2nd ed of research methods in HR out, with chapter of mine on comparative human rights law

Wir sind am Donnerstag an der Universität Erfurt zum Thema #EqualPay mit #GFFOnTour! GFF-Juristin Sarah Lincoln spricht mit Michael Riegner & Klägerin Susanne Dumas über unseren Erfolg vor dem #BAG: gleicher Lohn ist keine Verhandlungssache! Mehr Infos gibt’s hier: freiheitsrechte.org/ontour

The World Comparative Law annual meeting 2024 kicks off today! We can't wait to get two days of exciting inputs, lectures and panel discussions started! Check out the programme below⬇️

1⃣ What a great first day at the World Comparative Law Annual Meeting 2024! Insightful panels on authoritarian and political constitutionalism + an inspiring keynote on comparative constitutional law from and within the Global South. More to come tomorrow! Impressions below⬇️

That's it! 🎬 Another World Comparative Law Annual Meeting is in the books. Thanks to all of you - hope to see you again next year!

Discussing our Amazon of Rights project in the Amazon at Federal University of West Pará today instagram.com/p/C-YwFUTJSXd/…

#⃣1⃣ We are honoured to announce the WCL/VRÜ Volume 55 article prize winner: Fabio de Sa e Silva 🇧🇷🇺🇸🇺🇳's outstanding editorial outlines a new agenda for the study of „autocratic legalism“. Still a great read – open access available ➡️ nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/0506-7….

💡Call for Abstracts: For our special Issue "The City as a Contested Space" ⚙️We invite contributions that analyze the constitutional dimensions of urban housing crises from a comparative perspective! Deadline: March 15 2025 | More information➡️voelkerrechtsblog.org/calls-for-pape…

Michael Riegner is now a member of Einheit und Vielfalt im Recht. The Kolleg researches the dynamic tension between unity and diversity in law from antiquity to the present. More information can be found here: uni-muenster.de/EViR/en/kolleg…

WCL symposium continues with debates on IACL blog

📘New issue feat. Symposium "Varieties of Constitutionalism: Contestations of Liberalism in Comparative Constitutional Law." Read Michael Riegner on why we must better understand challenges, engage with critique, & adapt to change for #constitutionalresilience: nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.5771/050…

Four years in the making, findings from our Varieties of Constitutionalism project out in a WCL symposium

In my own introductory article, I discuss liberal and transformative constitutionalism, authoritarian challenges, and the future of constitutional resilience nomos-elibrary.de/de/10.5771/050…

In the penultimate entry for the @IACL blog symposium on Theunis Roux 's work published recently in World Comparative Law / VRUe, Michael Riegner pushes us to broaden the discussion beyond India and South Africa Link: blog-iacl-aidc.org/2025-posts/202…

Discussing our first WCL ‚world view‘ article on zur IACL blog: Global Varieties of Constitutionalism and Contestations of Liberalism: How do Theunis Roux’s Grand Narratives on India and South Africa fit in? — IACL-IADC Blog blog-iacl-aidc.org/2025-posts/202…

Around the world, international law is being violated. In response, German-speaking international law scholars , including Michael Riegner, have issued an open letter calling for the rule of law to be upheld. Read the full statement here: verfassungsblog.de/declaration-re…

The Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte (UFMG) has appointed Michael Riegner as visiting professor to strengthen existing research and teaching collaborations between the Global Justice Clinic Erfurt and the clinics at the Brazilian university. pos.direito.ufmg.br/professores-vi…

Looking forward to this 2-day workshop on 'Amazon of Rights: Global Jurisprudence in Times of Urgency'. Thanks to Luis Eslava, M Cecilia Oliveira, Michael Riegner, Jenny García Ruales and Igor Karim (Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS)) for bringing us all together.