FeatureHong Kong 47: Why the court rulings mark a historic turning pointIn Hong Kong, a court has handed down the verdicts in the biggest trial to date since the introduction of the National Security Law. With long prison sentences against the Hong Kong 47, the judiciary has made it clear that the rule of law has finally come to an end in the city.Von Marcel Grzanna
NewsHong Kong: Activist faces seven years in prison for slogan on T-shirtFor the first time, a Hong Kong court hands down a verdict under the stricter Security Law. The presiding magistrate was personally appointed by Chief Executive John Lee.Von Marcel Grzanna
HeadsAndrés Ritter – Investigator against Eva KailiAndrés Ritter likes the comparison with Hollywood movies. There's always that one scene where criminals lose their pursuers at the border because the officials in the neighboring US state have no authority.
OpinionChina establishes itself as an exporter of lawFor a long time, not only were German cars, but also German law, considered top exports. Now, Chinese law is increasingly following its own path. China aims to become an exporter of law.Von Finn Mayer-Kuckuk
FeatureHow Spain's amnesty law is to be pushed through with reference to EuropeThe Spanish Congress is expected to wave through the controversial amnesty law this Thursday. Among other things, it contains a narrower definition of terrorism compared to Spanish law – in line with EU definitions. Von Isabel Cuesta Camacho
FeatureWhat European works councils can do – and where reform is neededSite closures, relocations, restructuring: European works councils are already supposed to be sufficiently informed and consulted on cross-border plans. But in practice, this is rarely the case.Von Alina Leimbach
FeatureBeijing's death sentence against Australian Yang Hengjun sends a warning signal to all overseas ChineseThe Chinese government has silenced another foreign critic of its human rights abuses. The death sentence for alleged espionage against the Australian citizen Yang Hengjun is an expression of the uncertain legal situation in the world's largest dictatorship.Von Marcel Grzanna
NewsAmazon denies violations of EU data protection regulationHas Amazon collected too much data? The company is vehemently defending itself against one of the highest fines in the history of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. A Luxembourg court is now trying to settle the dispute.Von Newsdesk
HeadsBjoern Ahl – a deep dive into the Chinese legal systemIn the 1990s, legal studies in Germany were quite conservative. Law student Bjoern Ahl sometimes felt like an outsider in this world.Von Julia Fiedler
NewsItaly refuses to extradite prisonerItaly's highest court has rejected a Chinese extradition request over the "general situation of violence" in China's judicial and penitentiary systems. The court in Rome thus overturned an earlier decision, as the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders explained on Thursday.Von Newsdesk
FeatureNew Xinjiang strategy: prison instead of re-educationThe number of detainees in Xinjiang's re-education camps is drastically dropping. But this does not signal an end to the repression. The government continues its campaign consistently: hundreds of thousands of Muslims are now being sentenced to disproportionately long prison terms.Von Marcel Grzanna
