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Maxim Bönnemann @maximb.bsky.social · 9d
If you sometimes wonder where to look for hope in 2026, amid constant news of crisis in democracy and international law, I would suggest this: look to Ukraine. 🇺🇦

My editorial for @verfassungsblog.de on Lviv — and what we can learn from this city:

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A picture of a snowy street in Lvi with city lights
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“A kind of mafioso approach.”

I spoke with Marko Milanović for this week’s @verfassungsblog.de newsletter about a possible US-annexation of Greenland — and which role (if any) international law would play in such a scenario.

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a screenshot of the interview
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Martti Koskenniemi: "Das Völkerrecht existiert, solange wir daran glauben"
Ist mit der Entführung Maduros das Völkerrecht am Ende? Keinesfalls, sagt der Jurist Martti Koskenniemi. Und im Falle Grönlands könne es noch sehr nützlich werden.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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"Lviv’s response to Russian authoritarianism is one of courage, connection, and defiance."

Our first editorial of 2026, fresh from Lviv, Ukraine ✨

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maximb.bsky.social Maxim Bönnemann @maximb.bsky.social · 9d
If you sometimes wonder where to look for hope in 2026, amid constant news of crisis in democracy and international law, I would suggest this: look to Ukraine. 🇺🇦

My editorial for @verfassungsblog.de on Lviv — and what we can learn from this city:

verfassungsblog.de/laboratorium...
A picture of a snowy street in Lvi with city lights
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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If you sometimes wonder where to look for hope in 2026, amid constant news of crisis in democracy and international law, I would suggest this: look to Ukraine. 🇺🇦

My editorial for @verfassungsblog.de on Lviv — and what we can learn from this city:

verfassungsblog.de/laboratorium...
A picture of a snowy street in Lvi with city lights
January 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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With the #ICJ hearing in #TheGambia v #Myanmar kicking off on Monday, I put together some thoughts over at @verfassungsblog.de on key issues to consider for those following this important #GenocideConvention case. A quick summary. verfassungsblog.de/the-rohingya...
The Rohingya Case Gets a Hearing
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January 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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US attacks on Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro raise profound legal and geopolitical concerns, with implications well beyond Venezuela itself. In a new post co-authored with Julian Arato, we examine the attack and its broader consequences under international law.
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Still looking for something to dig into over the winter break? ❄️📖

The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law.

This new Verfassungsbook gathers leading scholars to unpack its global implications:

👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
Quote: Unconstrained by the conventions of journals and traditional edited books, the contributions are creative and intellectually provocative, planting the seeds for years of further research and dialogue. QR-Code of the book
December 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Such an amazing new publication @verfassungsblog.de - many thanks for including my contribution @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @eulegalstudies.bsky.social @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social @hugheshall.bsky.social
verfassungsblog.de Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Dec 18
Out now – fully open access 🎉

The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law. ⚖️🌍

This new volume shows why – and explores its implications for global climate governance.

Get your free copy here:

👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Out now – fully open access 🎉

The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law. ⚖️🌍

This new volume shows why – and explores its implications for global climate governance.

Get your free copy here:

👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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✨ We have a new book out ✨

The ICJ’s climate advisory opinion is the most important development in international climate law since the Paris Agreement.

We brought together leading scholars to explore its doctrinal foundations and normative implications.

🔗 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Out now — die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts.💥

Ein Jahr Arbeit, rund 70 Gespräche mit Expertinnen und Experten, in denen wir der Frage nachgegangen sind: Wie verwundbar ist die deutsche Justiz?

Ab sofort Open Access verfügbar: verfassungsblog.de/book/das-jus... 🔗

Antizipation beginnt jetzt.
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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fantastic piece
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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🔥 Du brennst für Verfassungsrecht?

📚 Du möchtest an einer global führenden Debattenplattform mitwirken?

Dann bewirb dich für deine Wahlstation im Rahmen des Rechtsreferendariats beim Verfassungsblog und werde Teil unseres Teams 🙌

👉 Alle Infos findest du hier: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
Eine Stellenanzeige mit rotem Rauch als Illustration
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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How can the European Court of Human Rights respond to the erosion of democracy and the rule of law?

SÍOFRA O’LEARY and YONKO GROZEV show which main procedural tools and paths the Court can use to respond to one of the greatest challenges it faces.

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Quote: “Over the years the Court has developed and now has at its disposal tools which allow it to engage effectively and efficiently with democratic and rule of law decline.”
October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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America’s collapse of secular constitutional faith has unleashed a politicized church that turns sacrifice from love into a license for violence.

PAUL KAHN explains why this blurring of church and state marks a critical turning point in America’s political and moral crisis.
October 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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"Falling Far and Fast"

Yale Law’s ROBERT POST — one of the nation’s foremost experts on freedom of speech — has been teaching First Amendment law for more than 40 years.

For the first time, he fears that freedom of speech in America is truly endangered.

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Quote: “The Trump Administration has taken direct aim at the First Amendment, the foundation stone of our democracy.”
September 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Du studierst und hast Lust auf Redaktionsarbeit?

Dann schreib uns eine Mail an redaktion ät forum-recht-online.de !

Du weißt noch nicht so genau wer oder was die Forum Recht ist? Kein Problem, hier gibt's weitere Infos: forum-recht-online.de/wp/?page_id=2

Wir freuen uns auf neue Gesichter! :)
Über uns
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September 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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"I have been deeply disappointed by the great majority of my tenured peers who have disturbingly remained silent and passive".

JEAN D'ASPREMONT in conversation with ANNA SOPHIA TIEDEKE on censorship and learning from oppressed groups how to resist silently

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Quote: “These new modes of silencing are particularly insidious because they are internalized by those concerned and subsequently induce a lot of self-censorship. This is the most brilliant cynicism of all: one does not need to silence or police academics and students, for they internalize these constraints and will censor themselves.”
September 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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On Sep 2 and 15, Trump ordered the United States Navy to destroy small speed boats in the Caribbean. In both cases, all on board died.

MARY ELLEN O'CONNELL on the lawlesssness of these targeted killings.

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Qutoe from our published author Mary Ellen O'Connell: "The killings in the Carribean are President Trump's most dangerous assaults on the rule of law to date."
September 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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On Sep 8, SCOTUS signaled its support for ICE’s use of racial profiling in immigration policing.

The Court’s only hint of reasoning came in a non-precedential concurrence by Justice Kavanaugh.

JENNIFER M. CHACÓN, Professor at Stanford, unpacks the opinion.

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Quote from our published author Jennifer M. Chacón: "Common sense has been doing a lot of work in the Supreme Court's immigration policing for decades, at the expense of facts and evidence. It is doing a lot of work in Kavanugh's opinion here."
September 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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In a piece for @verfassungsblog.de I critique a recent Hamburg court decision that Marx is an enemy of the German constitution. (English translation out soon)
verfassungsblog.de Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Aug 28
Verfassungsfeind Marx?

Die Gesellschaftstheorie von Marx ist mit dem Grundgesetz unvereinbar – so hielt es unlängst das Verwaltungsgericht Hamburg.

BRUNO LEIPOLD (‪@brunoleipold.com‬) meint: Was die Richter zu Marx schreiben, ist ideengeschichtlich nicht haltbar.
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Zitat: „Ironisch ist, dass die Richter des Hamburger Verwaltungsgerichtes von einem Marx-Lesekreis profitieren würden, um an einer solchen Debatte besser teilnehmen zu können.“
August 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Behind Trump’s authoritarian takeover of Washington D.C.’s police lies a dangerous strategy: manufacturing emergencies.

EMILY BERMAN, Professor of Law at the University of Houston, on Trump’s playbook for expanding authoritarian power — and what to expect next.

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Quote: “Expect the president to militarize policing – using National Guard, active-duty military, militarized federal law enforcement, or some combination of the three – in many American cities across the nation.”
August 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Another excellent addition (by @mwgehring.bsky.social) to our symposium on the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion, co-edited with @antoine-despieg.bsky.social and @matigre.bsky.social ✨

Access all other contributions here (and stay tuned for more to come):

📖🔗 verfassungsblog.de/category/deb...
verfassungsblog.de Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Aug 15
When Custom Binds All States 🌍⚖️

MARKUS GEHRING (@mwgehring.bsky.social) on the International Court of Justice's trailblazing findings on customary international law as it applies to climate change.

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Quote: “The ICJ clarifies that rejecting or breaking the existing international treaty regime on climate change does not diminish any State’s obligations to actually address the underlying global challenge that is climate change.”
August 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Until recently, the term "occupation" in Israel was used to underscore its negative connotations.

This is changing.

ITAMAR MANN (@itamann.bsky.social‬) on the shifting meaning of the word – and why it now obscures something worse: expulsion and destruction.

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Quote: “Perhaps for the first time in Israel’s history, the term occupation serves the government’s purposes – precisely because it conceals a more devastating reality.”
August 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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American politics is currently defined by the daily discarding of long-standing norms.

The latest ignominy is Texas Republicans’ brazen attempt to gerrymander congressional districts at the behest of Trump.

JOSHUA SELLERS on why this move is unprecedented.

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August 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM