The recent Portuguese elections resulted in a profound change in the political system. The extreme right party gained second place in terms of parliamentary mandates, surpassing the center left party and may present itself as an alternative to power, in line to govern after the next election

In Alexandru Pătraşcu v. Roumania, the Court had to assess the applicant’s civil conviction for statements made by him, but also for statements made by other persons, on his Facebook page. strasbourgobservers.com/2025/04/11/t...

Twenty prominent law professors have joined a letter defending academic freedom and the First Amendment against the Trump Administration’s recent treatment of Columbia. Among those from right of center: Michael McConnell, Eugene Volokh, Keith Whittington, Steve Calabresi, and Richard Epstein.

1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.

Greenland will not be conquered by Trump's US. ( 📹@OJoelsen ) #3E #EndImpunity #GreenlandProtests

A rejeição de uma moção de confiança acarreta a automática demissão do Governo, nos termos do art 195.º, n.º 1, al e), da CRP. Após a demissão do Governo, deve o PR ouvir os partidos representados na AR e ter em conta os resultados eleitorais (art. 187.º, n.º 1).

Interesting format of the #EUCO conclusions, which are adopted by consensus (Art. 15(4) TEU). - There are 2 parts (Part I on #Ukraine; Part II on European #defence). - Part I refers to a document (EUCO 10/25) that is only supported by 26 Member States. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

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Tenho as maiores dúvidas sobre se a Entidade da Transparência tem competência para este tipo de auditoria. t.co/qiMfV3HRAz

No nosso sistema constitucional, a diferença entre uma moção de censura e uma moção de confiança é que a primeira para ser aprovada (melhor dizendo, para levar à demissão do governo) precisa de ser aprovada por maioria absoluta. A de confiança é aprovada por maioria simples.

A group of nongovernmental organizations will go to court to seek to reverse EU member countries' decision to downgrade the protection status of the wolf.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

"If there’s one thing I’d hoped people had learned going into the next four years of Donald Trump as president, it’s that spending lots of time online posting about what people in power are saying and doing is not going to accomplish anything. If anything, it’s exactly what they want."

In the year that the European Convention of Human Rights turns 70, the Council of Europe has updated and expanded its dedicated website on how the ECHR has impacted law, policy and practice across Europe. It is a very interesting tool not only for students, but also for the greater public.

This article should be required reading for anyone commenting on the political effects of social media.

A proposta de referendo local aprovada pela Assembleia Municipal de Lisboa sobre alojamento local foi considerada ilegal pelo Tribunal Constitucional. www.tribunalconstitucional.pt/tc/acordaos/...

The Supreme Court will consider what the First Amendment, ratified in 1791, has to say about TikTok and online pornography next month. Applying a provision drafted in the age of powdered wigs and quill pens to 21st-century technologies has sometimes proved challenging for the justices.

The EU-Mercosur Agreement (2024) is now available online (via @camgijs.bsky.social) policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-rel...

Dia 12 de Dezembro, às 11h, na sala 12.27 da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, organizamos a conferência “15 anos do Tratado de Lisboa”. A entrada é livre.

My paper on Artificial Intelligence and Public Administration The problems and possible answers by the AI Act is available at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Is it the beginning of the end of the Green New Deal?

🎙️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Commission vs Hungary on Klubrádió Case 🗓️ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? Monday 2 December 2024 at 14:30 📍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? European Court of Justice 📂 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞? In 2020, Hungary’s Media Council didn't renew Klubrádió’s FM broadcasting rights and imposed rules that forced Klubrádió off the air 🧵1/5

"We find no evidence that cultural and economic factors play a relevant role in the relationship between rurality and the radical right vote in Portugal. Instead, rural residents are more likely to perceive the areas where they live as *politically* neglected"

Why is the government planning to weaken judicial review in #Brazil? Unlike recent developments in #Mexico, this NB piece argues that this is a more complex picture rooted in judicial dysfunction rather than an outright attempt to diminish judicial independence. verfassungsblog.de/taming-the-b...

🚨 Just in: Manfred Weber (EPP), Iratxe García (S&D) and Valerie Hayer (Renew) have reached a deal to unblock the nominations of Teresa Rivera, Raffaele Fitto and Olivér Várhelyi. The three leaders also commit to a pact on a pro-European coalition for the legislature.

Judgments Cases C‑808/21 and C‑814/21 - Citizenship of the Union: denying EU citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals the right to become a member of a political party infringes EU law. Incredibly important judgement for European citizenship rights and defense of democracy

Today I will attend - and try to “live BlueSky” - the hearing in Case C-769/22 (Commission v Hungary - values of the Union) Below is what I will be looking out for @hertieschool.bsky.social @verfassungsblog.de @profpech.bsky.social @kimlanelaw.bsky.social @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social 1/x

Important day tomorrow for #EUlaw. Hearing in case C-769/22 Commission / Hungary (Values of the European Union), which will decide on the enforceability of Article 2 TEU

Reconstructing International Law: 20th Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law @esil_sedi at Freie Universität Berlin @FU_Berlin 10 to 13 September 2025. Visit esil2025.de for the Call for Papers and submit your abstract until 31 January 2025

This week's Shell decision might look like a blow to climate litigation - but in fact, in marks progress, as PHILLIP PAIEMENT (philpaiement.bsky.social) explains: The Court’s approach could make loss and damage claims more likely. verfassungsblog.de/shell-milieu...

On next week's big CJEU hearing on LGBT rights - the Commission (joined by 16 Member States and the European Parliament) is suing Hungary for banning/restricting LGBT media content - in front of the Full Court of the CJEU (which rarely sits) - www.linkedin.com/posts/reclai...

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In a revolutionary step to CJEU jurisdiction, the General Court will start to hear and determine questions referred for a preliminary ruling in six specific policy areas from 1 October 2024.

EU data protection law New case: Meta challenge to "consent or pay" decision of the European Data Protection Board

The General Court endorsed the prohibition on the placing on the market of products made from oxo-degradable plastic in line with the objective of protecting the environment and human health Case T‑745/20 Symphony Environmental Technologies & Symphony Environmental v Parliament & others

Very interesting Opinion by AG Ćapeta today in the appeal case to one of the Banco Popular judgments. Convincingly arguing that the complex resolution procedure in Article 18 SRM was as such not required by the Meroni doctrine. curia.europa.eu/juris/docume... 1/5

Glukhin v. Russia: Facial recognition considered highly intrusive but not inconsistent with fundamental rights strasbourgobservers.com/2024/01/09/g...

Miranda Magro v. Portugal The case concerned the applicant’s preventative detention, which had been ordered by the courts following a finding that he was not criminally responsible for a number of alleged offences owing to his mental disorder. www.echr.coe.int/w/judgment-c...

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