Josepha Close, PhD The first post in this series reviewed the evolution of the hotspot approach as it was applied on the Greek islands. The present one focuses on a new incarnation of the hotspot approach: the ‘closed controlled access centres’ that are meant to replace hotspots in the reception of migrants on the Aegean…
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The UK has been in a long process of procurement law reform that was due to kick in on 28 October 2024, following a 6-month ‘go live’ notice for the Procurement Act 2023. Today, a 4-month delay has been announced and the new UK procurement rules will only enter into force on 24 February 2025…
PDF VersionVol 13, Issue 9Editorial board: Patrycja Grzebyk (editor-in-chief), Lucas Lixinski, Alina Miron, Anne Saab and Peter-Tobias StollIrene Victoria Massimino (IU McKinney, Indianapolis) Image by Rick Bajornas (cc) Introduction Proceedings in absentia tend to be controversial in both national and international criminal legal systems. In essence, critics complain that in absentia proceedings can deny…
Women are often assumed to be more risk averse than men, but is this also true of politicians? Drawing on a study of candidates in Portuguese elections, Pedro C. Magalhães and Miguel M. Pereira find that women standing for election tend to be substantially more willing to take risks than the men running against them….
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European states are involved in a variety of informal groups and alliances, such as the “Quint” composed of France, Germany, Italy the United Kingdom and the United States. Drawing on new research, Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré highlights the important role these groups play in steering EU foreign policy. Day after day, as the international environment…
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How can tax incentives and penalties drive international investment to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? Finding the right balance using these fiscal tools could optimise their impact. In September, the 2024 UN Summit of the Future will stress the urgent need for international collaboration if we want to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals…
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The European Union has warned that it will “respond with all measures at its disposal” if the UK goes ahead with a plan to unilaterally rewrite the most contentious part of their Brexit agreement, sparking fear of a trade war. How did the two sides once again end up at loggerheads and what is the…
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Why are German Wills often successfully challenged and voided? As in most jurisdictions, a German Last Will can be challenged if the testator, at the time of making the Will, (i) lacked mental capacity (in German: if he or she was “testierunfähig”); or (ii) was under undue influence, e.g. pressured or threatened (“bedroht”); or (iii)…
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In its judgment of 16 February 2021 in Hanan v Germany, [1] the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (‘the ECtHR’) confirmed that the European Convention on Human Rights (‘the ECHR’) applies extraterritorially to the conduct of armed forces deployed abroad by Contracting States. The case thus presents important findings on the question…
Brazilian firm Mattos Filho reports that, on August 23, 2024, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) published Resolution No. 19/2024, approving the Regulations on International Data Transfers (“Regulations”) and the content of standard contractual clauses in accordance with the Brazilian Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/2018 – “LGPD”). The Regulations are the result of a…
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