Category: European Law

    Paolo Biondi, EU Asylum Agency   Photo credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia Commons     Introduction   The 1951 Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee protection, outlining the rights of asylum seekers and the responsibilities of states. Central to this convention is Article 31(1), which addresses the non-penalization of refugees for…

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Print this article POST 17 OF THE SERIES OF THE ODYSSEUS BLOG ON THE PACT ON MIGRATION & ASYLUM by Catherine Warin, Expert, European Institute of Public Administration and Valeria Ilareva, Lawyer, Foundation for Access to Rights The New Pact on Migration and Asylum has stirred criticism from civil society organisations sounding the alarm on…

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In less than 14 months, submarine telecommunications cables connecting Estonia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, and Sweden have been cut nine times in the Baltic Sea. In addition, an underwater electricity cable and a gas pipeline have been cut by a ship anchor. These damages occurred in three separate incidents all involving a foreign commercial ship…

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The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has just issued a new thematic factsheet on the role played by Article 18 of the ECHR in the prevention of the misuse of power by States. Here is a description: ‘The human rights protection system established by…

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Following almost 3 years of work and a 3-day ‘marathon’ trilogue consultations, negotiators of the Council presidency and the European Parliament (EP) have reached a provisional agreement on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) law, known as the AI Act.  The AI Act, which was originally presented in April 2021 by the European Commission,…

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As I write this review on the eve of 2025, much hasn’t changed when it comes to the status of democracy in India. If anything, there are increasing concerns that the gains of democratic consolidation since the inauguration of the Indian Constitution are withering away and giving ample space for the entrenchment of a majoritarian,…

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Joana Covelo de Abreu (Editor of this blog and Key-staff member of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Digital Citizenship & Technological Sustainability” – CitDig, Erasmus+). Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union was amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2019 of the European Parliament and of the Council,…

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Unlike breach, withdrawal from an international treaty is in principle a lawful act. Article 54 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of the Treaties allows a State to withdraw from a treaty either in conformity with the relevant provisions or by consent of all parties. In that sense, Article 50 TEU that provides for…

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The Lawyer’s Office – 1628 – Rijksmuseum, Netherlands – Public Domain This post was first published on the Europeana Pro website.   The out of commerce works ‘legal solution’ simplifies rights clearance, helping cultural heritage institutions to make materials from their collections that are not in commercial circulation available online. In some circumstances, it requires…

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The German Federal Court of Justice (“BGH”) set off a heated debate when it vacated an arbitral award based on the false application of certain sections of the German Competition Act (GWB) on September 27, 2022 (BGH KZB 75/21), conducting a full review of the arbitral award on the merits. German practitioners were concerned that…

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