🚩 In this new paper @basheska.bsky.social & I show that fighting "corruption" helped EU Commission achieve institutional ends unrelated to either fighting corruption or reinforcing the rule of law and other values in the EU. SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @ceudeminst.bsky.social

Just out! 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘜 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 #openaccess in Democratization: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Attila Mráz and I study the legitimacy of individual actors like MEPs taking militant (prima facile anti-democratic)actions to respond to anti-democratic threats.

Individual militant democracy in EU institutions

The literature on whether militant democracy can be used to justify EU sanctions against Member States due to their democratic backsliding has so far focused on EU institutions and Member States as...

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Is citizenship, and the passport that comes with it, truly a foundation of equality? Constitutional scholar @profkochenov.bsky.social joins @tomginsburg.bsky.social & Claudia Flores on Entitled to examine whether citizenship functions as a global caste system. open.spotify.com/episode/264c...

Who's Entitled to Passport Privilege with Dimitry Kochenov

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Out Now: Who's Entitled to Passport Privilege While citizenship is often celebrated as a cornerstone of democracy, scholar Dimitry Kochenov argues it functions as something far more troubling: a global caste system. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/264c... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Who's Entitled to Passport Privilege with Dimitry Kochenov

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Congratulations to colleagues at @ceudeminst.bsky.social on meeting the rather shocking deadline of 4 (four) days given by the Hungarian parliament to submit their comments on the draft bill. Suffice to say, such a rush is bewildering, even given the extraordinary aims of the amendment. 20/

🇭🇺⚖️🗳️The proposals to amend the Constitution of Hungary by TISZA have been tabled, and they go much beyond a rule of law restoration process, in places being more of a rule of law decapitation process. Translation by Deepl, so usual caveats apply (no, we Slavs don't understand Hungarian). Thread! 1/

European judicial and professional networks keep Poland's captured "courts" as members. LAURENT PECH (@profpech.bsky.social) and OLIVER MADER argue this normalises lawlessness – and that the European Commission should act. verfassungsblog.de/normalising-...

Great discussion on how passport control and borders are the last big vestige of the aristocracy and colonialist project - seen so obviously with who can move around the world freely and who is deemed suspicious merely by virtue of birth and blood. Fuck borders and passports.

Is it fair to let your passport define your freedom? | The Stream

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We have been advocating for a better use of Article 2 TEU all along and yesterday's Commission v. Hungary is most welcome. "EU values ARE law, after all"!! Orbán's regime helped move EU law in the right direction. academic.oup.com/yel/article/... @grabowskamoroz.bsky.social @kimlanelaw.bsky.social

🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈⚖️🇭🇺 A legal earthquake - CJEU finds Hungary to have violated EU law on multiple counts with its anti-LGBT+ legislation (as expected) but also for the first time in history, in an EU law-reshaping precedent, finds Hungary to violate Art 2 TEU in a self-standing manner.

We have been advocating for a better use of Article 2 TEU all along and yesterday's Commission v. Hungary is most welcome. "EU values ARE law, after all"!! Orbán's regime helped move EU law in the right direction. academic.oup.com/yel/article/... @grabowskamoroz.bsky.social @kimlanelaw.bsky.social

New paper to appear in 🇺🇸💥Brown Journal of World Affiars💥🇺🇸 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Aristocratic justice is no justice at all❗️ @mitpress.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social

New paper to appear in 🇺🇸💥Brown Journal of World Affiars💥🇺🇸 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Aristocratic justice is no justice at all❗️ @mitpress.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social

"We all say we have certain values, but then there is an asterisk: It doesn’t apply to the majority of humans, certainly not those who do not have the right color of passport, which our society has chosen." A timely Q&A with @profkochenov.bsky.social:

Is Citizenship a ‘Blood Aristocracy’ in Disguise?

Why the passport you inherit can determine your place — and potential — in a hierarchy of global inequality.

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Citizenship can feel invisible — until you realize how much it determines. @profkochenov.bsky.social argues that our passports are part of a “blood aristocracy” that limits opportunity, mobility, and rights around the world.

Is Citizenship a ‘Blood Aristocracy’ in Disguise?

Why the passport you inherit can determine your place — and potential — in a hierarchy of global inequality.

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💥I spoke to @mitpress.bsky.social Reader discussing some new citizenship and borders research: Aristocracy, already open borders, ICE and "values": thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-citizensh... @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social @enstatelessness.bsky.social

💥New paper acceted by the NJEL💥 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... We delve into the shame of Commission v Malta and far-reaching consequences of CJEU failing in its only fuction by attacking a group of Europeans based on no law. @globalcit.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social

💥New paper acceted by the NJEL💥 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... We delve into the shame of Commission v Malta and far-reaching consequences of CJEU failing in its only fuction by attacking a group of Europeans based on no law. @globalcit.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social

Belgian justice and brilliant lawyers is to be applauded--but what about EU crimes TODAY? @omershatz.bsky.social & colleagues started EU Crimes against Humanity: crimesagainsthumanity.eu/en Please consult the project and help bring criminals to justice. @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social

Another (pending) preliminary ruling request originating from a Polish court (Case C-159/25) raising important rule of law issues: www.courthousenews.com/judge-swaps-... Includes comments by @grabowskamoroz.bsky.social, @profkochenov.bsky.social and yours truly

Judge swaps under scrutiny in Warsaw as EU adviser calls for clear rules

A quiet case reshuffle in Warsaw courts is now under EU scrutiny, with an adviser warning that judges can’t lose cases without clear rules, transparency and a real explanation.

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Belgian justice and brilliant lawyers is to be applauded--but what about EU crimes TODAY? @omershatz.bsky.social & colleagues started EU Crimes against Humanity: crimesagainsthumanity.eu/en Please consult the project and help bring criminals to justice. @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social

DrVeraldi & I just got a piece accepted by ELJ: the absurdity of any "social contact" talk in EU context where taming power is not in the DNA. With the rise of omnibus legislation this glaring flaw is further exacerbated: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @alemanno.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social

DrVeraldi & I just got a piece accepted by ELJ: the absurdity of any "social contact" talk in EU context where taming power is not in the DNA. With the rise of omnibus legislation this glaring flaw is further exacerbated: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... @alemanno.bsky.social @profjacob.bsky.social

To be specific, 5 years from date of arbitrary decision of Orban’s (puppet) Media Council. In any event, another typical instance of "too little, too late" enforcement action cc @kimlanelaw.bsky.social @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social @tommasopavone.bsky.social @profkochenov.bsky.social

💥New article out❗️ E.Basheska & I delve into the blood aristocracy principle underpinning citizenship and the distribution of rights worldwide and its impact on borders and naturalisations. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social

💥New article out❗️ E.Basheska & I delve into the blood aristocracy principle underpinning citizenship and the distribution of rights worldwide and its impact on borders and naturalisations. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social

Indeed, an honour to comment on such a significant AG Opinion in such a stellar company! Also @profpech.bsky.social: crème de la crème of @ceudeminst.bsky.social ‼️What we all have to say is quite clear❗️

Jakub Jaraczewski@jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🇭🇺⚖️🇪🇺 Some words of mine - in absolutely stellar company of i.a. @profpech.bsky.social @profkochenov.bsky.social on yesterday's AG Kokott's opinion in the Commission vs Hungary case regarding the Hungarian Sovereignty Protection Office. www.courthousenews.com/hungarys-for...

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

A new @ceudeminst.bsky.social working paper by the brilliant Dr @basheska.bsky.social & I. 👉Have a look: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... The final paper will appear in an edited volume assembled by Stephanie Laulhe Shaelou and Andreas Marcou of UCLan Cyprus.