We Stand with Orlando – GLJ Special Section on Same-Sex Marriage In equal measure the editors of the German Law Journal express their outrage over the recent carnage at the Pulse Nightclub in…

German Law Journal and a Loud “No” to Brexit The German Law Journal has a proud history of publishing in the fields of European, Transnational, and Comparative law. Much of this work engages,…

GLJ at the ICON.S Conference – Berlin 19 June 2016 The ICON.S meeting in Berlin from 17-19 June 2016 gave us the unique chance to reflect on the role of transnational legal publishing…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…