Child access to trans ideology: The EU’s new “right"

About this episode

The episode discusses the European Court of Justice's ruling against Hungary's child-protection laws and its implications for EU values and judicial activism.

The European Court of Justice has issued a first-of-its-kind ruling against Hungary, declaring its child-protection laws in breach of “fundamental EU values”. Celebrated in Brussels as progress, it raises a more troubling question: has the Court just claimed the power to define Europe’s moral compas? In this episode, Jacob Reynolds, Richard Schenk, and special guest Stephen Bartulica MEP break down the ECJ’s judicial activism, the "pro-Russia" panic over the Bulgarian elections, and th...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jacob Reynolds, Richard Schenk

Guest: Stephen Bartulica MEP

Topics covered

• child protection laws
• EU values
• judicial activism
• political implications
• trans ideology
• Bulgaria elections

Keywords

• European Court of Justice
• Hungary
• child protection
• EU values
• judicial activism
• trans ideology
• Bulgaria elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Court of Justice

Places: Hungary, Brussels, Bulgaria

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