I reported on the jurisdictional issues in the Brasilian orange juice cartel before. In Viegas & Ors v Estate of Jose Luis Cutrale & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 1122 the Court of Appeal has now held on a claim amendment issue viz the continuing claim against some of the defendants (the claim against others having […]
Written by Marc Jütten. Respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights is a core value of the European Union (EU), and one that is promoted through its policies. The European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize honours the work of people who stand up for these freedoms and rights. This year’s Sakharov Prize is to be awarded to […]
On 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Case C-134/23 Elliniko Symvoulio, concerning the Greek designation of Turkey as a ‘safe third country’ for the purposes of international protection. The case shows that the EU’s inadequate response to the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ continues to echo in legal challenges across its courts. […]
When people retire, they often take up activities like volunteering. But is this simply because they have more spare time on their hands or is something deeper happening? Drawing on novel research, Alina Velias, Sotiris Georganas and Ioannis Laliotis find evidence that retirement fosters greater kindness in people. How do you think you’ll feel when […]
Ecosystems The 2023 Booking/eTraveli merger prohibition by the European Commission (EC) was the first EC merger prohibition concerning digital platforms. Booking offered primarily a hotel online travel agency (OTA), amongst other smaller offerings in flights and car rentals, while eTraveli offered a flight OTA. The concept of an ‘ecosystem’ that was used in the Commission’s […]
Salvo Nicolosi and Türkan Ertuna Lagrand, University of Utrecht Photo credit: USAID, via Wikimedia Commons Just a couple of weeks after the Taliban regime in Afghanistan announced a new decree prohibiting women from being heard when speaking outside their homes, on 4 October, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) […]
Print this article POST 19 OF THE SERIES OF THE ODYSSEUS BLOG ON THE PACT ON MIGRATION & ASYLUM By Ulrike Brandl, Associate Professor at the Department of International Law and International Organisations, Faculty of Law, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg AUDIO VERSION AVAILABLE HERE Introduction The rules in the New Pact on Migration and […]
The American people have spoken: Donald Trump won the presidential election in a landslide, securing himself a second term in the White House that is due to begin on January 20th next year. The Republican nominee’s resounding victory comes with major implications for the war in Ukraine: Shortly after the election, the Wall Street Journal […]
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On 5 and 6 December this year, Mikael Rask Madsen (director of iCourts, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen) and Cormac Mac Amhlaigh (Law School of the University of Edinburgh) are organizing a two-day workshop entitled ‘‘Taking Ambivalence Seriously’: The European Court of Human Rights and Democracy Promotion‘. The conference will focus on the role of the […]
In response to the challenges posed by global conflicts, particularly Russia’s war with Ukraine, the Council of the EU and European Parliament (EP) have made a landmark agreement to criminalize the violation of EU sanctions across Member States. This agreement marks one of the most significant achievements of the EU’s commitment to uphold a unified […]