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🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
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Happy solstice everyone, and may you know that the tilt of the Earth and not the distance from the Sun is the reason for the seasons.
June 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Happy solstice everyone, and may you know that the tilt of the Earth and not the distance from the Sun is the reason for the seasons.
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🎙️⭐#SabinCenter Senior Climate Fellow Korey Silverman-Roati recently appeared on KUOW 94.9 to discuss a #climate-related wrongful death lawsuit in #Washington state.
Listen here ➡️ www.kuow.org/stories/a-se...
Listen here ➡️ www.kuow.org/stories/a-se...
A Seattle woman dies during a heatwave and a new lawsuit blames oil companies
The day 65-year-old Julie Leon died was the hottest day ever recorded in Washington State history. Her death was officially ruled as hyperthermia, or overheating.
www.kuow.org
June 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🎙️⭐#SabinCenter Senior Climate Fellow Korey Silverman-Roati recently appeared on KUOW 94.9 to discuss a #climate-related wrongful death lawsuit in #Washington state.
Listen here ➡️ www.kuow.org/stories/a-se...
Listen here ➡️ www.kuow.org/stories/a-se...
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🌡️Extreme heat is a #publichealth crisis. This Guardian article delves into how the dark roof lobby is working to block cool roof policies that protect lives—especially in low-income communities. Reflective roofs can cool buildings, cities and reduce heat stress: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How the little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making US cities hotter
As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark-roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🌡️Extreme heat is a #publichealth crisis. This Guardian article delves into how the dark roof lobby is working to block cool roof policies that protect lives—especially in low-income communities. Reflective roofs can cool buildings, cities and reduce heat stress: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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VOKA dient klacht in tegen architecten na valse bouwaanvraag voor bekende Gentse gevel
VOKA dient klacht in tegen architecten na valse bouwaanvraag voor bekende Gentse gevel | VRT NWS: nieuws
VOKA Oost-Vlaanderen dient een klacht in bij de Orde van Architecten voor een vergunde gevelverbouwing van hun hoofdzetel in Gent waar ze zelf niet van afwisten. Dat stelt gedelegeerd bestuurder Geert...
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June 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
VOKA dient klacht in tegen architecten na valse bouwaanvraag voor bekende Gentse gevel
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Afdeling advisering concludeert dat het introduceren van een rekenkundige ondergrens voor stikstofdepositie kwetsbaar is en risico's met zich brengt. Zij benadrukt in de voorlichting dat fors natuurherstel dringend gewenst is. www.raadvanstate.nl/...
May 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Afdeling advisering concludeert dat het introduceren van een rekenkundige ondergrens voor stikstofdepositie kwetsbaar is en risico's met zich brengt. Zij benadrukt in de voorlichting dat fors natuurherstel dringend gewenst is. www.raadvanstate.nl/...
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Best read as a reasoned call to action, not a question. And we will need vivid terms for where we are going — oligarchy and fascism — as well as what we are seeking — freedom and equality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Best read as a reasoned call to action, not a question. And we will need vivid terms for where we are going — oligarchy and fascism — as well as what we are seeking — freedom and equality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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Het schandaal in Aalter wijst op de macht die schaduwrijke kabinetten zichzelf toe-eigenen
www.demorgen.be/meningen/het...
www.demorgen.be/meningen/het...
Het schandaal in Aalter wijst op de macht die schaduwrijke kabinetten zichzelf toe-eigenen
Hoofdcommentator Bart Eeckhout hekelt de laksheid rond het Aalter-schandaal, waarin politiek stilzwijgen en partijdige doofpotpolitiek pijnlijk bloot komen te liggen. ‘Dit is België, weet u wel. Hier ...
www.demorgen.be
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Het schandaal in Aalter wijst op de macht die schaduwrijke kabinetten zichzelf toe-eigenen
www.demorgen.be/meningen/het...
www.demorgen.be/meningen/het...
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CJEU, fair trials
New judgment clarifies when a person convicted in absentia is entitled to a new trial - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment clarifies when a person convicted in absentia is entitled to a new trial - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
CURIA - Documents
curia.europa.eu
May 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
CJEU, fair trials
New judgment clarifies when a person convicted in absentia is entitled to a new trial - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
New judgment clarifies when a person convicted in absentia is entitled to a new trial - curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
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⚖️ Qualité de l’air : le Conseil d’État constate que les mesures prises pour respecter les seuils de pollution ont porté leurs fruits 🔽 www.conseil-etat.fr/actualites/q...
Qualité de l’air : le Conseil d’État constate que les mesures prises pour respecter les seuils de pollution ont porté leurs fruits - Conseil d'État
Après l’avoir condamné à plusieurs astreintes, le Conseil d’État juge aujourd’hui que l’État a mis en place les actions nécessaires pour améliorer la qualité de l’air en France et exécuté sa décision ...
www.conseil-etat.fr
April 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
⚖️ Qualité de l’air : le Conseil d’État constate que les mesures prises pour respecter les seuils de pollution ont porté leurs fruits 🔽 www.conseil-etat.fr/actualites/q...
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German draft coalition agreement has been published.
What's in the agreement on foreign, security, defence policy, and Europe? 🧵
What's in the agreement on foreign, security, defence policy, and Europe? 🧵
April 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
German draft coalition agreement has been published.
What's in the agreement on foreign, security, defence policy, and Europe? 🧵
What's in the agreement on foreign, security, defence policy, and Europe? 🧵
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Video obtained by my colleague Farnaz Fassihi shows how the IDF deliberately attacked, over several minutes, a convoy of ambulances and other emergency vehicles in #Gaza. #Israel wrongly claimed that the vehicles drove without emergency signals and headlights. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On (Gift Article)
The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of the incident, which described the vehicles as “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency ...
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Video obtained by my colleague Farnaz Fassihi shows how the IDF deliberately attacked, over several minutes, a convoy of ambulances and other emergency vehicles in #Gaza. #Israel wrongly claimed that the vehicles drove without emergency signals and headlights. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
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March 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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1/ 🧑⚖️🔥 Key moment for climate accountability: A German court will rule whether #FossilFuels companies can be held liable for climate harms they knowingly caused.
📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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March 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
1/ 🧑⚖️🔥 Key moment for climate accountability: A German court will rule whether #FossilFuels companies can be held liable for climate harms they knowingly caused.
📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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📍🐦 Live from Hamm🇩🇪—I’ll report in real-time from the courtroom here
#SaulvsRWE #ClimateLitigation #KlimaKlage
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7/ 🏛️ Tort law has held industries accountable before—from Big Tobacco to asbestos.
It’s only a matter of time before fossil fuel companies face the same reckoning. Saul vs. RWE could drastically accelerate this shift.
It’s only a matter of time before fossil fuel companies face the same reckoning. Saul vs. RWE could drastically accelerate this shift.
March 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
7/ 🏛️ Tort law has held industries accountable before—from Big Tobacco to asbestos.
It’s only a matter of time before fossil fuel companies face the same reckoning. Saul vs. RWE could drastically accelerate this shift.
It’s only a matter of time before fossil fuel companies face the same reckoning. Saul vs. RWE could drastically accelerate this shift.
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A good day for #ClimateJustice: The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers tells the Swiss Govt it must do more to comply w/ its legal obligations & adhere to landmark⚖️#ECtHR ruling by ramping up #ClimateAction to protect #HumanRights
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-...
rm.coe.int/0900001680b4...
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-...
rm.coe.int/0900001680b4...
European court climate ruling: Swiss making progress but must do more
Switzerland has made progress implementing the European Court of Human Rights verdict that condemns Swiss climate inaction. But more work is needed.
www.swissinfo.ch
March 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A good day for #ClimateJustice: The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers tells the Swiss Govt it must do more to comply w/ its legal obligations & adhere to landmark⚖️#ECtHR ruling by ramping up #ClimateAction to protect #HumanRights
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-...
rm.coe.int/0900001680b4...
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-...
rm.coe.int/0900001680b4...
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New interstate application lodged by Slovakia against Belgium
hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre-press?i=...
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress
hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre-press?i=...
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress
March 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New interstate application lodged by Slovakia against Belgium
hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre-press?i=...
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress
hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre-press?i=...
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress
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So far, so good! The Committee of Ministers‘s interim decision on the implementation of the KlimaSeniorinnen judgment is out. search.coe.int/cm?i=0900001...
March 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
So far, so good! The Committee of Ministers‘s interim decision on the implementation of the KlimaSeniorinnen judgment is out. search.coe.int/cm?i=0900001...
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“Als mensen dan vaker thuis gaan roken omdat ze bijna nergens anders mogen roken, is het ook niet goed voor hun kinderen.” Ja, want ma en pa die op café zitten te paffen, is dat dan wel? Cut the crap, quit smoking of doe het mijlenver uit de buurt van kinderen. www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...
Niet meer roken op terrasjes: “Waar mogen we dan wel nog roken?”
De nieuwe regering wil roken ook verbieden op terrassen van cafés en restaurants. De reacties lopen uiteen. “Als mensen dan vaker thuis gaan roken omdat ze bijna nergens anders mogen roken, is het ook niet goed voor hun kinderen.”
www.standaard.be
February 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Als mensen dan vaker thuis gaan roken omdat ze bijna nergens anders mogen roken, is het ook niet goed voor hun kinderen.” Ja, want ma en pa die op café zitten te paffen, is dat dan wel? Cut the crap, quit smoking of doe het mijlenver uit de buurt van kinderen. www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...
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🗓️ 🎟️Join us February 21 for the Legal Colloquium: The New Climate Fiduciaries. We, the Millstein Center & ECGI will co-host a four-panel #colloquium centered on one key element of corporate governance: fiduciary duties.
📎Register https://buff.ly/40GZHyG #FiduciaryDuties
📎Register https://buff.ly/40GZHyG #FiduciaryDuties
January 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🗓️ 🎟️Join us February 21 for the Legal Colloquium: The New Climate Fiduciaries. We, the Millstein Center & ECGI will co-host a four-panel #colloquium centered on one key element of corporate governance: fiduciary duties.
📎Register https://buff.ly/40GZHyG #FiduciaryDuties
📎Register https://buff.ly/40GZHyG #FiduciaryDuties
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🚨🌍 SUMMER #INTERNSHIP ALERT (for Columbia University students only): We are currently seeking law students, undergraduates and graduates who are interested in working on cutting-edge #climatechange, #energy, and environmental policy issues. Please apply by 2/16. Details ➡️ buff.ly/3tGRpKt
January 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🚨🌍 SUMMER #INTERNSHIP ALERT (for Columbia University students only): We are currently seeking law students, undergraduates and graduates who are interested in working on cutting-edge #climatechange, #energy, and environmental policy issues. Please apply by 2/16. Details ➡️ buff.ly/3tGRpKt
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Announcements: International Adjudication – Peace Through Law in our Times Colloquium; CfC 70 Years Beyond Bandung; How to Build a Career in ICL Series; ELI Webinar Judicial Governance and Judicial Appointments and Promotion [...] | by Mary Guest
Announcements: International Adjudication – Peace Through Law in our Times Colloquium; CfC 70 Years Beyond Bandung; How to Build a Career in ICL Series; ELI Webinar Judicial Governance and Judicial Ap...
1. Adjudication – Peace Through Law in our Times Colloquium. On 9 – 10 May 2025, the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law at Kiel University will host a colloquium to commemorate…
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January 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Announcements: International Adjudication – Peace Through Law in our Times Colloquium; CfC 70 Years Beyond Bandung; How to Build a Career in ICL Series; ELI Webinar Judicial Governance and Judicial Appointments and Promotion [...] | by Mary Guest