The post explores the debate over limiting the voting rights of Member States joining the European Union during its enlargement. Although under the EU’s founding treaties, new members receive full rights upon accession, a new proposal suggests that the veto

This article analyzes the 2025 amendment to the Constitution of the Slovak Republic as an expression of constitutional self-definition within the European legal order. It argues that Slovakia’s assertion of competence in ethical and cultural questions represents neither isolationism nor

The idea of constitutional supremacy sounds attractive: a legalistic, non-partisan, essentially non-human document hovering above a state and guiding major institutions and constitutional actors towards desired outcomes. Who wouldn’t want that? That is…until you start digging into what actually occurs

In the second part of this article series, I explored the possible options available to small island states facing submersion, focusing on how they might preserve their statehood. In this final installment, I turn to the concept of a virtual

In the first part of this article series, I outlined the situation of small island nations threatened by climate change and highlighted how Tuvalu – the “spokesperson” of the four most endangered countries – is taking steps to confront this

Reading the thought-provoking article by Lukas Herich and Katharina Thiehoff on the effects of sea-level rise on statehood reminded me of my earlier research on the concept of Metaverse States. It quickly became evident that, in the short span of

From this perspective, it becomes clearer why so-called inauthentic use appears as a distinct risk category in the European Union’s Digital Services Act. Fake accounts, automated or partially automated behaviors, and artificially amplified distribution patterns are not singled out because

The implementation of Artificial Intelligence in managerial contexts represents a significant transformation that raises deeply complex questions from a contemporary legal and constitutional perspective. Although technology is frequently presented as a neutral tool for productive optimization and increasing organizational efficiency,

When a majority of online activity is produced by automated systems, the question is no longer whether bots exist, but what kind of internet we are actually using. The “dead internet” idea captures this unease, even if its more extreme

The implementation of Artificial Intelligence in managerial contexts represents a significant transformation that raises deeply complex questions from a contemporary legal and constitutional perspective. Although technology is frequently presented as a neutral tool for productive optimization and increasing organizational efficiency,

Rethinking Autonomy in the Age of Extraction In 1983, the German Federal Constitutional Court recognized a new constitutional right: informational self-determination. The decision—known as the Census Act Case (Volkszählungsurteil)—held that individuals must retain control over how their personal data is collected and

“If freedom of expression is sacrificed in the struggle for democracy, there will no longer be anything worth fighting for.” This is a citation from a decision of the Czech Constitutional Court, which deals in detail with the case of