This section details international law and differing conceptions, applications, and various implementation of justice.
Poland’s 2023 general elections marked a pivotal shift in European politics as pro-EU liberal factions unexpectedly triumphed over the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party. Contrastingly, Hungary’s 2022 elections saw Viktor Orban’s conservative government secure… [Read more]
From fiery speeches to charismatic leaders, populism has left an indelible mark on the region, promising change, and challenging the status quo. But as the cycle of populism repeats, a vital question arises: Can Latin… [Read more]
This recording is part of a new endeavour at the Governance Post, the Shaping Tomorrow podcast. The motto of the Hertie School is ‘Understanding Today, Shaping Tomorrow’. With this podcast, we aim to talk to… [Read more]
Despite its early formulation in 2001, in the aftermath of the Yugoslav conflict, and the several cases in which Member States have been prompted to apply it, the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) was never activated.… [Read more]
India. Once hailed as the world’s largest democracy, it has in recent years given more and more cause for its democratic credentials to be held in doubt. With a nationalist majoritarian political party in power… [Read more]
I remember the first time I ever heard her name. I was around 11 years old, sitting in the back seat of my dad’s green Honda Civic as we drove home from the hardware store… [Read more]
This piece is part of a novel collaboration between The Governance Post and The Paris Globalist, the international affairs magazine by students at Sciences Po in Paris, France. Following the death of George Floyd in May 2020,… [Read more]
By sealing off its borders and inhumanely detaining migrants at secret locations through extrajudicial means, Europe has compromised its values and adherence to international law. Is this the EU’s last chance to respond with compassion… [Read more]
Betsy Apple is the inaugural visiting fellow at the Hertie School Centre for Fundamental Rights this Fall 2019. She is the Advocacy Director and Head of the Rule of Law Division of the Open Society Justice… [Read more]
While the indictments and verdicts of international tribunals have come to frequently include gender-based violence over the years, the framework within which such crimes are prosecuted does neither the victims nor the underlying causes justice.… [Read more]