It is pleasure to host the views of Prof Roberto Caranta on the controversial Kolin case. Over the years, I have learned a lot and developed my thinking thanks to debates with Roberto. When we agree, his views always have interesting nuance and, when we disagree, his views offer strong intellectual challenge for me. This […]
In Jaffe & Anor Greybull Capital LLP & Ors [2024] EWHC 2534 (Comm) one of the issues was the applicable law for misrepresentation about the source of funds being injected into a company. Cockerill J, applying Article 4 Rome II and referring to earlier judgments all reviewed on the blog, in the end [300] holds […]
Written by Marc Jütten and Kadri Paris. Leaders met in Rio de Janeiro on 18-19 November 2024 for the 19th summit of the G20, hosted by the Brazilian G20 presidency. The meeting was overshadowed by events that are further increasing divisions among the world’s leading and emerging economies: Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which entered […]
Climate and environmental goals, while intrinsically linked, are sometimes at odds. Today, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are insufficient, worse they are failing as GHG emissions continue to increase and set a new record of 57.1 GtCO2e in 2023. Bridging the gap between current global emissions and climate ambitions requires an urgent acceleration […]
In an interview with Maayan Arad, Dimitrios Stroikos discusses the future of space exploration and how conflicts between states are now playing out in space. Space is unimaginably vast. When we talk about space exploration and human activity, what are we trying to achieve and what are the prospects for venturing further in the future? […]
Stephen Weatherill, Somerville College and Faculty of Law, Oxford University Photo credit: Addesolen, via Wikimedia Commons Introduction ‘Is this the end of football’s transfer system?’ So shrieked the media in December 1995 when the Court of Justice decided the Bosman case (C-415/93). And the same question has now hit the headlines after […]
Print this article POST 20 OF THE SERIES OF THE ODYSSEUS BLOG ON THE PACT ON MIGRATION & ASYLUM By Iris Goldner Lang, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, Head of Department of European Public Law and Vice Dean at the Faculty of Law – University of Zagreb. The term “Instrumentalisation” (of people) can be […]
It was not all that long ago that the idea of linking refugee protection to the impacts of climate change seemed not only embryonic, but futuristic. Yet, over the course of the past decade, an important body of case law and guidance has developed that shows clearly how, in the right factual scenario, people could […]
Insights From Commissioner-designate hearings on the Future of EU Policy: Trade, Sanctions, Digital, and Enlargement The confirmation of the new European Commissioners by the European Parliament (EP) has been postponed due to disagreements between the two largest political groups, the S&D and EPP. Despite the delay, all Commissioner-designates have presented their views and priorities on […]
Public Resistance and External Pressure as Substitutes for Effective Judicial Oversight The parliamentary election in Georgia on 26 October 2024 resulted in the ruling Georgian Dream party being declared the winner by the Central Elections Commission (CEC), with nearly 54% of the vote. However, independent observers identified a large-scale, multi-faceted election-rigging scheme in favor of […]