Articles for tag: Feminismus, Indien, UN, Unabhängigkeit

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (née Swarupa Kumari Nehru) was a famous diplomat, politician and Indian freedom fighter during the 20th century. Her role in international politics and relations as well as the development of the model and formation of the United Nations is oftentimes shadowed by her connection to her brother Jawharlal Nehru, the first president of independent post-colonial India, and Mahatma Ghandi, who she fought alongside with for an Indian state free from British imperial rule.

19. Juni 2025

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The French Republic’s (In)Divisibility

On Thursday 28 September 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron called, in front of the Corsican Assembly, for Corsica to be given ‘autonomy within the Republic’. The French government and Corsican elected representatives have six months to produce a text which, if approved by the Corsican Assembly, will serve as the basis for an amendment to the French Constitution. Nonetheless, the political reactivation of an old constitutional principle might get in the way. In particular, conservative parliamentarians can be expected to invoke the principle of the indivisibility of the Republic in the constitutional amendment process. Despite the principle’s long-standing presence in republican constitutional history, we argue that it cannot serve as a constitutional argument against Corsican autonomy, both because the Constitution allows amendments despite contradictory principles and because it has always tolerated a certain degree of divisibility.

11. Oktober 2023

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Schrödingers BSI-Präsidentin?

Mit Wirkung zum 1. Juli 2023 wurde Claudia Plattner neue Präsidentin des Bundesamts für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI). Dieser Beitrag thematisiert die paradoxe Rolle, die Claudia Plattner bekommen hat: Sie soll eine zukünftig organisatorisch unabhängige(re) Behörde leiten und muss dabei wohl unbequeme Wahrheiten aussprechen, gleichzeitig kann sie als politische Beamtin aber nach § 54 Abs. 1 BBG jederzeit in den einstweiligen Ruhestand versetzt werden und entspricht damit dem Inbegriff der persönlichen Abhängigkeit.

24. August 2023

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Striking While the Iron is Hot

Boris Johnson will reportedly head to Scotland this week in order to demonstrate the benefits of the British union. His visit is likely triggered by the 11 point ‘roadmap’ unveiled on Sunday by the Scottish National Party (SNP) to hold another independence referendum. The United Kingdom is at a critical juncture: the country risks becoming a ‘failed state’ unless the Scottish issue can be resolved.

28. Januar 2021

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Eurofederalists under Threat: The Latvian Supreme Court’s Ruling on Independence

On 10 April 2019, Latvia's highest criminal court confirmed a judgment of the Riga Regional Court which convicted the accused for publicly inviting to take action against the national independence of the Republic of Latvia. This decision of the Senate not only contradicts European and international human rights law but is also inconsistent with the case law of Latvia’s Constitutional Court.

10. Mai 2019

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On Cockroaches and the Rule of Law

As I awoke one morning from uneasy dreams I found myself transformed in my bed into a gigantic insect. Like Gregor Samsa in Kafka’s Metamorphosis, I had mutated into an enormous and abominable cockroach with no prior warning. It just happened. As I woke up, I could feel how my new legs and antennae moved with sinuous speed. Then I knew what I really had become. I had muted into a Spanish fascist.

8. November 2017

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