Editor: Ana Salinas (Universidad de Málaga) 1. Message of the President Dear ESIL members, As spring weather improves in Europe and our successful Research Forum in Catania is now behind us, I hope that, as the academic teaching calendar in much of the Northern Hemisphere winds down, you will all have a moment to engage in…
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Recent geopolitical events have intensified debates on the norms governing territorial integrity under international law. The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Israel’s continued military activities in the occupied Palestinian territories, and Morocco’s assertive claims over Western Sahara highlight growing concerns about the erosion of the prohibition against forcible annexation. A parallel issue is…
Der Koalitionsvertrag von CDU/CSU enthält nur wenige Passagen zum Strafrecht – aber die haben es durchaus in sich. Der geplante Kampf gegen Desinformation und Fake News, der Schutz von Frauen durch ein neues Mordmerkmal und die vorgesehenen Strafschärfungen im Sexualstrafrecht werden nicht nur auf Zustimmung stoßen. Doch besonders eine Forderung wirft strafrechtliche und verfassungsrechtliche Fragen…
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Ana Carcau (master’s student in European Union Law at the School of Law of University of Minho) In early 2025, Greenpeace International initiated legal proceedings before Dutch courts seeking compensation for all the damages and costs suffered from a series of abusive lawsuits filed against it by the US-based fossil fuel pipeline company, Energy Transfer.[1]…
In Cymdek case (C-20/24) Polish court asked the CJEU to further interpret provisions of Regulation 261/2004 on air passenger rights regarding proof of travel (reservation) and the concept of traveling ‘free of charge’. The case was decided on March 6 and the CJEU interpreted relevant provisions of the Regulation in a passenger-friendly manner. Facts and legal questions In…
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Greenlandic families were misjudged by a child protection system that didn’t understand them. Denmark’s controversial parenting tests are ending, but discrimination runs deeper than a single policy. In 1951, 20 Inuit children were taken from Greenland to Denmark to become ‘Little Danes’. Two years later, they were returned to Greenland unable to speak to their…
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Image via PxHere form This series of posts presents the implementation of the CDSM Directive in Poland and discusses some of the controversies linked to the new provisions in Polish law. The first post gave an overview of the implementation, including the new provisions on TDM and the implementation of Article 17 of the CDSM. This second…
California Bill May Curb the Flood of “Abusive Lawsuits” Targeting “Standard Online Business Activities” Democratic State Senator Anna M. Caballero introduced Senate Bill 690 (S.B. 690), which aims to curb “abusive lawsuits” under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) based on the use of cookies and other online technologies, on February 24, 2025, and…
6 years ago I pledged to minimise conference travel and, basically, not to fly. This prompted a productive debate at the time but it quickly petered out. I tended to get the occasional raised eyebrow (or, less frequently, a thumbs up) when I declined invitations for in-person participation and asked to join online. Initially, not…
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Judgment in The Kingdom of Spain v The London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Ltd (The M/T Prestige) [2024] EWCA Civ 1536 was issued in the run up to Christmas. That happened to be during the final weeks of my visiting fellowship at St Catherine’s Oxford, and a whole series of other distractions since (not…
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