Jean Monnet Saar

Article 32 of the Global Minimum Tax Directive as a Dynamic Reference – Challenges in relation to the European Principle of Democracy

This Saar Blueprint examines whether Article 32 of the Global Minimum Tax Directive provides sufficient democratic legitimacy for decisions taken within the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework. Focusing on institutional participation, transparency, citizen involvement and judicial review, it assesses the Directive’s dynamic link to international agreements. The analysis suggests that the Inclusive Framework’s decision-making process falls short of European democratic standards and that Article 32 can accommodate only limited subsequent changes.

Künstliche Intelligenz als Regelungsgegenstand von Völker- und Europarecht

Im Rahmen der Keio-Tage 2026 zum Thema „Künstliche Intelligenz und Recht“ hielt Thomas Giegerich einen Vortrag über „Künstliche Intelligenz als Regelungsgegenstand von Völker- und Europarecht“. Im Mittelpunkt stand die Frage, wie KI wirksam reguliert werden kann, wenn globale verbindliche Regeln bislang fehlen, und weshalb Europa mit der KI-Rahmenkonvention des Europarats und der KI-Verordnung der EU bereits wichtige Regulierungsmodelle entwickelt hat.

Europafreundlichkeit, positive Integrationsverantwortung und Rechtsstaatsprinzip als Grundlage für eine Neuausrichtung der BVerfG-Rechtsprechung zur EU – EuR Beiheft 2/2026

Soeben ist das von Andreas Th. Müller und Werner Schroeder herausgegebene Beiheft „Europarechtsfreundlichkeit“ der Zeitschrift Europarecht erschienen. Der darin enthaltene Beitrag zeigt, warum Europafreundlichkeit und Integrationsverantwortung zusammengedacht werden müssen. Thomas Giegerich hält hier seine zentralen Thesen fest.

Art. 2 EUV im Vertragsverletzungsverfahren: EuGH-Urteil zum ungarischen Anti-LGBTI-Gesetz macht EU zur wehrhaften Demokratie

Das EuGH-Urteil zum ungarischen Anti-LGBTI-Gesetz markiert einen wichtigen Schritt für den Schutz der gemeinsamen Werte der Union. Der neue Saar Brief von Prof. Dr. Thomas Giegerich zeigt, warum Art. 2 EUV im Vertragsverletzungsverfahren eigenständig durchsetzbar ist und weshalb die EU damit demokratisch-rechtsstaatlichen Rückschritten in den Mitgliedstaaten entschlossener entgegentreten kann.

The Mutual Defence Clause in the European Union: An Analysis of its Past, Present and Future

This Saar Blueprint addresses a question of growing urgency: how is Europe legally equipped to respond to armed aggression? Against the backdrop of Russia’s war against Ukraine and Ukraine’s potential EU accession, it compares NATO’s collective defence clause with the EU’s mutual assistance clause and examines their respective conditions and legal consequences.

27. Oktober 2025 Online-Symposium: Tackling Human Rights, Environmental Protection and Business – A Multilevel Approach

The Contested Soul of Corporate Accountability: Navigating the CSDDD’s Ambition and Its Political Unravelling

The first contribution to our Symposium analyses the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) as a landmark step in the EU’s move from voluntary corporate responsibility to binding accountability. It traces how this ambitious project, once seen as a breakthrough, is now facing systematic political rollback that threatens to undermine its enforcement mechanisms and weaken its promise of effective corporate justice.

27. Oktober 2025 Online-Symposium: Tackling Human Rights, Environmental Protection and Business – A Multilevel Approach

Welcome to the Symposium!

Here you can find an overview of the contributions published as part of the Völkerrechtsblog and Jean Monnet Saar Online Symposium.

21. Oktober 2025 Aktuelles / Allgemein / EuGH / Europarecht / Saar Case Notes

Swissgrid AG versus European Commission (C-121/23 P)

This Case Note on Swissgrid v Commission analyses the Court of Justice’s interpretation of what constitutes a challengeable act under Article 263 TFEU and the admissibility of actions brought by non-EU undertakings. It summarises the case’s factual and procedural background and evaluates the judgment’s implications for judicial review in administrative decision-making and procedural rights in EU energy and competition law.

13. Oktober 2025 Allgemein / EuGH / Europarecht

From Search Engines to Large Language Models: Re-evaluating the Right to Be Forgotten in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

This Saar Blueprint examines whether the EU’s Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF), first established in Google Spain, can and should apply to Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT. By comparing search engines and LLMs, it highlights the new legal and technical challenges these AI systems pose for data protection under the GDPR. The author concludes that while RTBF could in principle extend to LLMs, effective enforcement will depend on clearer legal guidance and technological solutions.

7. Oktober 2025 Allgemein / EGMR / Europarecht / Globaler Menschenrechtsschutz / Völker- und Europarecht / Völkerrecht

Thomas Giegerich’s book “The Human Right to Democracy in Multilevel Systems at a Time of Democratic Backsliding – Global, Regional and European Union Perspectives” has just been published online by Springer Nature (open access).

Thomas Giegerich’s new open access book “The Human Right to Democracy in Multilevel Systems at a Time of Democratic Backsliding” explores how human rights can protect democracy within global, regional, and EU frameworks. It analyses the interdependence between national and international democracy and the EU’s role as a model multilevel system. The book offers a comprehensive legal perspective on how to counter democratic backsliding.

4. September 2025 EuGH / Europarecht / Stellungnahme

The European Parliament & Whistleblowers: Case analysis of the General Court ruling TU v European Parliament (T-793/22)

This Saar Brief analyzes the EU General Court’s judgement in Case TU v Parliament (T-793/22), which concerns whistleblower protection in the European Parliament. In addition to a detailed description of the ruling and its implications, the impact of the ruling on whistleblower protection in EU institutions is examined.