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    OMG! OMT!

    On 20 June 2016, the Bundesverfassungsgericht (German Federal Constitutional Court) will rule on the compatibility of the ECB’s programme of Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) with the German Constitution. OMT allows the ECB to…

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    Speech and Tolerance in German Law

    Speech and Tolerance in German Law Jan Böhmermann’s satiric poem speculating on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s fondness for animals has again uncovered Germany’s complicated relationship with free speech.  In this month’s issue,…

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    Panama Papers

    Panama Papers – GLJ Coverage of Corruption and Tax Havens The German Law Journal almost seems to have anticipated the Panama Papers Controversy.   Our first issue of the year featured an impressive set…

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    Counter-Terror Law

    Constitutional Court to Rule on Counter-Terror Law GLJ Coverage of Germany’s Counter-Terrorism Regime The German Law Journal was established not long before the 11 September 2001 terror attacks in the U.S.  Unavoidably, our…

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    Coverage of Refugee and Immigration Issues

    Germany – and Europe more broadly – are grappling with the refugee crisis, which poses political, social and legal challenges. The German Law Journal has published commentary and scholarship that helps illuminate the issues. In…