Maxim Bönnemann
editor @verfassungsblog.de
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannFrom Minneapolis, what many describe as a constitutional crisis looks very different on the ground. EMMANUEL MAULEÓN on racialised suspicion, the erosion of Fourth Amendment protections, and the shift of state violence from the margins to the center. verfassungsblog.de/a-letter-fro...
- "What is newly visible to some through Operation Metro Surge has long been lived by others. The elasticity of constitutional standards and the racialized logics that structure immigration enforcement are not new." A Letter from Minneapolis, by Emmanuel Mauleón (@umnlawschool.bsky.social)
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannDie Brokdorf-Rechtsprechung des BVerfG, einst Garant der Versammlungsfreiheit, stößt bei pro-palästinensischen Demos an ihre Grenzen. TRISTAN WIẞGOTT (@triswiss.bsky.social) zeigt, dass gerade die Prinzipien, die Brokdorf einst stark machten, heute versagen. verfassungsblog.de/brokdorf-ver...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannDid you know that our Verfassungsbook on “The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change” is also available in print? 📘🌍 Order the print version or download the freely available digital copy here: 👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannHorrifying beyond words www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/w...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannVery thoughtful blog by our @eui-eu.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social colleague Prof Sarah Nouwen.
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannRecommend this piece by @stewartmotha.bsky.social, on the parallels between the Chagos islands and Greenland.
- STEWART MOTHA (stewartmotha.bsky.social) revisits the UK’s dispossession of the Chagossians as a cautionary tale for Greenland, where security narratives may enable a fragmented absorption of territory and distract from interconnected vulnerabilities. verfassungsblog.de/greenland-ch...
- “A kind of mafioso approach.” I spoke with Marko Milanović for this week’s @verfassungsblog.de newsletter about a possible US-annexation of Greenland — and which role (if any) international law would play in such a scenario. verfassungsblog.de/nato-would-b...
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- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann"Lviv’s response to Russian authoritarianism is one of courage, connection, and defiance." Our first editorial of 2026, fresh from Lviv, Ukraine ✨ verfassungsblog.de/laboratorium...
- If you sometimes wonder where to look for hope in 2026, amid constant news of crisis in democracy and international law, I would suggest this: look to Ukraine. 🇺🇦 My editorial for @verfassungsblog.de on Lviv — and what we can learn from this city: verfassungsblog.de/laboratorium...
- If you sometimes wonder where to look for hope in 2026, amid constant news of crisis in democracy and international law, I would suggest this: look to Ukraine. 🇺🇦 My editorial for @verfassungsblog.de on Lviv — and what we can learn from this city: verfassungsblog.de/laboratorium...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannWith the #ICJ hearing in #TheGambia v #Myanmar kicking off on Monday, I put together some thoughts over at @verfassungsblog.de on key issues to consider for those following this important #GenocideConvention case. A quick summary. verfassungsblog.de/the-rohingya...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannUS attacks on Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro raise profound legal and geopolitical concerns, with implications well beyond Venezuela itself. In a new post co-authored with Julian Arato, we examine the attack and its broader consequences under international law.
- Trump’s Illegal Attack on Venezuela and Its Consequences | by @justinauriburu.bsky.social and @aratojulian.bsky.social
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannStill looking for something to dig into over the winter break? ❄️📖 The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law. This new Verfassungsbook gathers leading scholars to unpack its global implications: 👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannSuch an amazing new publication @verfassungsblog.de - many thanks for including my contribution @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @eulegalstudies.bsky.social @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social @hugheshall.bsky.social
- Out now – fully open access 🎉 The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law. ⚖️🌍 This new volume shows why – and explores its implications for global climate governance. Get your free copy here: 👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannOut now – fully open access 🎉 The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law. ⚖️🌍 This new volume shows why – and explores its implications for global climate governance. Get your free copy here: 👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
- ✨ We have a new book out ✨ The ICJ’s climate advisory opinion is the most important development in international climate law since the Paris Agreement. We brought together leading scholars to explore its doctrinal foundations and normative implications. 🔗 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...
- Edited with Maria Antonia Tigre (@matigre.bsky.social) and Antoine De Spiegeleir (@antoine-despieg.bsky.social), the volume grew out of a joint @verfassungsblog.de-@sabincenter.bsky.social-symposium.
- Across 26 chapters, contributors address state responsibility, customary law, due diligence, migration, climate litigation, fossil fuels, climate justice, and many further issues at the intersection of domestic law and international climate law. ⚖️🌍 Open access now; print edition follows shortly 📘
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannOut now — die Ergebnisse des Justiz-Projekts.💥 Ein Jahr Arbeit, rund 70 Gespräche mit Expertinnen und Experten, in denen wir der Frage nachgegangen sind: Wie verwundbar ist die deutsche Justiz? Ab sofort Open Access verfügbar: verfassungsblog.de/book/das-jus... 🔗 Antizipation beginnt jetzt.
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- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann🔥 Du brennst für Verfassungsrecht? 📚 Du möchtest an einer global führenden Debattenplattform mitwirken? Dann bewirb dich für deine Wahlstation im Rahmen des Rechtsreferendariats beim Verfassungsblog und werde Teil unseres Teams 🙌 👉 Alle Infos findest du hier: verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/u...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannHow can the European Court of Human Rights respond to the erosion of democracy and the rule of law? SÍOFRA O’LEARY and YONKO GROZEV show which main procedural tools and paths the Court can use to respond to one of the greatest challenges it faces. verfassungsblog.de/european-cou...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannAmerica’s collapse of secular constitutional faith has unleashed a politicized church that turns sacrifice from love into a license for violence. PAUL KAHN explains why this blurring of church and state marks a critical turning point in America’s political and moral crisis.
- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann"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. verfassungsblog.de/turn-against...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannDu studierst und hast Lust auf Redaktionsarbeit? Dann schreib uns eine Mail an redaktion ät forum-recht-online.de ! Du weißt noch nicht so genau wer oder was die Forum Recht ist? Kein Problem, hier gibt's weitere Infos: forum-recht-online.de/wp/?page_id=2 Wir freuen uns auf neue Gesichter! :)
- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann"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 verfassungsblog.de/learning-fro...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannOn 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. verfassungsblog.de/killing-carr...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannOn 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. verfassungsblog.de/noem-ice-sup...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannIn 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)
- Verfassungsfeind Marx? Die Gesellschaftstheorie von Marx ist mit dem Grundgesetz unvereinbar – so hielt es unlängst das Verwaltungsgericht Hamburg. BRUNO LEIPOLD (@brunoleipold.com) meint: Was die Richter zu Marx schreiben, ist ideengeschichtlich nicht haltbar. verfassungsblog.de/marx-grundge...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannBehind 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. verfassungsblog.de/trumps-manuf...
- 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): 📖🔗 verfassungsblog.de/category/deb...
- When Custom Binds All States 🌍⚖️ MARKUS GEHRING (@mwgehring.bsky.social) on the International Court of Justice's trailblazing findings on customary international law as it applies to climate change. verfassungsblog.de/customary-la...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannUntil 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. verfassungsblog.de/occupation-a...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannAmerican 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. verfassungsblog.de/texas-gerrym...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannWhat 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. verfassungsblog.de/inside-the-i...
- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann"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. verfassungsblog.de/icj-climate-...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannDevastating 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 justsecurity.org/117962/mass-...
- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann🌏📣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
- “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'.”
- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann"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. verfassungsblog.de/icj-advisory... @sabincenter.bsky.social @matigre.bsky.social @antoine-despieg.bsky.social
- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann"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. verfassungsblog.de/the-icj-advi...
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- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannThe 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. verfassungsblog.de/the-eus-new-...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannThe 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...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannThank 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
- Among the major surprises of the IACtHR's Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency are its reflections on jus cogens and the climate crisis. 🌍⚖️ @mwgehring.bsky.social explains why this part of the ruling matters so much and what the legal consequences are. verfassungsblog.de/jus-cogens-a...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannThe 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...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannMy explainer and some preliminary thoughts about this afternoon’s long awaited climate decision Pabai v Commonwealth. theconversation.com/federal-cour...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannWhat 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. ⚖️🌱 verfassungsblog.de/inter-americ...
- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann⚖️ 🌍 #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! blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
- "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."
- Trump’s second term could see the nomination of hundreds of judges — including Emil Bove — as the New Right advances its long game to capture the courts. LAURA FIELD unpacks how the movement’s intellectual vanguard is quietly laying the groundwork. verfassungsblog.de/trump-newrig...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannLast 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! verfassungsblog.de/inter-americ...
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Reposted by Maxim BönnemannAnother take from me on the most recent SCOTUS term, in Verfassungsblog: "In several different decisions, [SCOTUS] gave a boost to the Trumpian rhetoric that insists that federal courts enforcing federal laws against the administration are somehow illegitimate." verfassungsblog.de/the-law-of-l...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannPublication day! 💫 Our Verfassungsbook “Indian Constitutionalism at Crossroads: 2014-2024”, edited by ANMOL JAIN (@anmoljain-law.bsky.social) and TANJA HERKLOTZ (@tanjaherklotz.bsky.social) is now available in print and online! 📚 Check it out now! verfassungsblog.de/books/
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannI have a piece at The Contrarian @contrariannews.org about yesterday's decision in the Medicaid/Planned Parenthood case - which is about so much more than Planned Parenthood & abortion. It's about Medicaid, yes - but also civil rights more generally. contrarian.substack.com/p/the-suprem...
- "'It's a killing field,' one soldier said." "This thing called killing innocent people – it's been normalized. We were constantly told there are no noncombatants in Gaza, and apparently that message sank in among the troops." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannWie fühlt es sich an, in der derzeitigen Lage Völkerrecht zu lehren? Für unser Editorial haben wir Dutzende deutsche Völkerrechtsprofessor*innen befragt. Ihre Antworten schwanken zwischen Hoffnung und Verzweiflung. verfassungsblog.de/zwischen-hof... Ein erster Einblick ⬇️
- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann🌎 ⚖️ In a new #Sabin Center blog post, Maxim Bönnemann and Maria Antonia Tigre dissect and explore Lliuya v. RWE's legal architecture, pathbreaking findings on causation & corporate accountability, & implications for loss & damage litigation globally. blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
- Companies responsible for large-scale emissions can, at least in principle, be held liable under German civil law for climate-related harms to which they contribute. @matigre.bsky.social and I unpacked some key points from the recent Lliuya v. RWE ruling: blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
- Reposted by Maxim Bönnemann“latest shooting of gazans seeking food”
- Israel kills 45 in latest shooting of Gazans seeking food, say local officials on.ft.com/4kMZ2EB
- Reposted by Maxim BönnemannLast weekend, Trump deployed the National Guard and marines to LA. The memorandum targets core First Amendment activity: peaceful protest. EMILY BERMAN outlines and critiques its legal basis, and explains why this case will reach far beyond L.A. verfassungsblog.de/troops-in-l-a/
