HIGHLIGHTS

Arrest of Prof. Maurice Kamto – Press Release 30/01/19

Selection of National Rapporteurs for the Pretoria Congress

Letters from the Secretary-General to the National Committees and Members - 10 May 2019 [pdf-embedder...

Please click on the following link to access the voting website: the password to access the website will be communicated per email to all members on June 1st 2019. Instructions are available in French and English. Elections 2019

COMPARATIVE

CASE LAW

Ecuador: Constitutional Court approves same-sex marriage

Jun 14, 2019

On June 13th 2019, Ecuador's Constitutional Court approved same-sex marriage ( 5-to-4 ruling). Ecuador joins a handful of Latin American nations — Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia and Uruguay — that have legalized same-sex marriage in the recent years. More...

Botswana Hight Court finds laws criminalising homosexuality to be unconstitutional

Jun 12, 2019

On June 11, 2019, three judges of the Botswana High Court decided unanimously that the laws of the colonial era criminalising homosexuality, are discriminatory and contrary to the Constitution of Botswana. For more information, see

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LEGISLATIVE

REFORM

Taiwan passes same-sex marriage legislation

May 17, 2019

On 17 May 2019, the Taiwanese Parliament has approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a landmark decision making the island the first place in Asia to pass same-sex marriage legislation More information can be found via this link : CNN Le Monde

Brunei: de facto moratorium on announced executions for people convicted of adultery and gay sex

May 6, 2019

After the widespread international protest following the new punishments codified last month in Brunei under a harsh interpretation of Islamic law, i.e. executions by stoning for people convicted of adultery and gay sex, the sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah...

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DOCTRINAL

STUDIES

Constitutions in Times of Financial Crisis

Jun 25, 2019

Tom Ginsburg, Mark D. Rosen and Georg VanbergCUP, 2019 ISBN: 9781108492294 "Many constitutions include provisions intended to limit the discretion of governments in economic policy. In times of financial crises, such provisions often come under pressure as a...

Das europäische Konzerninsolvenzrecht nach der reformierten EuInsVO, Thomas Himmer

Jun 12, 2019

Das europäische Konzerninsolvenzrecht nach der reformierten EuInsVO, Thomas Himmer, Mohr Siebeck, 2019, ISBN 978-3-16-157587-7The summary is reproduced hereafter: "In der ursprünglichen Fassung der EuInsVO setzte der europäische Gesetzgeber in puncto Konzerninsolvenz...

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ACADEMIC

EVENTS

Le jugement au fond en matière civile par les Cours suprêmes, Cycle de Conférences 2019 – SLG

Jun 6, 2019

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Location of the next Thematic Congress in Pretoria – Future Africa

May 29, 2019

The location for the 2020 Thematic Congress has been revealed. The Congress will take place on 7-9 October 2020 in the Future Africa center. More information can be found via this link: [button...