Friedrich Merz is facing the challenge of addressing the demands for a fresh start within the CDU following the party retreat, while the Federal Constitutional Court is deliberating on the fairness of inheritance tax and New York serves as an example of a leftist city government. #FriedrichMerz #CDU #Erbschaftsteuer (translated)
Peace needs justice. Justice needs rules. Rules need law. His own work as a human rights lawyer at the International Criminal Court in The Hague and as a writer is directed against silence, Sands stated. #PhilippeSands #Friedenspreis #Völkerrecht (translated)
Philippe Sands, the Peace Prize winner of the German Book Trade, criticized in his acceptance speech the German silence regarding Israel's actions in Gaza and demanded that war crimes be named regardless of their perpetrators in order to uphold law and justice. #PhilippeSands #Friedenspreis #Völkerrecht (translated)
Igor Levit wrote that on the third anniversary of what he called the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, there were calls in Berlin referring to October 7 as a holiday and the only day of justice. For three years, politicians have been telling him that Jewish life in Germany must be safe, Levit wrote, adding that one should save such statements. #Gerechtigkeit #JüdischesLeben #Berlin (translated)
The author questioned why there was still no information about the investigations against a migration activist. He claimed she had driven the getaway car of the six-time murderer from Stade and was the mother-in-law of an SPD politician. Additionally, he asked whether the families of the killed should also lose hope for justice because of this. #Gerechtigkeit #Ermittlungen #Migration #DE (translated)
The author argued that the state should intervene when crises drive up the prices of essential goods. However, for many people, it is not refueling that is essential, but mobility. At the same time, windfall profits are particularly problematic in a crisis of justice. Therefore, he wrote, an alternative to the fuel discount is needed. https://t.co/aNv78UWw16 #SozialeGerechtigkeit #Preissteigerungen #StaatlichesEingreifen #DE (translated)
The author wrote that after the introduction of a wealth tax, no wave of emigration among the wealthy was to be expected. Small fortunes of people with middle incomes would be completely consumed for care, while large fortunes remained untouched. He described a wealth tax to improve schools as reasonable and fair. #Vermögenssteuer #Bildung #Gerechtigkeit #DE (translated)
The author wrote that the German social state is no longer one, but has developed into an insatiable leviathan. He accused it of driving out productive members, companies, and the industry, allowing the population to become increasingly impoverished, and rewarding those who refuse to work and cheats. https://t.co/Ct5RDUKUyK #Sozialstaat #Leistung #Gerechtigkeit (translated)
Pope Leo XIV has declared the death penalty inadmissible and emphasized that the protection of the common good and justice can be ensured without its application, which he underscored on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty on the platform X with the hashtag "#NoDeathPenalty." #Todesstrafe #NoDeathPenalty #Menschenwürde (translated)
"We achieve justice and acceptance only if we succeed in both: courageous, long-term changes for the future and tangible, short-term improvements in everyday life," says CDU Secretary General Franziska Hoppermann. #CDU #Neustart #Politik (translated)
We can only achieve justice and acceptance if we succeed in both: courageous, long-term changes for the future and tangible, short-term improvements in everyday life. One thing is clear for the General Secretary of the CDU, Franziska Hoppermann, even before the discussions begin: The "Silver Bullet" - the miracle weapon that "magically solves all problems overnight" - will not come from the seminar. #CDU #Krise #Wahlen (translated)
In a world that needs justice more than ever, her courage and moral clarity are a precious compass. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that Pillay is a fighter "for the rule of law over the law of the strongest." #Friedensnobelpreis #Menschenrechte #Israel (translated)
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated that the award is a "reaffirmation that human rights, the rule of law, and justice, as well as accountability for all, are fundamental – for peace, security, and prosperity." #Friedensnobelpreis #Menschenrechte #Israel (translated)
Bafta Rhymes expressed his solidarity with the left wing and wrote that he finds it remarkable that the accusation of antisemitism is not considered wrong because of its legitimization of occupation, genocide against Palestinians, repression, and police violence, but because it trivializes antisemitism. #Solidarität #Antisemitismus #Gerechtigkeit (translated)
The author pledged to bring Dmytro Firtash to justice, saying Austria should not become a refuge for oligarchs or politically connected billionaires. They wrote that Firtash had spent years in Vienna while facing extradition proceedings to the United States. https://t.co/V6PUYuuKZs #Gerechtigkeit #Politik #Österreich #AT #UA #US
The failed execution attempt of Christa Pike, who was sentenced to death for murder in 1995 and has been living in solitary confinement for 30 years, raises fundamental questions about the humanity and justice of the death penalty in the USA. #Todesstrafe #ChristaPike #Justiz (translated)
"We are observing a shift towards power politics at the expense of legal frameworks and global respect for law and justice." The system of international law is "under enormous pressure," its institutions are being "attacked," Frydnes stated. #Nobelpreis #Völkerrecht #NavanethemPillay (translated)
The author argued that climate action should hold major polluters and the wealthy responsible rather than burden working people. They said it could also improve people’s lives and make things easier and less costly, in a post tagged #Budget2027.
The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the jurist Navi Pillay honors her extensive commitment to human rights and justice worldwide. (translated)
Navanethem Pillay, a South African human rights lawyer and judge, receives the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless efforts against discrimination and for justice, especially during her time at the International Criminal Court for Rwanda and as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. #NavanethemPillay #Friedensnobelpreis #Menschenrechte (translated)
