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Norway’s constitution at 200 years: a story of stability and change
Today Norway celebrates the 200th anniversary of its constitution of May 17, 1814. Of the world’s constitutions in force today, only the US constitution of 1787 is older than the Norwegian...
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Zwischen Stabilität und Wandel: die norwegische Verfassung wird 200 Jahre alt
Norwegen feiert heute den 200. Geburtstag der Verfassung vom 17. Mai 1814. Von den Verfassungen, die heute in Kraft sind, ist nur die U.S.-Verfassung von 1787 älter. Was stand 1814 in der norwegischen...
View ArticleA Stress Test for Europe’s Judiciaries
The rule of law, judicial independence and separation of powers are values guaranteed in constitutions of member states of the Council of Europe. Nevertheless, in recent years, a number of challenges...
View ArticleNorway’s Heureka Moment?
Norwegian elections are usually quite boring. While the government changes between different parties, the party structure has been remarkably stable for more than 80 years. And for decades,...
View ArticleFor Norway it’s Official: The Rule of Law is No More in Poland
The last straw The so-called “muzzle law”, adopted by the Polish parliament on January 23, was the last straw. On Thursday 27 February, the board of the Norwegian Court Administration (NCA) decided to...
View ArticleNorway’s constitution at 200 years: a story of stability and change
Today Norway celebrates the 200th anniversary of its constitution of May 17, 1814. Of the world’s constitutions in force today, only the US constitution of 1787 is older than the Norwegian...
View ArticleZwischen Stabilität und Wandel: die norwegische Verfassung wird 200 Jahre alt
Norwegen feiert heute den 200. Geburtstag der Verfassung vom 17. Mai 1814. Von den Verfassungen, die heute in Kraft sind, ist nur die U.S.-Verfassung von 1787 älter. Was stand 1814 in der norwegischen...
View ArticleA Stress Test for Europe’s Judiciaries
The rule of law, judicial independence and separation of powers are values guaranteed in constitutions of member states of the Council of Europe. Nevertheless, in recent years, a number of challenges...
View ArticleStrasbourg slams old democracies on elections
On July 10 this year, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights delivered a seminal judgement in the field of elections in the case of Mugemangango v. Belgium. Beyond its implications...
View ArticleNo Surrender to Poland
In the European battle over the independence of Polish courts, surrender of wanted persons according to the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) has been a minor but important front. Last week, a district...
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