicial independence and accountability in the country.
The German Rule of Law Is Getting Lost in Islamabad

1 month ago | verfassungsblog.de | Maximilian Steinbeis

Law and order – what could be more conservative than these two words? Law protects contracts and property. It upholds confidence in the continuity of existing structures. It cements power and serves as an instrument of power. Law must rule under the rule of law, and anyone who believes otherwise cannot justifiably call themselves a conservative.
Der deutsche Rechtsstaat geht in Islamabad verloren

1 month ago | verfassungsblog.de | Maximilian Steinbeis

Recht und Ordnung: Was gibt es Konservativeres als diese beiden Worte? Recht schützt Vertrag und Eigentum. Es schützt das Vertrauen in den Bestand der bestehenden Verhältnisse. Es zementiert Macht und ist ein Mittel der Ausübung von Macht. Recht muss herrschen im Rechtsstaat, und niemand, der das anders sieht, kann sich zu Recht als konservativ bezeichnen.
Migration und Asyl im Koalitionsvertrag

2 months ago | verfassungsblog.de | Daniel Thym

Friedrich Merz bekam mehr als gewollt: Aus dem „Fünf-Punkte-Plan“ des Wahlkampfs wurden 17 Einzelvorhaben im Migrationskapitel des Koalitionsvertrags zwischen CDU, CSU und SPD. Doch liefert der künftige Kanzler damit auch die „grundsätzliche Wende“ und den „Stopp der illegalen Migration“, die sein Wahlprogramm vollmundig versprochen hatte? Kurzfristig hängt das davon ab, welches von zwei Szenarien eintritt, wenn künftig Asylbewerber an der Grenze zurückgewiesen werden.