ISSN: 2036-5438
- 1. Endogenous Limits of the Right to Conscientious Objection: Does a Conscientious Objector Have the Right to Refuse Even 1-Day Military Service?
- (Note)
- Işıl Kurnaz Can the refusal of 1-day reserve military service be interpreted in a way that expands the right to conscientious objection? The ECHR's most recent judgment on conscientious objection, ...
- Created on 09 April 2025
- 2. Comments on Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ‘The intersection of International Law and the competences relating of PWD in federal systems’
- (Essay)
- The aim of this article is to comment on Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Implementation of the CRPD in Federal Systems and Its Implications edited by Delia Ferri, Francesco ...
- Created on 14 November 2023
- 3. Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Disability-oriented and theoretical consideration of a legal philosopher
- (Essay)
- This article aims to dialogue with Delia Ferri, Francesco Palermo and Giuseppe Martinico, editors of the volume Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Implementation of the CRPD ...
- Created on 14 November 2023
- 4. Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: An Introduction to the Symposium
- (Essay)
- The aim of this article is to offer an introduction to the Symposium devoted to Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Implementation of the CRPD in Federal Systems and Its Implications ...
- Created on 14 November 2023
- 5. The Spanish model of protection of rights within the subnational level: a crossroad between the German and Italian cases
- (Essay)
- The territorial entities of the federal States carry out an essential work in terms of protection of rights and freedoms. The recognition of subnational declarations, their development through ordinary ...
- Created on 30 January 2023
- 6. The Reallocation of Special Drawing Rights to the Benefit of the African Continent: A Proposal for Euro Area Countries
- (Essay)
- The paper describes the main features of the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), the international reserve asset issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). After the historic allocation of SDRs equivalent ...
- Created on 08 November 2022
- 7. In search of the identity of the Brazilian constitutional order: a dormant issue on this side of the Atlantic
- (Essay)
- ... Constitution, analyzing its Preamble, Fundamental Principles, the extensive catalog of Fundamental Rights and its openness to international law, and the Eternity Clauses. The findings indicate that Brazil’s ...
- Created on 27 March 2026
- 8. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Gender-Based Violence
- (Essay)
- ... It also analyzes relevant case law from the European Court of Human Rights concerning both topics. Furthermore, the article considers both the positive and negative effects of artificial intelligence ...
- Created on 26 September 2025
- 9. Troubled Legacies: The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 and the Thin Line Between Impunity and Reconciliation
- (Essay)
- ... reconciliation between communities. However, the Act has been heavily criticised for being in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and was challenged before courts. On the one hand, ...
- Created on 18 June 2025
- 10. Energotehnica: Primacy and Effective Judicial Protection Beyond the Rule of Law Crisis
- (Note)
- ... proceedings incompatible with EU law. The Court emphasized the right to effective judicial protection under Article 47 of the Charter, invalidating procedural practices excluding parties from critical ...
- Created on 04 December 2024
- 11. The Road Less Travelled: Constitutionalising Internal Secession
- (Essay)
- Nejat Hussein, Yonatan T. Fessha The Ethiopian Constitution uniquely elevates the demand for internal secession to the status of a constitutional right. This right, enshrined in Article 47 of ...
- Created on 01 August 2024
- 12. Mind the Gap Between Federalism and Secession: the Relationship Between Two (In)compatible Concepts
- (Essay)
- ... right level for governance within a complex, multi-layered system that extends from the personal through the local, regional, state, transnational and international.’ (Waters 2020:227). Taking the cue ...
- Created on 31 July 2024
- 13. Two Western Canadian Provinces Asserting Provincial Sovereignty Seek to Challenge the Fundamentals of Canadian Constitutional Democracy and Order
- (Essay)
- ... the fundamentals of Canadian constitutional democracy and the rule of law. A former secessionist government in Quebec had used the sovereignty concept to claim a right to unilaterally declare independence ...
- Created on 31 July 2024
- 14. Federalism and the Unit Question
- (Essay)
- Erika Arban This contribution engages with the unit question in federal systems. The key claim presented here is that we may need to re-think federal units according to different sets of criteria ...
- Created on 29 July 2024
- 15. Independence in the European Union
- (Essay)
- ... regions, first and foremost the right to secede based on the principle of self-determination of peoples. It finishes by discussing the legal paths for the transformation of substate regions into Member ...
- Created on 21 March 2024
- 16. Indefinite detention of refugees ruled unconstitutional by the High Court of Australia – an opportunity for Europe to pause for thought?
- (Notes)
- Jock Gardiner and Silvia Talavera Lodos The High Court of Australia recently handed down the landmark decision of NZYQ, ruling the policy of indefinitely detaining non-citizen, non-visa holders ...
- Created on 05 March 2024
- 17. Disability and Federalism. A Rejoinder
- (Essay)
- The aim of this article is to comment on Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Implementation of the CRPD in Federal Systems and Its Implications edited by Delia Ferri, Francesco ...
- Created on 14 November 2023
- 18. EU for Africa: Revitalizing the Role of the SDR
- (Editorial)
- A long time has passed since the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) were first conceived as an instrument to supplement the dollar as a provider of international liquidity: the first SDRs were officially ...
- Created on 16 December 2022
- 19. Next Generation Africa: opportunities and challenges of a new instrument reallocating European SDRs to the African Continent
- (Essay)
- This paper forms part of a broader debate on alternative uses of SDRs following the recent General Allocation of August 2021. We intend to highlight the fundamental aspects that a potential reallocation ...
- Created on 09 November 2022
- 20. Next Generation Africa: Economic impact and mutual benefits from a strategic EU-Africa partnership
- (Essay)
- This paper contributes from an economic point of view to the idea of a Next Generation Africa financed by the EU’s allocation of SDRs. The first part considers the macroeconomic framework for African ...
- Created on 04 November 2022
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