A leggerezza of conferencing in Pisa. Thanks to Giacomo Delledonne, @martinicogi.bsky.social, Rebecca Veneziano & Roberto Mahajnah at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna for a charming event on mnemonic constitutionalism - a concept I formulated some years ago & am now refining as a methodological framework.

Back to the @eui-eu.bsky.social in Florence – 15 years after my PhD defence. Grateful to the EUI IR Working Group for inviting me to discuss our new book “The Politics of Memory Laws”(@hartpublishing.bsky.social 2025). ➡️ Brilliant PhDs & postdocs – pages of notes, worth of another volume already.

My new @verfassungsblog.de analysis examines the CJEU’s Shipov(-a) judgment (12 March 2026) on recognition of gender identity of a #trans person under EU law. I explain how the case reflects the rise of EU sexual citizenship via free movement: 🔗 verfassungsblog.de/sexual-citiz...

A new @courthousenews.bsky.social article discusses yesterday’s CJEU judgment in Shipov (C-43/24) on the recognition of gender identity EU law. The piece cites my comments on the rise of EU sexual citizenship beyond traditional free movement doctrine: 🔗 courthousenews.com/trans-womans...

Four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in his co-edited book Asser Institute researcher Uladzislau Belavusau highlights how the Kremlin used 'memory laws' to deny Ukraine’s historical agency and weaponised history through legislation. 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/eFQS3VSS #MemoryLaws #Ukraine

In the courtroom of history, constitutions testify – in full voice, sotto voce or through silence itself. 📘 My review of Huang’s (ed.) book “Constitutionalizing Transitional Justice” (Routledge 2024), forthcoming in the Int Journal of Const Law, is available on: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

A great present found me at the office today, infinite thanks, @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social ! Already the cover is superb and to the point: the Ukrainisarion of Repin is a fun story line in the book no doubt! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/politics-...

One 2025 piece that specially matters to me: a chapter on #Belarus in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, and its laws on historical memory, framed by citing Nobel laureate Aleś Bialiatski – just released from prison (for even bleak chapters need not end without hope): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Yesterday I presented my research on the global rise of memory laws at a workshop inspired by the Oscar-winning film “Ainda Estou Aqui”, hosted by the Escola da Magistratura do Rio de Janeiro. Great to reconnect with colleagues & friends. Sempre uma alegria voltar ao querido Rio… ainda estou aqui. 🇧🇷

Back from Trier after presenting my hate-speech research at the ERA's (Academy of European Law) EU anti-discrimination law seminar. Always great to return to Germany’s oldest town. Grateful for the occasion to inform judges across Europe and the ERA's flawless organisation. 🇩🇪🇪🇺

Grateful to the @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social for the round table launching our book "Politics of Memory Laws (@hartpublishing.bsky.social). Merci, Anastasiia Vorobiova, Vincent Chang, Tuomas Forsberg & Warsaw's November - za fajne towarzystwo i pierożki! 🇵🇱 📘 www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...

A pure aesthetic joy to speak in the Aula Magna of the @ub.edu - on how the Russo-Ukrainian war has reshaped security & identity in EU law & politics. Gràcies to @euromemories.bsky.social for a brilliant conference on memòria I democràcia. The autumn in Eixample never ceases to inspire. 𝄞

Our book launch in cozy Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social) was a joy! 🇩🇰 We presented our "Politics of Memory Laws" (@hartpublishing.bsky.social) with Maria Mälksoo & Aleksandra Gliszczyńska-Grabias. 📚 20% off with this code: GLR BD8 👉 bloomsbury.com/us/politics-... Open access from Oct ’25!

Our new book "Politics of Memory Laws: Russia, Ukraine & Beyond" (co-edited with A. Gliszczyńska-Grabias, M. Mälksoo & A. Nußberger) is out with @hartpublishing.bsky.social! - How laws on historical memory shape war & security in 🇷🇺, 🇺🇦, their neighbours & Europe: www.bloomsbury.com/us/politics-...

New in open-access! In his Law & Critique article, @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social explores how the Netherlands as a constitutional monarchy handles its memory politics — contrasting it with France’s republican approach based on parliamentary memory laws. 🔗Read here: www.asser.nl/about-the-as...

Fresh in the "Law & Critique" journal – my article on #colonial memory laws in 🇫🇷 & 🇳🇱. I argue the Dutch model, anchored in the monarch’s role and the Kingdom’s structure 👑, enables mnemonic constitutionalism – and more room for dialogue: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New initiative by @verfassungsblog.de: the VerfassungsBook series is here! Available in all major 🇩🇪 bookstores. Fresh volume: "Owning the Past", ed. by Angelika Nußberger & Paula Rhein-Fischer. My piece covers memory laws in 🇫🇷 & 🇳🇱. Free PDF: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...

In a new op-ed for de Volkskrant, researcher @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social explores how the Netherlands’ symbolic approach to confronting its slavery past offers a thoughtful alternative to restrictive memory laws in Europe. Read more: lnkd.in/e3gYpYwC #historicaljustice #reparativejustice

🇳🇱 Mijn opiniestuk vandaag in @volkskrant.nl: waarom NL bij Keti Koti kiest voor koninklijke excuses i.p.v. parlementaire herinneringswetten. 🇬🇧 My op-ed today in @volkskrant.nl: on why Dutch royal apologies may work better than memory laws by parliaments. 🔗 www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...

📘If you’re near Huddersfield 🇬🇧, don’t miss the book launch this 30 June by Aytekin Kaan Kurtul — presenting his brilliant monograph on lèse-majesté: the offence of insulting heads of state. My endorsement is on the screenshot below.👇 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... | @profpech.bsky.social

Spoke (& learned tons!) on Chinese memory laws & East-Asian memory studies at a top workshop in lovely Leiden, thanks to Dr. Vincent Chang. The "Leiden Asian Studies" scholars = razor-sharp erudite minds. Hope my little “constitutional” detour to Korea & Japan didn’t send anyone to sleep! 🇨🇳 🇰🇷 🇰🇵 🇯🇵 🇹🇼

Gladly serving on the jury for Dr. Masuma Shahid’s PhD defence (online from Italy 🇮🇹 and thus, missing a rare occasion to wear a gown) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.🇳🇱 Warm congrats to Masuma & her co-supervisors, Profs. Jeroen Temperman & Ellen Hey, on a timely thesis on equal marriage right! 🎓

Touching base again with my Florentine alma mater this month as a visiting scholar at the EUI's (@eui-eu.bsky.social's) Robert Schuman Center (@eui-schuman.bsky.social). Trying to wrap up some delayed constitutional scribbles — bribe me with a gelato and I might just share a draft by the end of May.

There’s much at stake in this ruling that addresses research integrity, truth, and challenging the master narrative. The implications of archival research is wide. @ulad-belavusau.bsky.social TY the EHRLR for the invite!

In this @verfassungsblog.de essay, I compare French🇫🇷 & Dutch🇳🇱 governance of colonial history. I explain why the Dutch mnemonic constitutionalism is a more compelling model than France’s controversial memory laws from the 2000s. Particularly suited to monarchies👑: verfassungsblog.de/memory-laws-...

Memory laws and historical narratives are gaining significance - but they can also be leveraged as tools by authoritarian and illiberal governments. ANGELIKA NUßBERGER and PAULA RHEIN-FISCHER kick off a new symposium on historical narratives in law and politics: verfassungsblog.de/omnipresent-...

My new open-access article on memory laws & the politics of #history in #Belarus is out in the Review of Central & East European Law: brill.com/view/journal... 📚 It explores the peculiar framing of #genocide & the authoritarian memory politics in recent Belarusian legislation. @tmcasser.bsky.social

Reconnecting with carioca colleagues is a joy – especially when we dive into memory laws at the Escola da Magistratura. 🇧🇷 If you’re in Rio this month, não fiquem tímidos – reach out. Const. law, human rights (esp. free speech), anti-discrimination, EU law & memory politics. Vamos trocar ideias 🎼

I’m back to Rio for a research mission this month & a workshop on mnemonic constitutionalism at the Escola da Magistratura on Friday-the-13th: emerj.tjrj.jus.br/evento/8582. You’re warmly invited – also for a coffee in town. Even constitutionalism needs a caffeine boost to fight jet lag! ☕🌴