By Dr. Lena Riemer, LLM (Yale), Assistant Professor of Law at Central European University In November 2017, a CNN investigation sent shock waves through global media: African migrants were sold in “slave markets” in Libya, sparking global outrage and renewed attention to the humanitarian crisis facing migrants in the country. This revelation came at a…
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Celebrities, politicians, tech bros, and hundreds of household brands are among the registrants of roughly 30,000 dormant .xxx domains that have suddenly awoke and found themselves live on the internet. The sudden explosion of newly live domains happened around May 20, when .xxx registry GoDaddy made some technical changes to its .xxx database as a…
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The date of implementation of the Renters Rights Bill is getting closer, and many landlords are wondering what they should do to prepare for this. Here are seven critical steps you should be taking now: 1. Check your tenancy/occupation type Most of the bill will only affect English assured and assured shorthold tenancies under the…
Few instruments of executive power are as sweeping, as opaque, and as ripe for abuse as the presidential pardon. Under Donald Trump, this power shed its last vestiges of impartiality and morphed into a vehicle of transactional politics. Pardons have become rewards for loyalty, tools of self-interest, and instruments of partisan retribution. Rather than signaling…
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In construction law, few issues are as serious—or as misunderstood—as the misappropriation of trust funds. New York’s Lien Law Article 3-A was created to protect owners, contractors, and suppliers from having construction funds wrongfully diverted. But who actually qualifies for protection under the statute? Can a homeowner sue a subcontractor if they never dealt with…
Gonçalo Martins de Matos (Master in Judiciary Law by the University of Minho | Member of the Editorial Support of this blog) There is a very relevant case regarding the defence of fundamental rights being processed at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): an infringement procedure moved against Hungary by the European…
AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE: Everyone knows that you should not cut trees down on your neighbour’s property without permission. You also shouldn’t build structures on your neighbour’s property without permission. In fact, even with a neighbour’s permission it wouldn’t seem to make much sense to build a structure that is located in…
Disability discrimination in hiring remains a serious issue—even with strong laws in place to prevent it. In Westchester County, people with disabilities still face bias and barriers when applying for jobs. Employers may make assumptions about someone’s capabilities or hesitate to offer accommodations, which can unfairly lead to rejections. If you believe you were denied…
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Whether you’re a new condo owner, a freshly elected board member, or a seasoned condominium manager, the turnover meeting is your community’s first major milestone and one of its most important. A turnover meeting isn’t just a formality. It’s where control of the condominium corporation shifts from the developer to the owners and where financials are reviewed,…
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Screenen is niet meer weg te denken uit onze samenleving, maar is lang niet altijd weldoordacht. Wat zijn de gevolgen? En hoe voorkomen we dat dit preventie-instrument verkeerd uitpakt? Screening is inmiddels een vast onderdeel bij het aangaan van zakelijke betrekkingen. Jaarlijks worden miljoenen burgers doorgelicht voor bijvoorbeeld een nieuwe baan, vrijwilligersfunctie, vergunning of aanbesteding….
