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ECJ Finds Three Countries Violated EU Allocation of Asylum Seekers
April 06, 2020
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has ruled that Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic failed to uphold their obligations regarding refugee quotas as required under EU law.
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ECtHR Refuses to Hear Case Involving Religious Objection of Midwives to Performing Abortions in Sweden
March 18, 2020
The European Court of Human Rights has refused to hear the case of two nurses denied jobs as midwives in Sweden because of their refusal to perform abortions.
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Navalny Takes Russia to European Court of Human Rights
March 11, 2020
Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, has lodged a complain against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights to contest a money laundering investigation he claims authorities have opened to thwart his political activities.
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Germany’s High Court Approves a Right to Assisted Suicide
March 03, 2020
Emboldening euthanasia movements around the world, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has handed down a long-awaited decision endorsing the legality of assisted suicide, ruling that a law banning suicide with professional assistance deprived terminally ill patients of a constitutional "right to a self-determined death."
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Politico: Twenty-three European Countries to Launch New Forum for Intelligence Gathering and Sharing
March 03, 2020
According to Politico, twenty-three European countries have formally agreed to launch the Intelligence College in Europe ("ICE"), a new spy forum for the Continent consisting of a "space for the intelligence community to compare notes on crosscutting intelligence-related issues like Islamist and far-right terrorism, European jihadists in Syria, and cyber and data security."
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Dutch Court Rules That Welfare Surveillance System Violates Human Rights
February 05, 2020
A Dutch court has ordered the immediate halt of an automated surveillance system for detecting welfare fraud because it violates human rights, in a judgment likely to resonate well beyond the Netherlands.
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UK Considers Legal Options for Preventing Early Release of Potential Domestic Terrorists
February 05, 2020
Seeking to prevent or limit the early release of detainees who go on to commit violent acts shortly thereafter, the UK is considering legal options that may require bypassing the European Convention on Human Rights.
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ECHR Upholds Element of Germany's Data Collection Law
January 31, 2020
European Court of Human Rights decides that 2004 amendments to German Telecommunications Act requiring companies to collect and store the personal details of all their customers did not violate the right to respect for privacy.
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ECHR Rules Russia Violated Human Rights in Moldovan Region of Transnistria
January 15, 2020
The European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) has ruled that Russia has violated human rights and the right to freedom and security in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria, which it has de facto controlled since it broke away from Moldova in 1992.
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Utah Supreme Court Decision May Inform Debate in Poland over Limits on Judicial Expression
December 31, 2019
Upcoming debates over Polish government efforts to punish judges for speaking out about a new judicial appointment process may be informed by a recent Utah Supreme Court decision upholding the disciplining of a judge for publicly commenting about President Donald Trump's policies on social and political issues.
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