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CoE Body: Russia Must Amend Law on International Decisions
March 17, 2016
The Council of Europe's ("CoE") body of constitutional experts, the Venice Commission, has called on Russia to amend recent legislation granting the country's Constitutional Court the authority to set aside decisions of international tribunals, including the European Court of Human Rights.
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FRA, Border Agency Ramp up Cooperation
March 17, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights ("FRA") and the EU border agency Frontex have announced closer cooperation between the bodies in light of the recent wave of migration into the EU, including by deploying an FRA expert to "provide assistance and support" to EU agencies in migrant registration areas.
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EU Agencies Develop Asylum Rights Training Module
March 17, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights ("FRA") has announced that, with EU member states and the EU border agency Frontex, it is supporting the European Asylum Support Office's development of a "module" that will seek to train border officials on how to respect the fundamental rights of asylum seekers.
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Bolton: Brexit Would Strengthen UK-US Relationship
March 16, 2016
Former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton asserts that Britain's departure from the EU could immediately promote "a more coherent and effective Western security posture globally" as the country strengthens ties with its American counterparts and loosens ties with a weak EU.
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UK Serial Killer Claims Isolated Imprisonment Violates ECHR
March 16, 2016
The Daily Mail reports that convicted serial killer Joanna Dennehy is seeking compensation from the British government because the impact of her segregated confinement in prison, due to a planned breakout attempt, violated the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR").
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