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Brexit: Citizens Fail Before European Court
On 26 November 2018, the General Court (GC) delivered its judgment in an action for annulment by way of which the applicants wanted to stop Brexit progress. In the case at issue, 13 British citizens residing in EU Member States other than the UK applied …
Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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Positive Marks for Bulgaria in Judicial Reform and Fight Against Corruption
On 13 November 2018, the Commission presented a progress report on Bulgaria under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM). The CVM assessed progress made in Bulgaria’s commitments in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption and organised crime since its EU …
Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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Commission Criticises Romania for Regression in Judicial Reforms and Fight Against Corruption
As part of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), the Commission voiced concerns over current developments in Romania regarding judicial reforms, judicial independence, and the fight against high-level corruption. In its progress report tabled on 13 November 2018, the Commission stated that Romania does …
Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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CJEU Stops Application of New Polish Law on Supreme Court Judges
On 19 October 2018, the Vice-President (VP) of the European Court of Justice ordered interim measures in the infringement proceedings against Poland regarding Poland’s reform of the Supreme Court. The proceedings (case C-619/18) were launched by the European Commission at the end …
Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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EP: Time Is Ripe for a Comprehensive DRF Mechanism
In a resolution of 14 November 2018, the EP called on the Commission to present a proposal for a comprehensive EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law, and fundamental rights (in short: “DRF”). Several EU Member States were not maintaining the core EU …
Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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CJEU: No Rehearing for Alleged Infringements of EU Fundamental Rights
On 24 October 2018, the CJEU published a judgment on the question of whether national legislation laying down a remedy allowing criminal proceedings to be reheard in the event of infringement of the ECHR must be extended to alleged infringements of fundamental rights enshrined …
Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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CEPEJ 2018 Report on Efficiency of Justice
On 5 October 2018, CEPEJ published its 2018 report on the main trends observed for the efficiency of justice in 45 European countries. This 7th evaluation report is based on the 2016 data and serves as a practical tool to better understand the operation of justice in Europe, including major trends, statistics, and common issues.
Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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Court Re-Elects President Raimondi
On 17 September 2018, Guido Raimondi was re-elected as President of the ECtHR. His term ends on 4 May 2019, the same time as his mandate as a judge.Before his career at the ECtHR Raimondi worked in the Legal Department of the Italian …
Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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4th European Data Protection Law Summer School
The BPH’s European Data Protection Law Summer School is the only Summer School fully devoted to European data protection law and policy gives students the opportunity to know how to apply and how to situate the GDPR. Combining lectures by internationally recognised speakers, hand-on practical cases, and role-playing, students are given a full-fledged vision of the challenges and opportunities of EU’s data protection, and its global role.
Published 7 years, 2 months ago
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Rights
The seminar will stimulate legal debate on regulation and the application in practice of legal principles related to Artificial Intelligence in line with the ECHR and the CFR.
Published 7 years, 2 months ago