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:
A Turning Point? How Charlie Kirk’s Death Became America’s ‘Je Suis Charlie’ Moment
Since we started this blog 5 years ago, I find myself writing the second eulogy for a young man who passed way before his time on. That is two more than I ever wanted to write. It is usually the
American Higher Education and the Empire of the Spending Clause
The battle over higher education is the product of a century of constitutional overreach. Congress, presidents, and the Supreme Court expanded federal power over colleges and universities through a broad reading of the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause
Debunking Taboos in the Workplace? Portuguese Reforms Supporting “Menstrual Leave” and its Constitutional Context
In a landmark move blending medical science with progressive labor policy, Portugal has become one of the first countries in Europe to legally recognize the debilitating effects of menstrual “disorders” in its employment laws. As of April 2025, workers diagnosed
Executive Orders and Hungarian Government Decisions – Navigating Normative Boundaries in Executive Power
In recent decades, the use of executive orders by U.S. Presidents has increasingly drawn attention, particularly when these instruments effectively create or significantly modify policy frameworks without explicit congressional legislation. Although the U.S. Constitution clearly designates legislative authority to Congress,
The New Enemies of Romanian Militant Democracy (Part II): Fighting Manipulative Social Media
The annulment of the Romanian presidential elections in December 2024 presents multiple challenging analytical difficulties. It should be addressed within the same analytical framework as preventing individuals from running for the presidency: militant democracy is inherently both preventive and reactive.
The New Enemies of Romanian Militant Democracy (Part I): Fighting Radical-Right Populists
The recent electoral and democratic crisis in Romania was caused by a sequence of political and legal events that occurred between October 2024 and May 2025, rendering the entire presidential election process highly ambiguous and problematic. Meticulously prepared by the governing
