Ten days before the UK is supposed to withdraw from the EU, Westminster has not yet approved the terms of such withdrawal. Broadly speaking, those concern the protection of the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens’ living in the EU; the financial settlement; the terms of the transition; and ensuring […]
Afschaffen van verblijfsvergunning asiel voor onbepaalde tijd is symboolwetgeving
Het kabinet wil de asielvergunning voor onbepaalde tijd afschaffen vanwege ‘het strengste asielbeleid ooit’. Maar door EU-recht blijft er de mogelijkheid om permanent verblijf te krijgen dat niet afhankelijk is van de veiligheid in het land van herkomst. Dat maakt afschaffing grotendeels symbolisch. Met het afschaffen van deze permanente vergunning in het regeerprogramma lijkt de […]
The sovereignty illusion: freedom to set one’s own rules has a high price
As the clock ticks down to 31 December 2020, the UK government has repeatedly invoked the concept of ‘sovereignty’ to explain the UK’s reluctance to enter into an FTA with the EU. In this blog, Clair Gammage and Phil Syrpis (University of Bristol Law School) explore the contradictions of navigating the post-Brexit world as a […]
Geoblocking measures sufficient to prevent a “communication to the public”? The CJEU gets a second chance
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Once again, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will be asked to provide clarity on the concept of “communication to the public” as laid down in article 3 of the 2001 Copyright in the Information Society Directive (InfoSoc Directive). On 20 September 2024, the Dutch Supreme […]
CJEU’s Decision in International Skating Union v. European Commission: Its Manageable Consequences for International Arbitration
On 21 December 2023 the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) handed down its decision in Case C-124/21 P, International Skating Union v. European Commission. The CJEU agreed with the 16 December 2020 judgment of the General Court of the EU (“GCEU”), and with the European Commission in CASE AT. 40208 International Skating […]
“Ideological Blackmail Tool” or Legitimate Means to Protect the EU’s Values? – International Law Blog
Felicitas Benziger, Dipl.-Jur., LLM, MPhil/PhD candidate at Middlesex University The 16th November 2020, Hungary and Poland have released their warning that they would veto the adoption of the EU’s budget for the next seven years. The reason for the veto was their dissatisfaction with the introduction of a new rule of law mechanism, which would […]
CJEU Rules on Scope of Legitimate Interest Basis under the GDPR
On October 4, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in case KNLTB (C‑621/22). In this judgment, the CJEU was called upon to clarify the concept of “legitimate interests” and, in particular, whether purely commercial interests can be considered as legitimate under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). […]
A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23) — How to Crack a Nut
On 17 October 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its preliminary ruling in NFŠ (C-28/23, EU:C:2024:893). The case was very interesting in three respects. First, in addressing some aspects of the definition of public works contracts that keep coming up in litigation in relation to relatively complex real estate transactions. Second, in addressing […]
Release of Medical Records in Germany
Can German patients demand a complete copy of their medical file? They certainly can. The German Civil Code contains an entire chapter on medical treatment and patient rights. Section 630g German Civil Code regulates that a patient has the right to demand to personally inspect the original patient file. This includes computer files as well […]
The European Parliament and the development of European citizenship: From Fontainebleau to Maastricht (1984-1992) | Epthinktank
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