Verfassungsblog

Article 2 TEU contains two postulates: first, that the Union is founded on a set of values common to the Member States; and second, that this commonality of values manifests itself in, or even constitutes, a society. The CJEU began to treat the values enshrined in that article as justiciable legal norms in its

When German readers encounter the word “Stammheim”, they usually do not think of a quiet, leafy suburb in the city of Stuttgart. Instead, the name immediately evokes Germany’s most notorious maximum-security prison. It conjures images of concrete barricades, armed checkpoints, and the darkest chapter in Germany’s history: the era of homegrown left-wing terrorism, a s...

Wenn Sie „Stammheim“ lesen, denken Sie vermutlich nicht an ein beschauliches Stuttgarter Stadtviertel – sondern an ein Gefängnis. An Sicherheitssperren. An eine dunkle Episode in der Geschichte der jungen Bundesrepublik: Terrorismus. Staatskrise. Feinde hinter Panzerglas. Stammheim ist die steingewordene Antwort auf ein historisches Dilemma: Wie muss sich der Rechtsstaat zu ...

On 25 June 2026, the Paris Judicial Court became the first court to rule on the merits of Notre Affaire à Tous and others v. TotalEnergies SE – six years after the case was filed and three procedural ru...

Relations between Czech President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s government have deteriorated almost since the government took office in December 2025. A few months ago, the political conflict culminated in an unprecedented dispute over the President’s participation in the upcoming