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The Signs of Fissures Appear: Infringement Process against the Slovak Constitutional Amendment as a Symptom of the Weakness of European Constitutional Pluralism
Analysis of the EU infringement procedure against Slovakia, examining constitutional amendments, national identity, and tensions with EU legal primacy.
Dr. Péter Kruzslicz
4 hours ago5 min read


Committing a criminal offence within the framework of a criminal organization with particular emphasis on Illegal Immigrant Smuggling - an outline of the Hungarian legislation
This blog post provides a study of criminal organizations in Hungarian law, focusing on migrant smuggling, legal definitions, elements, and severe criminal consequences.
Jacsó, Sántha & Udvarhelyi
4 days ago7 min read


Risk areas associated with the use of new technologies to which children are exposed during medical procedures
The text discusses the risk and challenges associated with the use of new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), in pediatric healthcare.
Zbigniew Więckowski
Jan 96 min read


The problem of the place of criminal law in the protection of children against the threats resulting from the use of artificial intelligence
Modern technologies enable AI to easily turn lawful images into illegal material. This raises the question whether criminal law adequately and up-to-date protects children and what legal solutions needed.
Szymon Pawelec
Jan 66 min read


Dynamics of tax law: drivers of legislative change and a case study from Slovakia
This contribution examines the causes and factors driving changes in tax legislation from both theoretical and practical perspectives. These changes may be of a general nature or significant only for a limited time. Additionally, we explore a current (unimplemented) change in Slovak tax legislation, intended to improve the regulation of income taxation from virtual currencies, which ultimately did not occur.
Miroslav Štrkolec
Jan 26 min read


Migration crisis in Europe - is there a need for a new Eurocrime?
Study examines whether illegal entry and stay should become EU Eurocrimes, assessing legal feasibility, limits of criminalisation, and security impacts.
Krzysztof Masło
Dec 31, 20256 min read


Cooperation of national financial intelligence units from the European Union in the exchange of information on money laundering crimes related to migration crimes
This blog study analyses EU Financial Intelligence Units’ cooperation in tackling money laundering linked to migration crimes.
Krzysztof Mucha
Dec 27, 20258 min read


Equal under the Rule of Law: Virtues and weaknesses of the Rule of Law Mechanism
The blog post emphasises the importance of the Rule of Law Mechanism in ensuring equality among all Member States of the European Union and their citizens around the same values.
Tudorel Toader
Dec 22, 202512 min read


Ultra Vires Review and Church Autonomy: The German Constitutional Court’s Response to the CJEU in the Egenberger Case
This piece offers some reflections on the GFCC’s ultra vires review of the CJEU’s judgment and its broader implications for the judicial dialogue between the CJEU and national courts.
Ivan Jokanović
Dec 18, 20257 min read


Factum Valet Quod Fieri Non Debuit: The Legal Quagmire of Church Property Restitution in Romania
Prompted by the recent submission to the Romanian Parliament of a bill seeking to amend the current legal framework governing the restitution of church properties abusively taken over between 6 March 1945 and 22 December 1989, this post aims to inform interested readers about the main legal challenges that currently stand in the way of these processes.
Bence Zsolt Kovács
Dec 15, 202511 min read


The Relationship Between the EU and Western Sahara, Through the Lens of Recent Developments
Analysis of EU–Morocco agreements on Western Sahara, the Polisario II judgments, consent and self-determination, and disputed trade and labelling rules.
Gellért Nagy
Dec 12, 202510 min read


Si vis pacem para bellum
This blog has been devoted to issues related to the interdependence between espionage and critical infrastructure protection.
Grzegorz Ocieczek
Dec 7, 20258 min read


Reflections on the CJEU's Judgment in Wojewoda Mazowiecki (C-713/23)
The study examines the recently delivered and highly anticipated judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter: the CJEU) in the case of Jakub Cupriak-Trojan and Mateusz Trojan v. the Mazovian Voivode (C-713/23), known as the Wojewoda Mazowiecki case.
Šimović & Kokić
Dec 3, 20257 min read


Minors as a consumer of digital services and digital content – a legal capacity perspective
This study examines minors’ legal capacity to access digital services and content under EU contract and data protection law.
Sanja Savčić
Nov 30, 20259 min read


Cyberbullying (peer violence) - online bullying
The author focuses on defining the phenomenon of cyberbullying (electronic aggression) itself and discusses in turn the online threats most frequently encountered by minors.
Marzena Toumi
Nov 27, 20255 min read


Diversity within the EU
This short blog post aims to highlight some of the elements that underpin the diversity of the European Union. This includes nationalities, immigrant communities, and indigenous communities, who are the least talked about.
Lilla Berkes
Nov 23, 202510 min read


The Croatian Constitution and Association in Alliances with Other States
The author takes a closer look at the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia concerning the provisions which regulate the process of association and dissociation of state.
Petar Bačić
Nov 18, 20259 min read


Retroactivity and retrospection – when is the rule of law violated?
This post will provide clarification of the two perspectives of temporal approaches in law based on the jurisprudence of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal.
Anna Faber-Wiercińska
Nov 14, 20256 min read


The latest cases relating to diplomatic asylum before the International Court of Justice (Embassy of Mexico in Quito and Glas Espinel cases)
In April 2024, Ecuadorian police stormed Mexico’s Embassy in Quito to seize ex–Vice President Jorge Glas, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Both states turned to the ICJ, reviving debates on diplomatic asylum.
Anna Szarek-Zwijacz
Nov 10, 202510 min read


The Second Annual Report of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors – Implications for Central Europe
This blog post analyses the Vatican’s evolving response to child sexual abuse through key papal letters, reports, and safeguarding reforms, highlighting progress and accountability mechanisms.
Márta Benyusz
Nov 6, 202517 min read
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