Excited to share that my article is now published in Social & Legal Studies. I examine how conservative and religious actors use liberal legal frameworks to restrict reproductive rights, focusing on the Polish abortion case in a broader European context. Link in comments 👇

A new piece of mine is now out on Verfassungsblog, where I examine the newest abortion-related ECtHR judgment in A.R. v. Poland. The case shows how women become the primary victims of legal instability, bearing the highest costs of the rule of law crisis.

Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · 8mo ago

When Poland’s Constitutional Court struck down abortion due to fetal defects, it withheld publication of the ruling for 3 months. KAROLINA KOCEMBA on the ECtHR’s A.R. v. Poland judgment and the deeper dynamics of legal uncertainty surrounding reproductive rights. verfassungsblog.de/legal-uncert...

New Book on Political Aesthetics! Do populists and liberal democrats live differently—through clothes, food, or reading habits? Can aesthetic choices shape how people engage in politics? 👉The intro to the book: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 👉The book: brill.com/display/titl...

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An urgent debate at Pakuis de Zwijger on populist lawfare in the US and EU today, building support structures for civil disobedience and doomscrolling with @sldelange.bsky.social, @karolinakocemba.bsky.social, @mstambulski.bsky.social and Scott Cummings

On March 21 in Amsterdam we'll discuss 🦜how right-wing actors are reshaping law & rights in Europe & the US with @polatoja.bsky.social, @mstambulski.bsky.social, Sarah de Lange and Scott Cummings. 📅 March 21 | 🕒 19:30 | 📍 Pakhuis de Zwijger 🔗 RSVP required: dezwijger.nl/programma/la...

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How right-wing populists are redefining rights in Europe and the US. A discussion on law, politics and the future of democracy.

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Just finished co-teaching Global Justice & Transnational Legal Mobilization at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Oñati with @mstambulski.bsky.social 📚 Truly enjoyed the experience with an incredible group of ambitious, engaged, and passionate students💡💬

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The situation in the US 🇺🇸 is serious, with the constitutional and political order rapidly changing. KIM LANE SCHEPPELE (kimlanelaw.bsky.social) explains in our editorial what has happened in the past few weeks and what is at stake. verfassungsblog.de/trumps-count...

Had a great time last Friday at the University of Oslo, discussing the possibilities and pitfalls of using legal strategies for rights movements. Big thanks to @mlskilbrei.bsky.social and @annaratecka.bsky.social for organizing such a fantastic event! Program: www.jus.uio.no/ikrs/english...

The 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship call results are in. With a budget of €417 million, we are funding nearly 1,700 researchers from 🇪🇺 and beyond. They will strengthen EU research in key areas such as social inclusion, AI, and cancer research ↓ europa.eu/!BmWRkh

Exciting news! ✨I’m beyond thrilled to be awarded the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Actions 🇪🇺 grant! I’ll carry out my project REPRO-NETS at the the Institute for Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam! 🇳🇱

What, and who is EU law for? A special issue on critical approaches to EU law that I edited has just been published, with short essays from a wonderful group of scholars. Link: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rtlt20/c...

📢 Excited to share that my and @mstambulski.bsky.social latest article "Populism, Non-State Actors, and Right-Wing Legal Mobilization in Europe," has been published in the International Journal of Law in Context and is now freely available to everyone www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

My few thoughts on the Polish rule of law restoration. “It seems that the sovereign, when it comes to the rule of law, is the one who determines who is a judge.”

Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · 2y ago

MICHAŁ STAMBULSKI (@mstambulski.bsky.social) looks at the situation of judges in Poland, and ponders what happens when judges are both legitimate and illegitimate at the same time. 👉 verfassungsblog.de/schrodingers... @democracyreporting.bsky.social

🔥 It's out! 🔥 Special Issue 'Populism and Right-Wing Legal Mobilization in Europe' The vol. is a collection of seven papers from excellent scholars from Italy, France, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, and the US that map right-wing legal mobilization in Europe. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...