Volume 12 (2026), Issue 2

Critical legal theory today broadly seeks to uncover and contest the role of law in reproducing power relations and ideological structures that hinder emancipation. This article argues that, despite its theoretical richness, contemporary critical...

As the 50th anniversary of Critical Legal Studies (CLS) approaches, the Article revisits one of the movement’s most contested projects: the critique of rights. It reconstructs the eclectic rights critique advanced by CLS as a four-part framework...

“Externalization” in asylum law refers to the restriction of refugee movement through the outsourcing of legal responsibilities by states. While this practice has often been justified as a response to the political “backlash” against asylum,...

This contribution analyzes the time-related, ecological, feminist, creative and labour-oriented dimensions envisioned by Eva von Redecker's concept of the freedom to stay and presents von Redecker's thinking as a continuation of Marxist traditions....

This article outlines the central elements of Max Horkheimer’s critical theory of law. In his fragmentary writings on the subject, Horkheimer oscillates between two perspectives: one views law as an instrument of the ruling class; the other sees...

In this article, I critically engage with the thesis that rights cannot bring about radical social change. Specifically, I challenge the widespread assumption that subjective rights function essentially like property rights. Against this view, I...

This article aims to provide German-speaking readers with an insight into Turkey’s current legal philosophy. Since its establishment as a modern republic in 1923, Turkey has pursued a Western-oriented course, taking inspiration from European...

Is the human predictable by AI, and if so, should we allow it? This paper examines the relationship between these empirical and normative questions from the perspective of the right to free development of personality enshrined in Art. 2 of the...