HIGHLIGHTS

ECtHR renders judgment in Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom

Sep 18, 2018

The case of Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom (applications nos. 58170/13, 62322/14 and 24960/15) concerned complaints by journalists and rights organisations about three different surveillance regimes: (1) the bulk interception of communications; (2)...

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ECtHR : Fatih Taş v. Turkey – violation of the right to freedom of expression of a publisher

Sep 4, 2018

On 4 September 2018, the European Court of Human Rights rendered its judgment in the case of Fatih Taş v. Turkey (5) (application no. 6810/09). The Court held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the ECHR. The case...

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The principle of legal certainty from a comparative perspective, Budapest, Hungary 23 November 2018

Sep 18, 2018

6th Comparative Law Workshop “The principle of legal certainty from a comparative perspective”, Budapest, Hungary 23 November 2018 The programme is available online : [button...

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UN Human Rights Committee finds ICCPR violation by France

Aug 30, 2018

On August 10, 2018, the UN Human Rights Committee issued an opinion on the confirmation by the French justice system, of a termination of employment of an employee of a nursery who wanted to wear a veil inside the establishment. Fired in 2008, the plaintiff had...

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COMPARATIVE

CASE LAW

ECtHR renders judgment in Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom

Sep 18, 2018

The case of Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom (applications nos. 58170/13, 62322/14 and 24960/15) concerned complaints by journalists and rights organisations about three different surveillance regimes: (1) the bulk interception of communications; (2)...

India : Supreme Court strucks down colonial-era law criminalizing consensual gay sex

Sep 6, 2018

On 6 Septembre 2018, the Supreme Court of India has struck down a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual gay sex. The landmark decision by five Supreme Court judges to repeal the law and legalize gay sex between consenting adults overturns Section 377 of the IPC,...

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LEGISLATIVE

REFORM

France: the term “race” to be removed from the Constitution?

Jun 28, 2018

On 27 June 2018, French Members of Parliament agreed to remove the word "race" from the French constitution and add a ban on gender discrimination as part of an upcoming rewrite of the 60-year-old text. The proposal is available online : [button...

Australia: Parliament legalizes same-sex marriage

Dec 8, 2017

On December 8, 2017, the Australian Parliament passed a new law authorizing same-sex marriage. The bill passed its third reading with four members of Parliament in opposition. The new law expands on earlier legislation which already provided equality to same-sex...

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DOCTRINAL

STUDIES

Macau Journal of Brazilian Studies, 2018

Sep 11, 2018

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Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht Band 82 (2018/3)

Sep 11, 2018

Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht Band 82 (2018/3) The table of content is available via the following link : [button link="https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/artikel/inhalt-dieses-heftes-101628rabelsz-2018-0049" color="silver"...

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ACADEMIC

EVENTS

The principle of legal certainty from a comparative perspective, Budapest, Hungary 23 November 2018

Sep 18, 2018

6th Comparative Law Workshop “The principle of legal certainty from a comparative perspective”, Budapest, Hungary 23 November 2018 The programme is available online : [button...