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Category: European Law

Does texting make you a terrorist in Turkey? European Court says no

Posted on October 24, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on Does texting make you a terrorist in Turkey? European Court says no
Does texting make you a terrorist in Turkey? European Court says no

The European Court of Human Rights has determined in a landmark decision that the use of a messaging app such as ByLock does not automatically make someone a terrorist. Solid evidence is needed. This was decided in the Yüksel Yalçınkaya v. Turkey case, a milestone for the Turkish judiciary. In this judgment, the Grand Chamber…

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The Brexit deal locks the UK into continued Strasbourg Human Rights court membership

Posted on October 24, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on The Brexit deal locks the UK into continued Strasbourg Human Rights court membership
The Brexit deal locks the UK into continued Strasbourg Human Rights court membership

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement contains a number of provisions ‘locking-in’ the UK’s continued commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). As with many other areas, far from closing arguments about the ECHR and human rights after Brexit, the deal shifts them further down the road, writes Frederick Cowell (Birkbeck College). The…

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ALLEA Statement in Support of Secondary Publication Rights for Scholarly Articles

Posted on October 23, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on ALLEA Statement in Support of Secondary Publication Rights for Scholarly Articles
ALLEA Statement in Support of Secondary Publication Rights for Scholarly Articles

The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) has for many years supported the move away from proprietary models of scholarly publishing towards Open Access (OA).[1] ALLEA, therefore, welcomes the recognition in the laws of an increasing number of European countries of so-called ‘Secondary Publication Rights’ (SPRs) that allow publicly funded researchers to…

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The Swiss Supreme Court Upholds an Intra-EU Award Under the ECT

Posted on October 23, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on The Swiss Supreme Court Upholds an Intra-EU Award Under the ECT
The Swiss Supreme Court Upholds an Intra-EU Award Under the ECT

In a judgment dated 3 April 2024, the Swiss Supreme Court (the “SSC”) rejected Spain’s challenge of an arbitral award rendered in an intra-EU arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty (the “ECT”). This post addresses the most salient point of this decision, i.e. the SSC’s rejection of the Achmea and Komstroy judgments of the Court…

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the Rule of Law Crisis in Hungary – International Law Blog

Posted on October 22, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on the Rule of Law Crisis in Hungary – International Law Blog
the Rule of Law Crisis in Hungary – International Law Blog

Giulia Calini, LL.M. in Law and Sustainable Development, University of Milan. The European Union’s decisions are taken on the basis of the rule of law, which EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding defined as ‘a system in which no one, no government, no public official, no dominant company, is above the law. It means equality before…

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Council of the European Union Adopts the Cyber Resilience Act

Posted on October 22, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on Council of the European Union Adopts the Cyber Resilience Act
Council of the European Union Adopts the Cyber Resilience Act

On October 10, 2024, the Council of the European Union (the “Council”) adopted the EU’s new regulation on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements (the “Cyber Resilience Act”). The Cyber Resilience Act regulates cybersecurity issues in the design, development, production, manufacturing, and making available on the market, of hardware and software products that…

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‘Pro bono’ or ‘land and expand’? — problematic ‘zero-value’ or ‘free’ contracts for digital innovation — How to Crack a Nut

Posted on October 21, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on ‘Pro bono’ or ‘land and expand’? — problematic ‘zero-value’ or ‘free’ contracts for digital innovation — How to Crack a Nut
‘Pro bono’ or ‘land and expand’? — problematic ‘zero-value’ or ‘free’ contracts for digital innovation — How to Crack a Nut

First, it raises questions on whether, even as a ‘non-procurement’ opportunity, this was carried out in a proper way aligned with best practice. An 8-day window to express interest seems very short, especially as potentially interested consultants/consultancies were given very limited information to estimate the scope of works and understand the cost (to them) of…

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The German National Pastime: Filing Cease and Desist Orders

Posted on October 20, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on The German National Pastime: Filing Cease and Desist Orders
The German National Pastime: Filing Cease and Desist Orders

What is an “Unterlassungsklage”? If you start a business in Germany, it is hard to avoid being taken to court by a competitor who files a German cease and desist order lawsuit against you in order to tell you what you are allowed to do and what you are not. Why so? Germans have a…

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classifying a claim as ‘civil and commercial’. – gavc law – geert van calster

Posted on October 20, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on classifying a claim as ‘civil and commercial’. – gavc law – geert van calster
classifying a claim as ‘civil and commercial’. – gavc law – geert van calster

In my August conflict of laws exams I asked the students the following question: In Case C-494/23 Maha, facts are as follows. On 19 August 2017, applicants purchased a motor vehicle in Germany. On 12 September 2017, the vehicle was seized by the Police of the Czech Republic on the ground that it is the…

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EU finances: Is Next Generation EU delivering? | EPRS policy roundtable | Epthinktank

Posted on October 19, 2024 By rehan.rafique No Comments on EU finances: Is Next Generation EU delivering? | EPRS policy roundtable | Epthinktank
EU finances: Is Next Generation EU delivering? | EPRS policy roundtable | Epthinktank

Written by Velina Lilyanova and Alessandro D’Alfonso. The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) recently held a policy roundtable taking stock of the state of play of implementation of Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery instrument, the largest ever EU financial tool, and its centrepiece, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The panel of distinguished speakers addressed…

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  • More restrictive measures in the area of asylum and migration and the balance with the rule of law – EU Law Enforcement
  • Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act is back – seven points for designated operators – All About Information
  • How a parliamentary “slip-up” could create Europe’s harshest migration law
  • Read the Published Version of My Paper Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication
  • Driving With a Suspended Licence in Ontario: Know the Risks

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