In August, New Zealand amended its Climate Change Response Act 2002 (CCRA) to bar tort liability for “emissions-related climate change effects”, thus interfering with the
pending case of Smith v Fonterra. In a previous post, I suggested this tort liability shield may be inconsistent with New Zealand’s obligations in respect of climate [...]
Out today from the W. Hodding Carter III Books imprint of the University of North Carolina Press: The Political Supreme Court: A Forgotten History, by Rachel A. Shelden
(Penn State University). A description from the Press: [...]
In 2025, Markus D. Dubber published the essay “New Legal Science in the Dual Penal State: Critical Analysis of Law and the Legitimacy of State Power” in the Bergen Journal
of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice. From its introduction: [...]
Die Logik des Pogroms, Apartheid-Vorwurf und die Unmöglichkeit (?) von Frieden "Da ist ein Riss, der geht durch Israel, und mir ist, als gehe dieser Riss auch mitten durch
mich hindurch." Der bekannte österreichische Historiker und Schriftsteller Doron Rabinovici hat einen Kommentar zu den Vertreibungen im Westjordanland verfasst, [...]
A friend recently observed that people often perceive me as a proponent of using generative artificial intelligence (AI), as if I think that everyone should use it regardless
of their needs, interests, or whether they use it responsibly. But that’s not how I see myself. [...]
There are many stakeholders in the information economy. For decades, creators, workers, market intermediaries, media companies, and digital platforms have tussled over how
information, articulated in different forms such as “works”, “content”, or “knowledge”, can be monetised and who should benefit. [...]
Der Bundestag berät derzeit einen Gesetzentwurf zur Änderung des Vereinsgesetzes. Dieser soll verhindern, dass ausländische Staaten oder gar terroristische Organisationen
über Vereinsstrukturen in Deutschland Einfluss ausüben. Die Bundesregierung will die Sonderregeln für „Ausländervereine“ verschärfen. [...]
[Tjorben Studt is a fully qualified lawyer in Germany and a doctoral candidate at the Institute for Air Law, Space Law, and Cyber Law at the University of Cologne.] On 14 September
2026 the US Secretary of the Air Force disclosed that the Space Force has on-orbit space control weapons to ensure the protection of US interests in outer space.... [...]
Cinna the Poet: Appropriation and Innovation in Late Republican Rome Francesco Busti Euhormos: Greco-Roman Studies in Anchoring
Innovation, Volume: 15This book examines the life and works of Catullus’ friend and fellow poet Gaius Helvius Cinna (d. [...]
[First posted in AWOL 3 August 2018, updated (new URLs) 26 October 2026] LXXI. Platon, République VIII-IX. Nouvelles lectures, 2025 (2026).
LXX. À l’aube du roman. La fiction narrative au siècle d’Auguste, 2024 (2025). [...]