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Apple Wins EU Court Battle Over $15 Billion Irish Tax Bill
July 15, 2020
Tech giant Apple won a court battle with the EU over a disputed €13 billion ($15 billion) Irish tax bill, with the General Court of the European Union not finding sufficient evidence that Apple's businesses in Ireland were granted unfair tax advantages.
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Turkey’s Constitutional Court Defies ECtHR in Ruling Over Imprisoned Former Judge.
July 15, 2020
Turkey's Constitutional Court is choosing to ignore declared a European Court of Human Rights ruling concerning the imprisonment of a former Turkish judge, explaining that Turkish courts are “much better positioned than the ECtHR for explaining and interpreting the provisions of the Turkish law.”
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ECtHR: Attending a Demonstration is Not Proof of Membership in Terrorist Organization
July 14, 2020
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of a Turkish citizen who was convicted on terrorism-related charges for attending, on four different occasions, demonstrations for the pro-Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a recognized terrorist organization, going against the original ruling citing the individuals right to freedom of expression.
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Activists Challenge Moscow's Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance at ECtHR
July 11, 2020
Activist Alyona Popova and politician Vladimir Milov have lodged a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights over Russia's use of facial recognition technology during protests, an action their lawyer explained will be the first case in the ECtHR challenging the use of such technology to conduct mass surveillance.
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EU Announces Changes to Rules For Online Content
July 07, 2020
The European Commission has announced that social media platforms will now have to follow the same EU broadcasting rules on hate speech and harmful content as traditional media companies.
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