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On 13.11.2024, a group of 113 members of the German Bundestag tabled a motion to initiate proceedings to ban the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The debate to date has focused on the requirements and prospects of success of a (partial) ban of the party from a constitutional perspective (in particular here and here). The national perspective threatens to distort the view of transnational interlegalities and does not do justice to the state of European integration.

The full contribution to the Verfassungsblog can be found here.


Verfassungsblog: On Constitutional Matters. Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung.

DOI: 10.59704/a7e38ff8456f72b2

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