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Verfassungsblog

Verfassungsblog
Type of site
Blog
Available in2 languages
List of languages
English, German
FoundedJuly 30, 2009
Headquarters
 Germany
FounderMaximilian Steinbeis
URLverfassungsblog.de

Verfassungsblog (lit. 'constitution blog') is an academic blog published in German and English that in general, focuses on public law in Germany, Europe and beyond.[1][2] It was founded on 30 July 2009 by Maximilian Steinbeis [de][3] and is now published in cooperation with the Berlin Institute for Advanced Study and Humboldt University Berlin.[1]

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Maximilian Steinbeis [de], a Berlin-based lawyer and journalist,[4] opened the blog on 30 July 2009, stating that his blog was the first German-language blog on constitutional law.[3] Beginning as a personal blog, Steinbeis soon invited others to publish their contributions on the website.[4] The blog initially focused on German law, broadening its focus to constitutional law in Europe,[5] and eventually including publications by American law scholars.[6] As of 2020, Steinbeis remains as the chief editor of the blog.[1]

In 2011, cooperation with the Berlin Institute for Advanced Study began.[4] Verfassungsblog publishes content in four categories: blog posts, debates among multiple scholars, podcasts, and an editorial section.[1] It is open access and all content published on the website receives a DOI for long-time archival.[2]

More than 1,000 people have published on the blog; contributors include Jürgen Habermas, Pedro Cruz Villalón, Giuliano Amato, Yuval Shany, as well as Robert C. Post.[7]

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The "Recht im Kontext" research association's external evaluation described the blog as "one of the most interesting and most widely read forums for constitutional law and policy" and a "must read" for legal scholars who research constitutional law in Europe.[8] The School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute described the blog as "one of the leading blogs on constitutional law in Europe".[5] Der Tagesspiegel described it as "an important discourse platform for European law".[4]

The 2020 European Commission rule of law report stated that Verfassungsblog is a "widely read platform for discussions on rule of law related topics [that] has gained in importance over recent years and has become a forum for both domestic as well as European discussions on the rule of law".[9]

Verfassungsblog has been cited in case law, including by Germany's Federal Court of Justice[10] and the Supreme Court of Poland.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Henze, Hendrik. "Verfassungsblog | On Matters Constitutional". Verfassungsblog. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Dalkilic, Evin. "What we do". Verfassungsblog. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Hallo Welt!". Verfassungsblog. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d Herbold, Astrid (19 February 2015). "Kurz und persönlich". tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "STG Fellows meet Maximilian Steinbeis, editor of Verfassungsblog". European University Institute. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. ^ https://julianzelizer.substack.com/p/whats-going-on-with-the-freedom-of What's going on with the Freedom of Speech? An Interview by Julian Zelizer of Robert Post, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and former Dean of Yale Law School, on September 26, 2025
  7. ^ Steinbeis, Maximilian. "Our Authors". Verfassungsblog. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ^ Hörnle, Tatjana; Möllers, Christoph; Wagner, Gerhard (2020). Gerichte und ihre Äquivalente. Nomos Verlag. p. 8. ISBN 978-3-8452-8158-2.
  9. ^ European Commission rule of law report 2020 Archived 2020-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, chapter on Germany, page 12
  10. ^ Bundesgerichtshof. "Urteil des VI. Zivilsenats vom 18.12.2018 – VI ZR 439/17 –". Archived from the original on 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  11. ^ "Sąd Najwyższy, II PO 3/19". Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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