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ECJ Identifies Barriers to Compliance with Arrest Warrants
August 06, 2018
The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has held that, in order to reject the execution of a European Arrest Warrant issued by another EU member state, the court receiving it must determine both that there is a risk of breach of the right to a fair trial in the issuing state and that this risk specifically applies to the person who is the subject of the warrant.
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EU Official Seeks Market Integration by Targeting Games, Apparel
August 06, 2018
Politico reports that European Commissioner for competition Margrethe Vestager is pursuing video game and sports apparel companies as her final opportunity to tackle online business sales practices providing for pricing on a country-by-country basis in an effort toward establishing a single digital EU market for goods.
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Lawyer: UK Brexit Proposal Would Keep It Within ECJ
August 06, 2018
UK barrister Martin Howe QC explains why British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed plan for withdrawing from the EU would leave the UK under the control of the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) without having the authority to select ECJ judges.
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Lawyers: UK Deportation Decision Violates ECHR
August 06, 2018
The Telegraph reports that a group of UK legal experts have deemed a decision by the UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid to deport two Islamic State suspects to the US without assurances that they will not be subject to the death penalty unlawful and likely to be reversed under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).
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Antitrust Experts Question Merits of EC’s Google Case
August 06, 2018
New York Times columnist James Stewart examines the merits of the European Commission’s (EC) Google antitrust case and finds the EC’s assertion of abuse of market dominance related to the pre-installation of Google apps on Android devices unsatisfying in light of the ease with which consumers can download competing apps.
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