Maxim Bönnemann

Quote: “The Trump Administration has taken direct aim at the First Amendment, the foundation stone of our democracy.”

"Falling Far and Fast"

Yale Law’s ROBERT POST — one of the nation’s foremost experts on freedom of speech — has been teaching First Amendment law for more than 40 years.

For the first time, he fears that freedom of speech in America is truly endangered.

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Quote: “These new modes of silencing are particularly insidious because they are internalized by those concerned and subsequently induce a lot of self-censorship. This is the most brilliant cynicism of all: one does not need to silence or police academics and students, for they internalize these constraints and will censor themselves.”

"I have been deeply disappointed by the great majority of my tenured peers who have disturbingly remained silent and passive".

JEAN D'ASPREMONT in conversation with ANNA SOPHIA TIEDEKE on censorship and learning from oppressed groups how to resist silently

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Qutoe from our published author Mary Ellen O'Connell: "The killings in the Carribean are President Trump's most dangerous assaults on the rule of law to date."

On Sep 2 and 15, Trump ordered the United States Navy to destroy small speed boats in the Caribbean. In both cases, all on board died.

MARY ELLEN O'CONNELL on the lawlesssness of these targeted killings.

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Quote from our published author Jennifer M. Chacón: "Common sense has been doing a lot of work in the Supreme Court's immigration policing for decades, at the expense of facts and evidence. It is doing a lot of work in Kavanugh's opinion here."

On Sep 8, SCOTUS signaled its support for ICE’s use of racial profiling in immigration policing.

The Court’s only hint of reasoning came in a non-precedential concurrence by Justice Kavanaugh.

JENNIFER M. CHACÓN, Professor at Stanford, unpacks the opinion.

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In a piece for @verfassungsblog.de I critique a recent Hamburg court decision that Marx is an enemy of the German constitution. (English translation out soon)

Quote: “Expect the president to militarize policing – using National Guard, active-duty military, militarized federal law enforcement, or some combination of the three – in many American cities across the nation.”

Behind Trump’s authoritarian takeover of Washington D.C.’s police lies a dangerous strategy: manufacturing emergencies.

EMILY BERMAN, Professor of Law at the University of Houston, on Trump’s playbook for expanding authoritarian power — and what to expect next.

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Another excellent addition (by @mwgehring.bsky.social) to our symposium on the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion, co-edited with @antoine-despieg.bsky.social and @matigre.bsky.social ✨

Access all other contributions here (and stay tuned for more to come):

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Quote: “Perhaps for the first time in Israel’s history, the term occupation serves the government’s purposes – precisely because it conceals a more devastating reality.”

Until recently, the term "occupation" in Israel was used to underscore its negative connotations.

This is changing.

ITAMAR MANN (@itamann.bsky.social‬) on the shifting meaning of the word – and why it now obscures something worse: expulsion and destruction.

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American politics is currently defined by the daily discarding of long-standing norms.

The latest ignominy is Texas Republicans’ brazen attempt to gerrymander congressional districts at the behest of Trump.

JOSHUA SELLERS on why this move is unprecedented.

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Quote: “The ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change may come to be remembered as the moment international law explicitly rose to the climate challenge.”

What is the ICJ’s approach towards sources in its recent advisory opinion on climate change? 🌍⚖️

MARGARETHA WEWERINKE-SINGH argues that the ICJ’s approach reflects a deeper shift in international law that will reverberate far beyond climate litigation.

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Quote: “The expansive legal protection of fossil investments risks significantly increasing the cost of climate policies.”

"The Struggle Against Fossil Sovereignty"

JOCHEN VON BERNSTORFF and INGO VENZKE explain why the ICJ's climate advisory opinion lends further support to efforts aimed at pushing back against the legal protection of fossil fuel extraction and production.

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Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative It is time for comprehensive, full-spectrum, sustainable, and coordinated humanitarian action. States globally must act without delay on that imperative.

Devastating account of
-the irredeemability of Western govs' responses to 🇮🇱's starvation of #Gaza
-our collective moral failure
-applicable legal obligations right NOW

by the foremost experts on starvation Alex deWaal &
@tomdannenbaum.bsky.social

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The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: An Introduction - Climate Law Blog “An existential threat” – this is how the International Court of Justice (ICJ) characterized climate change in its long-awaited advisory opinion on the obligations of States with respect to climate…

🌏📣The ICJ issued its long-awaited #advisoryopinion on the obligations of States to #climatechange. The groundbreaking opinion will have a major impact on global climate governance. Read our intro in the #SabinCenter’s Climate Law Blog symposium with @verfassungsblog.de : buff.ly/9ZOpmGC

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups Reports detailing intentional targeting of Palestinians as a group, and systemic destruction of Palestinian society, add to pressure for action

“Both B’Tselem and PHR said Israel’s western allies were enabling the genocidal campaign, and shared responsibility for suffering in Gaza. 'It couldn’t happen without the support of the western world,' Novak said. 'Any leader that is not doing whatever they can to stop it is part of this horror'.”

Quote: “This one seemingly modest paragraph may have profound implications for millions of people fleeing across borders due to climate change, potentially reshaping the legal landscape for those seeking protection and at least offering minimum guarantees against their removal to a place where they would be at risk.”

"A Single Paragraph’s Promise"

LENA RIEMER on the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on climate change and the understated question of climate-induced human displacement.

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Quote: “The opinion’s true legacy may lie not only in its legal conclusions, but in its power to influence political will, guide national courts, and support vulnerable communities seeking justice.”

"The most significant development in international climate law since the adoption of the Paris Agreement" 🌍⚖️

MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE, MAXIM BÖNNEMANN, and ANTOINE DE SPIEGELEIR kick off a new joint blog symposium on the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change.

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Quote: “The reference to carbon credits in the new European climate target once again fuels concerns about entrenched asymmetries about who gains and who loses.”

The EU Commission just presented its proposal for a new climate target. International carbon credits are set to play a key role.

INGO VENZKE on the problem behind carbon credits and the telling history of greater flexibilities in climate law and politics.

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American-style culture war erupts over German high court nominee Fights in Congress over a Supreme Court nominee's views on cultural hot topics like abortion are legendary. That's largely not been the case in Germany — until now.

The row over the nomination of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf to the BVerfG shows how politicised legal processes are becoming across the entire democratic world - and why 'populists v the rest' distinctions are too simplistic. www.courthousenews.com/american-sty...

Interview: Wie beraten Verfassungsgerichte? Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff hat die Beratungskulturen an Verfassungsgerichten weltweit untersucht und erklärt im Interview, warum Verständigung so wichtig ist.

Weil ich das Interview jetzt schon mehrfach in den Drukos empfohlen habe: Gertrude Lübbe-Wolff schildert hier eindrucksvoll, was ein*e einzelne*r Richter*in am BVerfG gerade NICHT im Alleingang ausrichten kann.

Thank you to @verfassungsblog.de and @sabincenter.bsky.social for including my blog in their Symposium. As always, special thanks to the editors, esp. Dr @maximb.bsky.social and Prof @matigre.bsky.social

The Right to a Healthy Environment as a Catalyst for Urgent and Ambitious Climate Action at the IACtHR

The human right to a healthy environment is at the heart of the landmark #IACourtHR Advisory Opinion 32/25 says former Special Rapporteur and @ires.ubc.ca Prof David Boyd in his @verfassungsblog.de for the joint @sabincenter.bsky.social symposium on AO 32/25. verfassungsblog.de/right-to-a-h...

Federal Court rules Australian government doesn’t have a duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change Two Traditional Owners from the Torres Strait Islands who took the Australian government to court over climate-related harms have lost their case.

My explainer and some preliminary thoughts about this afternoon’s long awaited climate decision Pabai v Commonwealth.

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Quote: “This decision shifts the paradigm from treating climate-induced displacement as merely a humanitarian concern to establishing it as a matter of binding human rights obligations for states.”

What are the implications of the IACtHR's advisory opinion on the climate emergency for climate-induced displacement?

LENA RIEMER and LUCA SCHEID argue that the advisory opinion marks a fundamental reorientation of this area of human rights law. ⚖️🌱

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A Blueprint for Rights-Based Climate Action: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency - Climate Law Blog A Historic Advisory Opinion On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued Advisory Opinion No. 32—the most important and progressive document yet released by an…

⚖️ 🌍 #SabinCenter & @verfassungsblog.de launched a symposium on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' advisory opinion on the #climateemergency. The introduction provides context, repercussions, & 10 key takeaways. Follow for more blog posts in this series!
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"Increasingly, Americans will be lucky to find people in the federal government, including in the courts, with the wherewithal to find constitutional limits where so many seem willing to look the other way – or, like Bove, to enforce the lawless whims of the sitting president."

Sharepic with the title of the new symposium. Background: The Amazonas.

Last week’s IACtHR advisory opinion on the climate emergency is the most important and progressive document yet released by an international court on the climate crisis

MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE, MAXIM BÖNNEMANN & KOREY SILVERMAN-ROATI kick off a new blog symposium!

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