Restricting Academic Freedom is Like Herding Cats – Why?
There were cases in the last months which have called attention to freedom of expression in universities and the academic sphere in Hungary. Academic freedom is extremely diverse: it encompasses many things, from the freedom of educators to choose their
Teaching the Virtues
David Hein’s 2025 book titled “Teaching the Virtues“ looks at the important topic of civic education and its priorities between building an “ academic mind“ or a moral character. Reforming civic education is a central question in the American youth
Backing Up States Digitally? The Loss of Statehood Criteria Due to Climate Change in Light of the New Advisory Opinion of the ICJ – Part 3
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
Backing Up States Digitally? The Loss of Statehood Criteria Due to Climate Change in Light of the New Advisory Opinion of the ICJ – Part 2
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
Backing Up States Digitally? The Loss of Statehood Criteria Due to Climate Change in Light of the New Advisory Opinion of the ICJ – Part 1
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
CONSTITUTIONAL IDENTITY IN EU CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS VS. THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF NORTH MACEDONIA – PROTECTION VS. NEGLECT?
The policies of sovereignty protection and constitutional identity in Europe have recently been at the forefront of European academia and discourse, and several constitutional courts of EU Member States have been active over the past years. In their jurisprudence, they
The Tarnkappe of Judgment: The Binding Force of Hungarian Uniformity Decisions and the Primacy of EU Law
On September 10 2025, Verfassungsblog published To Uniformity and Beyond. Hungary’s Supreme Court and the Implementation of CJEU Rulings. The article raised important questions about how Hungarian judicial institutions interact with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
From Espionage to Influence: How Foreign Interference Shifted the Focus of UK National Security Law
Moving further from previous pieces published here on the topic of sovereignty protection regarding Hungary and the EU, an international comparison is now in order to see whether foreign influence is a real problem in other countries as well, and
The Constitutional Order of Moderate Welfare States: On the Threshold of a New Era?
Since Maslow, we have known that strong emotions — fear, anger, frustration — spread far more quickly than rational, calm dialogue. Today’s societies are dominated by social media algorithms designed to maximize attention (and thus profit), favoring divisive, emotionally charged
Trade-offs: The Price of a Moderate(d) Democracy?
The debate on the future of our free speech culture and democracy has been thrusted into overdrive by the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk. We may draw the early conclusion that the price of social peace is conscious, everyday self-censorship:
