Recurring breaches and non-enforcement of international law have persisted since the adoption of the UN Charter and the establishment of the post-World War II (WWII) legal order, which remains in place today. Scholars have repeatedly issued death certificates to Article 2.4 of the UN Charter and have raised fundamental questions about the weaknesses of this…
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The University of Strasbourg, the Fondation René Cassin and the European Court of Human Rights are co-organising an international conference in their home city on 14 March. The conference is entitled ‘The European Convention on Human Rights as a Living Instrument’. This is the programme which can also be found here: 9:00 – 9:30 Welcoming…
On 23 June, the EU published its latest package of restrictive measures against Russia, which includes a new anti-circumvention tool that aims to stop third countries and companies from circumventing existing EU sanctions and imposes a transit ban via Russia on additional goods and technology, which might aid Russia’s military or security sectors. As part…
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Kurz vor der Bundestagswahl protestierten bundesweit tausende Menschen gegen die CDU. Wenig später entbrannte eine politische und rechtliche Debatte darüber, in welchem Rahmen Nichtregierungsorganisationen, die teilweise durch den Staat finanziert sind, solche Demonstrationen mitorganisieren dürfen. Vieles ist dabei noch unklar, insbesondere die Frage, ob möglicherweise mittelbar staatliche Gelder für die Organisation der Demonstrationen genutzt wurden….
Alessandra Silveira [Editor of this blog, Coordinator of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Digital Citizenship and Technological Sustainability” (CitDig), UMinho] The new world (dis)order and the European Defence Union (on three years since the invasion of Ukraine) On 24 February 2022, while the planet was still rising from the depths of the pandemic, barbarity returned…
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Over the past few weeks, there has been a growing concern regarding the potential impact of geo-political developments on EU regulations, notably regulations for digital markets. More recently, on 23 February 2025, the Committee on the Judiciary of the US House of Representatives sent a letter to EVP Ribera to (a) inform the European Commission…
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The case concerned a debt collection agency (Lexitor), acting as an assignee of the rights of a consumer who had concluded a consumer credit agreement with a bank for an amount of approx. 9.000 EUR. In addition, the consumer was required to pay capital interest (approx. 4.500 EUR) and a commission fee (approx. EUR 1.100), whereas…
The recent ruling by the Dutch Supreme Court is good news for those who have been left empty-handed by failed negotiations. The case concerned the sale of two plots of land in Amsterdam by the landowners to property developers. The transfer was repeatedly delayed due to municipal impediments. To compensate this delay, the developers agreed…
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Image by ReneSchulze1984 from Pixabay In Noel Redding Estate Ltd & Anor v Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 66, the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against the High Court’s refusal to grant summary judgment or strike out copyright and performers’ rights claims regarding the exploitation of the studio albums of…
EDPB Adopts Statement on Age Assurance, Creates AI Taskforce and Gives Recommendations at Latest Plenary Meeting The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) held its latest plenary meeting on February 12, 2025. During this meeting, the EDPB: (i) adopted a statement on age assurance (the “Statement”); (ii) decided to create a taskforce on artificial intelligence (“AI”)…
