Happy Easter, Everybody!
I hope you are having a peaceful and relaxing holiday weekend, whether you celebrate Easter or not.
As you might have heard, President János Áder signed the legislation making Central European University’s operations in Hungary impossible into law this week. Demonstrations in Hungary keep going on, now the aim is to get MPs to refer the law to revision to the Constitutional Court (and the whole regime to leave, while we’re at it). The demonstrators are mostly university students, protesting peacefully against this irrational, outrageous and outright stupid act of the government.
Meanwhile, on Easter Monday, there will be demonstrations held all around the world. If you want to show support for academic freedom, check here if there will be an event near you. And if you know about other events, let me know either in the comments or DM!
Here’s some reading for you:
Excusing Illegal Use of Force: From Illegal but Legitimate to Legal Because it is Legitimate?
This week legal scholars continued debating about whether last week’s missile strike can be justified in any legitimate way.
Syria is a Good Reason Why the United States Should Stick With the Human Rights Council
Well, the President just changed his mind about NATO too, so anything can happen here.
Court awards €3m following “serious failings” in Russia’s response to Beslan terror attack
An important judgment regarding the right to life was issued this week at the European Court of Human Rights.
He’s Back! Ahmadinejad (Re)enters the Electoral Fray
And the elections in Iran just got a bit more exciting.
