On the 1st of August thousands of people gathered in Poland, 80 years after the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. The German Bundespraesident, Mr. Steinmeier, asked the Polish citizenry for apologies – for something that cannot be excused, while we may contest if today’s generation is “responsible” for what happened those days, asking for apologies for something that … Read more
Adopted at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on July 18, 2024 The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened its third plenary session in Beijing from July 15 to 18, 2024. A total of 199 members and 165 alternate members of the … Read more
It may be that it is not just a little bit but quite substantial amount that stands behind legality. Not least the recent debates in the United States of America give evidence. Much can be said – and must be said – about Mr Trump as potential president. There are many aspects when looking at … Read more
The importance of the rule of law is frequently emphasised – and there are surely good reasons for such emphasis; this remains valid even if it is widely accepted that the application and even the process of law making are biased, oriented towards securing the status quo not least of inequality; importantly, the role of … Read more
The European the elections to the European Parliament showed a substantial shift to the right: the result disclose a major support of explicitly fascist or populist right-wing parties. And as so often in politics there is no clear line, it is justified to look in fear at the (further) shift and it is equally justified … Read more
It seems that it has never been as valuable as today: the protection of privacy and the right to freedom of speech. While this is in general terms appreciated, it is in reality often treated in a rather casual manner, already since a long time. Leaving control of letters, telephone tapping and other intelligence measures … Read more
There are obviously two major, and somewhat opposed, developments putting humanity and the way humans organise themselves to test: on the one hand we find the development of digitalization and so-called artificial intelligence, questioning the independence and exceptionality of humankind; on the other hand, nature and the perception of nature respectively are equally putting humankind … Read more
23rd of Mai Germany celebrated the 75th anniversary of the constitution – that is what they say. It is interesting how casually data is handled. In fact, the Basic Law had been originally seen as temporary – and as such agreed upon; only layer, after the former GDR had been taken over, had been taken over, the … Read more
It is again and again emphasised the freedom is one of the core values and right of human beings and central middle of societies and society to togetherness. The meaning of freedom, however, remains often unclear and what is more, conditions behind freedom not really investigated, at least in a deeper meaning – going beyond … Read more
Topic: Community matters – law and pre-legal/informal settings. Presenter: Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz Professor and Principal Investigator, Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute and Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2023 Chinese Government Friendship Award. He focuses on the ecological habits of large mammals in Asia, working with local communities in remote areas of … Read more