Gender equality is a value in Art. 2 TEU – but it is nearly absent in the CJEU’s Commission v Hungary. @silviasteininger.bsky.social & SEONA KIM apply a feminist re-reading to the Court's arguments and ask what a non-patriarchal European society would actually require. buff.ly/sn5U9qP @mpil.de

A great example of how concepts rarely - if ever - used in legal studies, like creolization & semiperiphery, can shed light on both legal & sociological, literary & historical aspects of #Europe and #Europeanness! Many thanks to @silviasteininger.bsky.social & @jennyos.bsky.social for the dialogue!

European Law Open@europeanlawopen.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Take a walk on the dark side of European society: @silviasteininger.bsky.social and @jennyos.bsky.social on who is (and who is not) recognised. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Take a walk on the dark side of European society: @silviasteininger.bsky.social and @jennyos.bsky.social on who is (and who is not) recognised. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

It's much worse than this. The 'review' is pervaded by the most astonishing case of anti-Italianism I've ever seen on print, and it beggars belief how any journal could even remotely consider to publish it. It's so unhinged that it becomes hilarious at times, but only because we're not the targets

James Chalmers@jameschalmers.bsky.social · 8mo ago

An academic disliked an Oxford Very Short Introduction (145 pages) in his field so much that he wrote a 200 page book review attacking it. www.pierre-legrand.com/ewExternalFi...

Last class tomorrow of international law, wrapping up the course. Decided we should talk about the boat strikes because it combines many concepts throughout the semester. I love using current events to understand course material, but oof it's a lot sometimes (all the time?).

When someone says I have to work more on and unpack my analysis

And so many voices from #MPIL! MPIL director Armin von Bogdandy, Jannika Jahn, @goldmatt.bsky.social, @kemmereralex.bsky.social, @danaschmalz.bsky.social, @silviasteininger.bsky.social, Anna Sophia Tiedeke & Moritz Vinken! (6/6)

🇪🇺 Marking 75 years of the #EuropeanConvention on Human Rights, #MPIL co-hosted a symposium with the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, warmly welcomed by Minister Stefanie Hubig & Deputy State Secretary Johannes Dimroth, exploring transnat. perspectives and glob. interaction. (1/6)

Stuck on a train? Join our event on 75 years of the European Convention of Human Rights via livestream from anywhere! www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/V... #ECHR75 #HumanRights

In this latest issue, we are also excited to announce our new Legal Sightseeing section! More details can be found at: www.cambridge.org/core/service...

@silviasteininger.bsky.social launches the new standing Legal Sightseeing section at the @ljil-leiden.bsky.social with a snap from Berlin, a visual commentary on German memory culture in the heart of Empire. Are you legal sightseeing too? We welcome your visuals! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Leiden Journal of International Law@ljil-leiden.bsky.social · 11mo ago

In this latest issue, we are also excited to announce our new Legal Sightseeing section! More details can be found at: www.cambridge.org/core/service...

🇮🇱🇪🇺⚖️🇵🇸 I am somewhat disappointed - but perhaps not surprised - that what one of the brightest minds in European public law can conjure in response to what is happening in Gaza amounts to a blog post that's simply an excerpt from the Bible with some bolded parts and one sentence from the author.

Tax the Poor! Together with my colleague Alan Desmond (University of Leicester), we highlight the international legal regulation of migrant remittances - and why the new Trump tax on remittances will have disastrous consequences in @ejiltalk.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/tax-the-poor...

Tax the Poor! Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and International Standards on Remittance Transaction Costs

Nearly one in seven people worldwide is either a sender or recipient of remittances, defined by IOM as “personal monetary transfers… made by migrants to individuals or communities with whom the migran...

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🇵🇱⚖️Adam Bodnar is out as the Polish Minister of Justice/Prosecutor General, why? First, being a good academic/human rights defender doesn't necessarily make you a good politician; second, you can't please everyone who wants to be pleased; third, timid people aren't suited for savage times. 1/

🖤 With Christian Joerges’ passing, we have lost an intellectual giant, who has left a deep mark on the Hertie School. Our thoughts go out to his family.

Hertie School@hertieschool.bsky.social · last yr.

We mourn the passing of Christian Joerges, Professor Emeritus at the Hertie School and leading scholar of European law. "A scholar of rare intellectual depth and integrity," said President Cornelia Woll. He will be deeply missed.

25 nations demand end to war on Gaza; slam Israel killing aid seekers Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

Die Menschenwürde spielt in der Debatte um Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf eine zentrale Rolle. Das ist kein Zufall, meint VICTOR LOXEN (@victorloxen.bsky.social) – denn das deutsche Verständnis der Menschenwürde als „Wert“ könne enthemmte Diskurse geradezu begünstigen. verfassungsblog.de/die-sache-mi...

Wie fühlt es sich an, in der derzeitigen Lage Völkerrecht zu lehren? Für unser Editorial haben wir Dutzende deutsche Völkerrechtsprofessor*innen befragt. Ihre Antworten schwanken zwischen Hoffnung und Verzweiflung. verfassungsblog.de/zwischen-hof... Ein erster Einblick ⬇️

when tiktok said y2k is back i thought it meant frilly tops and low rise jeans not the west invading countries and pretending it’s all about WMDs

„die implizite Billigung der Angriffe, lässt sich hingegen nur als grundlegendes Versagen deutscher Außenpolitik bezeichnen … In Fragen des Völkerrechts darf nicht mit zweierlei Maß gemessen werden.“ Mehrdad Payandeh must read im @verfassungsblog.de t.co/AiT11OgCTR

Germany seemingly endorsing a broad preemptive self-defence, something Germany opposed explicitly in the days of George W Bush. Is this cleared with your legal adviser?

Auswärtiges Amt@diplo.de · last yr.

Israel hat das Recht, seine Existenz und die Sicherheit seiner Bürger zu verteidigen. Gleichzeitig fordern wir alle Seiten auf, weitere Eskalation zu vermeiden. Deutschland setzt auf Diplomatie – gemeinsam mit unseren Partnern in Europa und den USA. @aussenminister.diplo.de 3/3

The Fall and Rise of German Arms Exports to Israel: Questions for the International Court of Justice By Professor @adhaque.bsky.social #Germany #Israel #GazaWar #ICJ

German Arms Exports to Israel and the ICJ

International law scholar discusses discrepancy between Germany’s recent disclosure of military support to Israel and what Germany told the International Court of Justice about its practices.

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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that it does not breach the ECHR if EU Member States tax cross-border transactions within the EU (on the basis of EU law) more favourably than comparable domestic transactions. Analysis by Dr Samira Allioui: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/06/firs...

First decision by the European Court of Human Rights on suspicion of reverse discrimination in tax matters

Dr Samira-Asmaa Allioui , Research fellow, Centre d'études internationales et européennes, Université de Strasbourg Photo credit  : ...

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"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿, 𝗶𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿?" @silviasteininger.bsky.social unpacks in a timely post @verfassungsblog.de, how nine member states are challenging the ECtHR's migration and asylum standards. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/2s3yppj9

I am trying to put some academia things now also on Linkedin in case you want to follow. Today it is on the research publication planner, in my experience a severely overlooked element for ECRs and PhD candidates. In case you want to learn more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

research-publications-planner.pdf | Silvia Steininger

As I am preparing for my next mentorship session, let me introduce you to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿 - in my experience a severely overlooked element of the PhD process 📚 You should not just "publi...

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Have finished quick reading of 30k AG Ćapeta Opinion. Lots to unpack. Something which struck me was repeated use of "negation of" values (about 16 times) and "deviation from" (6 times) values / model of a constitutional democracy / model of good society. Use of "red lines" (6 times) also striking.

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦@profpech.bsky.social · last yr.

"By calling into question the equality of LGBTI persons, Hungary is not demonstrating a disagreement or a divergence about the content of [EU values]. Instead, that [MS] has negated several of those fundamental values and [...] has significantly deviated from the model of a constitutional democracy"

Some thoughts on the case Lithuania vs Belarus before the ICJ and how it will not solve the problem of migrant "instrumentalization": verfassungsblog.de/migrant-inst... @verfassungsblog.de With many thanks to @anjabossow.bsky.social for her incisive comments and edits.

Migrant 'instrumentalisation' before the ICJ

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one research workshop (the first one on remittance regulation!), one five pound second hand find, one project sneak peek 🩵

Paradox auch die affirmative Bezugnahme auf eine "rule-based international order" bei gleichzeitiger Absage an zentrale Prinzipien wie non-refoulement: Was denn nun? Lesenswerte Einordnung von Silvia Steininger👇

Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · last yr.

Nine member states have launched a direct attack on the ECtHR and its migration and asylum standards. SILVA STEININGER (@silviasteininger.bsky.social‬) asks: What are human rights for, if not to protect the rights of foreign criminals? verfassungsblog.de/letter-human...