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On 25 September 2023, the ECtHR, sitting in for the Plenary Court (assembly of all ECtHR judges), approved an updated version of the Guidelines on the implementation of the advisory opinion procedure under Protocol No. 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights (“the Convention”). …

On 30 October 2023, a new version of the Rules of Court, introducing Rule 44F on treatment of highly sensitive documents, entered into force. Rule 33 § 1 on public character of documents was amended accordingly. The purpose of the new rule is to …

On 26 June and 6 November 2023, in the context of wider procedural reforms, the ECtHR, sitting in for the Plenary Court (assembly of all ECtHR judges), adopted several decisions clarifying and codifying its existing practice relating to interim measures. Under the ECHR system, …

Amid alarming global developments, the integrity of the rule of law is on a decline, affecting more than six billion individuals globally. The 2023 Rule of Law Index released by the World Justice Project (WJP) on 25 October 2023 highlights the ongoing erosion in global …

This webinar introduces lawyers to the new EU anti-money laundering regulations.

The final conference of the MEIOR project will examine structures of judicial review in EIO proceedings. It offers a platform for the partners of the MEIOR Project to present their findings as well as to engage with other scholars and stakeholders in a broader discussion on the need for, function and type of judicial scrutiny in cross-border investigations.

The act of “rethinking” corruption is necessary due to a global stagnation after more than two decades of international anticorruption efforts. The issue of corruption is being reframed as a security issue, rather than a developmental one, but the role international agency play in changing …

This year's ECLAN conference will deal with collection and admissibility of evidence in Europe. Topics are, inter alia, rules on investigation and exclusion of evidence in EU Member States European requirements regarding national rules on evidence; collection and use of evidence in trans-border cases and co-operation between Member States; collection and use of evidence in EPPO cases, etc.