Category: European Law

Case note Stichting Clara Wichmann v. Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. This blog was originally published in Dutch at Nederland Rechtsstaat.   The 18th of February the Dutch College for Human Rights (further: College) rendered an important decision regarding the status of fundamental rights and platform regulation. The College is specialized in fundamental right cases. The…

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Herbert Kitschelt and Silja Häusermann show that structural economic change – rather than parties abandoning traditional left-wing principles – is the root cause of the decline of social democracy. From the 1970s to the present, the political left in western democracies has irreversibly changed. In the 1970s, almost all countries had a single dominant party…

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    Davide Rauhe   Photo credit: Chief Photographer, MoD   Executive Summary   This blog post explores the emergence of experimental regulations and policies with focus on its gained prominence within the European Union in the recent years.   As emerging technologies, especially in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), continue to shape our…

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At the end of January 2025, the M23 captured the city of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region’s humanitarian and security hub. Why does this matter to us international lawyers? It matters for many reasons, not least because this is another escalation in one of the world’s…

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By Dr. Jasmine Sommardal, Associate Editor of the ECHR Blog    Key cases are cases accorded the highest level of importance by the European Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’). This blog post provides some general reflections on the Court’s key case law of 2024, following an earlier post with a succinct overview of the…

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As the development of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to accelerate, governments around the world are under increasing pressure to regulate the technology. The most tangible legislative proposal on the topic so far is the draft AI Act of the European Union (EU), a landmark proposal which is on track to be adopted by the end…

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Through the unlawful firing of National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox and a February 18 executive order, entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” President Donald J. Trump is trying to eliminate the independence of independent regulatory agencies. These are the multi-member agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),…

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Summaries of judgments made in collaboration with the Portuguese judges and référendaire of the General Court (Maria José Costeira, Ricardo Silva Passos and Esperança Mealha) Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber, Extended Composition) 18 December 2024, Case T-776/22 TP v Commission Public procurement – Financial Regulation – Exclusion from the proceedings of awarding of…

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Antitrust damages claimants, both in Germany and the rest of the European Union (“EU”), have reasons to rejoice.  In its ASG 2 ruling delivered on 28 January 2025  (hereafter the “Ruling” )1, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) ruled, in essence, that in the absence of an effective collective action…

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If the EU is to succeed in transitioning to a sustainable food system, it needs to make more room for local voices and initiatives. This calls for a new perspective on the EU’s internal market. While Europeans have many reasons to celebrate their culinary traditions, the EU food system gives less reason to rejoice. It…

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