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Financing of political parties in Poland
Poland’s public party funding rules face turmoil after key NEC rulings were overturned, raising concerns about fairness ahead of the 2025 elections.
Konrad Wytrykowski
Jun 15, 20257 min read


Application of Succession Regulation 650/2012 to the Succession of Diplomats or Consuls?
This blog explores how EU Regulation 650/2012 affects cross-border succession, particularly for diplomats, showing how the legal fiction of habitual residence in the sending state limits its application.
Paweł Czubik
Jun 7, 202511 min read


Should Regulation Be Introduced to Limit a Citizen's Ability to Serve as an Honorary Consul of a Foreign State?
This blog analyzes the legal status and selection criteria of honorary consuls in Poland, proposing that public officials be excluded from the role to prevent conflicts of loyalty with the receiving state.
Łukasz Piebiak
May 31, 20256 min read


The Capacity to Act of the Gambling Addicts. Possible Solutions. Case Study, Romania
This blog study examines Romania's gambling addiction crisis, legislative responses, the state's conflicting interests, and the effectiveness of self-exclusion measures aimed at protecting vulnerable individuals.
Ákos Benjámin Kerekes
May 23, 20259 min read


How do organized crime groups exploit migrants?
This study explores how organized crime exploits migrant vulnerabilities through smuggling, human trafficking, forced labor, and other criminal activities, highlighting key threats and prevention strategies.
Rafał Wielki
May 16, 20256 min read


Threats to freedom of religion
The blog study examines recent actions by Poland’s ruling coalition that are viewed as targeting Christianity and the Catholic Church, including legal, institutional, and symbolic measures.
Konrad Wytrykowski
May 9, 20257 min read


European Defence Industrial Strategy: Amid New Challenges
New challenges arise in the implementation of the European defence industrial strategy. Europe must appease both its allies and its companies.
Bálint Kovács
May 1, 20258 min read


Constitutional judges and European Union law: Activism versus deference in the use of the preliminary reference to the European Court of Justice
This study suggests that constitutional courts should assume an active role in the use of preliminary references.
Marieta Safta
Apr 23, 202512 min read


Respecting the social role of the elderly as a condition for counteracting their exclusion and discrimination
The task of the state is to conduct a senior policy that creates conditions for the activity of the elderly people; and allows the entire society to obtain as many fruits as possible of maturity, experience, wisdom, and, ultimately, the authority of the elderly.
Przemysław Czarnek
Apr 15, 20256 min read


Right to family life of children whose parents want to place them in institutional care
The following lines are devoted to the right of a child to be in the care of their parents and to live in family environment.
Zdeňka Králíčková
Apr 8, 20259 min read


The “living law” theory: constitutional interpretation and the development of the EU legal order
This study explores the potential of the "living law" theory in constitutional interpretation in the context of EU legal order.
Tudorel Toader
Apr 1, 202510 min read


The Law and Practice of the Refugee Deals in Europe and Abroad
The study examines how refugee deals undermine rights, lack legal review, and fail to effectively manage global migration flows.
Ľudmila Elbert
Mar 25, 20257 min read


New (Multilateral) Export Controls on Advanced Technologies: Is the Past, the Future?
The study analyses the current context of export restrictions implemented by the United States against the People’s Republic of China.
János Székely
Mar 18, 202511 min read


Some Monetary Policy Related Constitutional Issues in the V4 Countries
The aim of the current study is to examine three constitutional issues in the V4 countries related to monetary policy.
György Marinkás
Mar 11, 20258 min read


Is the choice of federalism always a good one?
This study explores federalism, its historical, political, and economic roots, sovereignty transfer, and its impact on state governance.
Alena Krunkova
Mar 4, 20257 min read


Can family allowances be considered as acquired rights?
This study analyzes Zagreb's 2016 parent caregiver aid (65% avg. income), its abolition, and court rulings defining it as a benefit.
Aleksandra Korać Graovac
Feb 25, 20259 min read


What's next with the Constitutional Tribunal?
The blog study analyses Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal reforms, questioning legality, judicial independence, and the rule of law's future.
Konrad Wytrykowski
Feb 18, 20258 min read


A Possible “Clash” Between the Right to a Healthy Environment and Protection of Heritage? – From the Case Law of the Constitutional Court of Romania
This study explores Romania's Constitutional Court ruling on balancing heritage protection and the right to a healthy environment in 2023.
Gellért Nagy
Feb 11, 20255 min read


Problems with Irremovability
The study describes changes to Poland’s judicial system since 2018, focusing on the Sejm's role in electing NCJ members and its consequences
Konrad Wytrykowski
Jan 28, 20259 min read


Some remarks on the right to education
A study on the right to education, emphasising parental rights, moral values, and safeguarding education from ideological influence.
Krzysztof Szczucki
Jan 22, 20256 min read
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