re:constitution is a programme of cross-border exchange, debate and capacity-building for scholars and practitioners about the rule of law, democracy and the shifting political dynamics in Europe.

Our interactive Network Map illustrates the Fellows' connections to places of scholarship and practice across Europe.

Fellow Talk
Thu 24 Apr 2025 | 15:00–16:00
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Human Rights and Human Rights Defenders in the decline of the Rule of Law: A Study on Human Rights Lawyers at the European Court of Human Rights

Fellow Talk by Ezgi Özlü (University of Strasbourg) | Chair: Noémi Fanni Molnár (K-Monitor / HCLU / Streetlawyer Association) | Discussant: Catherine Warin …

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Fellow Talk
Wed 07 May 2025 | 15:00–16:00
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Castles of Illiberal Thought and Mercenary Thinkers: Academic Legitimation of Authoritarian Politics in Hungary

Fellow Talk by Etienne Hanelt (Masaryk University / Verfassungsblog) | Chair: Corina Heri (University of Zurich) | Discussant: Dániel G. Szabó (Budapest …

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Fellow Talk
Thu 15 May 2025 | 15:00–16:00
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Recapturing Concepts: Beyond Rule of Law Minimalism in the European Union

Fellow Talk by Max Steuer (O.P. Jindal Global University) | Chair: Jennifer Orlando-Salling (University of Copenhagen) | Discussant: Nicholas Reed Langen …

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Fellow Talk
Thu 22 May 2025 | 15:00–16:00
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Litigating for Change? The Role of Adjudication in Challenging Law and Policy

Fellow Talk by Corina Heri (University of Zurich) | Chair: Philipp Schönberger (Green Legal Impact Germany / FragDenStaat) | Discussant: Satyajit Sarna (Lawyer)

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Fellow Talk
Thu 05 Jun 2025 | 15:00–16:00
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Vetting process of judges in comparative perspective – Lessons for restoring rule of law Poland

Fellow Talk by Marcin Mrowicki (Polish Ministry of Justice / University of Warsaw)| Chair: Etienne Hanelt (Masaryk University / Verfassungsblog)| Discussant: …

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Fellow Talk
Wed 18 Jun 2025 | 15:00–16:00
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Too Small to Claim, Too Big to Fail: Addressing the Stealth Dimension of the Rule of Law in the EU

Fellow Talk by Dominik Dworniczak (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) | Chair: Maria Skóra (Institut für Europäische Poilitik) | Discussant: Sarah Ganty (Université …

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PUBLICATIONS

Streicher, Beate

Breaking Bias: Training Judges to Challenge Gender Stereotypes in Courts

TRAFO - Blog for Transregional Research, 2025

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Streicher, Beate

Breaking Bias: Entry Points for Gender Stereotypes in Judicial Decision-Making

TRAFO - Blog for Transregional Research, 2025

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Contact

re:constitution – Exchange and Analysis on Democracy
and the Rule of Law in Europe

c/o Forum Transregionale Studien
Wallotstraße 14, 14193 Berlin
T +49 30 / 89 001 453
F +49 30 / 89 001 440
reconstitution(at)trafo-berlin.de

 

re:constitution – Exchange and Analysis on Democracy
and the Rule of Law in Europe

c/o Democracy Reporting International
Elbestr. 28/29, 12045 Berlin
T +49 30 / 27 877 300

info(at)democracy-reporting.org