The present SLSA Blog Series engages with one of the most pressing human rights issues in present-day Europe, that is, the rise of right-wing extremism, and with it, the success of right-wing parties on the extreme side of the political spectrum, including parliamentary representation. The Series places a dedicated focus on constitutional venues such as [...]
Augustin Berthout, PhD candidate, Montpellier University On the 11th of May 2024, the far-right organisation “Comité du 9 mai” marched through the streets of Paris after the administrative judge had suspended the ban on the demonstration imposed by the Préfet a few days earlier. The demonstration commemorated the 30th anniversary of the death of an [...]
Max Steuer, Associate Professor at the O.P. Jindal Global University (India) and Assistant Professor at the Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia). Courts deciding with a consistent, comprehensive reasoning, alongside sensitivity to broader contexts, and a germ of creativity are important for the success of party bans. Militancy and democracy seem to be intertwined more [...]