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.
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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.
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This Saar Blueprint provides a comparative analysis of the legal concepts of torture and inhumane treatment under international law, focusing on interpretations by UN human rights bodies, the European Court of Human Rights, and international criminal tribunals. While all regimes uphold the absolute prohibition of torture, they differ in how they define and apply key elements, especially regarding mental and sexual violence.
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Jean Monnet Saar and the Völkerrechtsblog invite interested persons to contribute articles in English or German to our online-symposium “Tackling Human Rights, Environmental Protection and Business – A Multilevel Approach”.
Deadline: Friday 3rd October
Length: max. 1,500 words
Category: Saar Briefs
In the latest Saar Blueprint, Elza Seferian examines the legal status of EU foreigners who have been involved as combatants on the Ukrainian side in
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Im neuesten Saar Brief geht unser Redaktionsmitglied Dennis Traudt der Frage nach, ob die Europäische Union ihre Regulierungsmacht nutzen sollte, um Menschenrechte global zu fördern.
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