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The EU between aspiration and reality - What reforms does the EU need?

The European Union is facing major challenges, from geopolitical tensions to questions of its internal capacity. Between high expectations and political reality, a question…

The Amazon is at a crossroads and with it our planetary future. Amazon of Rights: Global Eco-Jurisprudence in Times of Urgency is an interdisciplinary workshop and book project that brings together people from science, art and activism to develop new…

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Michael Riegner appointed visiting professor at partner university: The Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte (UFMG) has appointed Prof. Michael Riegner as a visiting professor at the Faculty of Law. He will deepen the existing…

Prof Dr Riegner has joined the open letter ‘Respect for International Law’, which was recently published on the Verfassungsblog. In this letter, numerous academics from the fields of international law, European law and constitutional law call for the…

The Amazon of Rights project with other co-operating institutions invites you to the Third Sociological Forest Symposium.

How do Theunis Roux's Grand Narratives on India and South Africa fit in? 

Michael Riegner explores how Theunis Roux's account of the 'grand narratives' of the Indian and South African Constitutions fits into the global debate on the varieties of…

To mark the conclusion of the DFG-funded “Varieties of Constitutionalism” project, German and Brazilian legal scholars have published a joint symposium in the journal “World Comparative Law”. In the introductory text, Michael Riegner gives an…