Pauni recounts the counting of sick days: Exhausted sick leave does not automatically exhaust employer duties
Under EU law, counting sick days to determine whether an employee has exceeded a certain limit after which they can be dismissed may still amount to indirect disability discrimination prohibited...
Sprache ist Heimat: Bayerns sprachliches Erbe und das Recht auf Entwicklung
Im November 2025 führte der Sonderberichterstatter der Vereinten Nationen zum Recht auf Entwicklung einen offiziellen Länderbesuch in Deutschland durch. Im Vorfeld des Besuchs wurden schriftliche Stellungnahmen dazu erbeten, wie Deutschland...
Language Is the Homeland: Bavaria’s Linguistic Heritage and the Right to Development
In November 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development conducted an official country visit to Germany. Ahead of the visit, the mandate invited written submissions on...
The CJEU ruling on the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Opening a door for progressive social experimentation? (Part II)
On 11 November 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU/Court) delivered the anxiously awaited judgment in Denmark v Parliament and Council (C-19/23). Save for a small part...
The CJEU ruling on the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: opening a door for progressive social experimentation? (Part I)
On 11 November 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU/Court) delivered the anxiously awaited judgment in Denmark v Parliament and Council (C-19/23). Save for a small part...
Register of Damage for Ukraine: A Vital Yet Challenging Step Towards Justice
Ukraine has endured unprecedented levels of destruction and human rights violations since the onset of Russian aggression in 2014. Since the full-scale invasion in February 2022, infrastructure damage is estimated...
