BLOGCOMPARATUM
Académie Internationale de Droit Comparé
COMPARATIVECASE LAW
LEGISLATIVE REFORMDOCTRINAL STUDIESACADEMIC EVENTS
CJEU finds that the taste of a food product is not eligible for copyright protection under Directive 2001/29/EC
On November 13, 2018, the European Court of Justice rendered a judgment in Case C-310/17, finding that the taste of a food product is not eligible for copyright protection under Directive 2001/29/EC. A summary is available via this link: [button...
read more
IACL CALL FOR PAPERS – The Use of Comparative Law Methodology in International Arbitration
Download the IACL Call for Papers : ...
read more
German Federal Court of Justice finds wife of mother is not automatically legal co-parent of newborn child
On October 10th 2018, the German Federal Court of Justice rendered its decision XII ZB 231/18, finding that a mother's wife is not automatically legal co-parent of a newborn child. In this case, a female same-sex couple married following the legalization of same-sex...
read more
Hague Court of Appeal has upheld a historic legal order on the Dutch government to accelerate carbon emissions cuts
On October 9, 2018, the Hague Court of Appeal has upheld a judgment from June 24 2015 ordering the Dutch government to accelerate carbon emissions cuts. Appeal court judges ruled that the severity and scope of the climate crisis demanded greenhouse gas reductions of...
read more
CJUE : Poland must immediately suspend the application of the provisions of national legislation relating to the lowering of the retirement age for Supreme Court judges
On October 19, 2018, the VP of the CJUE ordered Poland to immediately suspend the application of the provisions of national legislation relating to the lowering of the retirement age for Supreme Court judges. A detailed press release is available online : [button...
read more
ECtHR – Deportation to Tunisia of a person deemed to be a threat to national security to Germany not in breach of the ECHR
In its decision in the case of Saidani v. Germany (application no. 17675/18) the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously declared the application inadmissible. The decision is final. The case concerned the applicant’s deportation from Germany to Tunisia because...
read more
ECtHR renders judgment in Big Brother Watch and Others v. the United Kingdom
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)...
read more
India : Supreme Court strucks down colonial-era law criminalizing consensual gay sex
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,...
read more
ECtHR : Fatih Taş v. Turkey – violation of the right to freedom of expression of a publisher
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...
read more
UN Human Rights Committee finds ICCPR violation by France
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...
read more
US Supreme Court : Justice Kennedy announces retirement
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced on June 27th 2018 that he would retire later this summer, setting in motion discussions over the future of the Supreme Court while giving US President Donald Trump a possibility "to put a more conservative stamp on...
read more
EU : According to Advocate General Wathelet, the provisions of the Qualification Directive allowing a Member State to refuse or to revoke refugee status are compatible with EU law
On June 21 2018, Advocate General Wathelet rendered his opinion in joined Cases C-391/16 M v Ministerstvo vnitra, C-77/17 and C-78/17 X v Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides. According to the Advocate General, the provisions of the Qualification...
read moreLEGISLATIVEREFORM
COMPARATIVE CASE LAWDOCTRINAL STUDIESACADEMIC EVENTS
Switzerland: “Swiss law, not foreign judges” proposal rejected by 66% of voters
On 25 November 2018, over 66 percent of voters in a Swiss referendum voted against the “Swiss law, not foreign judges” proposal. The proposal, backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, called for a provision to be added to the national constitution giving it...
read more
France: the term “race” to be removed from the Constitution?
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...
read more
Australia: Parliament legalizes same-sex marriage
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...
read more
Chile’s Constitutional Court on proposed bill legalizing abortions
On 21 August 2017, Chile's Constitutional Court has voted (6-4) to approve a bill to ease the total ban on abortions which is currently in place. The proposed bill aims to legalize abortions when a woman's life is in danger, when a fetus is not viable and in cases of...
read more
Iceland to introduce legislation requiring employers to prove they are paying men and women equally
Iceland will be the first country in the world to oblige employers to prove that they offer equal pay regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality. A legislation will be introduced to parliament, requiring employers with more than 25 staff to obtain...
read more
France – Constitutional Court on law obliging big companies to identify and prevent human rights violations and environmental damages
On 21 February 2017, the Assemblée nationale adopted a law obliging companies registered in France with at least 5,000 employees (10,000 for subsidiaries of foreign groups) to draw up a vigilance plan to prevent serious environmental damage or human rights violations...
read more
France: Assemblée nationale adopts a new law obliging big companies to identify and prevent human rights violations and environmental damages
On 21 February 2017, the Assemblée nationale adopted a new law obliging companies registered in France with at least 5,000 employees (10,000 for subsidiaries of foreign groups) to draw up a vigilance plan to prevent serious environmental damage or human rights...
read more
China: controversial cybersecurity law is approved
On 7 November 2016, China approved a controversial cybersecurity law. The proclaimed aim of the new law is to protect Internet users and minimize fraud. Several human rights watchdogs have notably spoken out against the law, expressing important concerns. In...
read more
France – Parliament adopts law on « Justice of the XXIst Century »
On 12 October 2016, the French Assemblée nationale adopted the law on « Justice of the XXIst Century » (Justice du XXIe siècle). The texte includes a wide number of measures notably extending the current mechanism of class-actions to cases of discrimination (not in...
read more
US: Congress overrides Obama’s veto on JASTA
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama blocked the bill (Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA)) allowing victims of 9/11 and their relatives to sue the Government of Saudi Arabia over its alleged involvement in the terrorist attack. See our previous...
read moreDOCTRINALSTUDIES
COMPARATIVE CASE LAWLEGISLATIVE REFORMACADEMIC EVENTS
Human Rights in the UK and the Influence of Foreign Jurisprudence
Human Rights in the UK and the Influence of Foreign Jurisprudence Hélène Tyrrell, ISBN:9781509903436, 2018, Hart Publishing The summary is reproduced hereafter: "Human Rights in the UK and the Influence of Foreign Jurisprudence represents the first major empirical...
read more
French Conseil Constitutionnel launches online review with comparative constitutional law content
French Conseil Constitutionnel has just launched an online review which includes comparative constitutional law content. More information can be found via this link: [button link="https://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/publications/titre-vii" color="silver"...
read more
Law and Migration in a Changing World
Law and Migration in a Changing World Editors: Foblets, Marie-Claire, Carlier, Jean-Yves (Eds.) Springer, 2019 - ISBN 978-3-319-99508-3 The Summary of the Book is reproduced hereafter: " This volume comprises national reports on migration and migration law from 17...
read more
Anknüpfungsprinzipien im Europäischen Kollisionsrecht
Anknüpfungsprinzipien im Europäischen Kollisionsrecht Integrationspolitische Zielsetzungen und das Prinzip der engsten Verbindung, Anja Sophia Schwemmer Mohr Siebeck, 2018, ISBN 978-3-16-155887-0 The summary of the book is reproduced hereafter: "Das vereinheitlichte...
read more
Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society
Research Handbook on Islamic Law and Society, Edited by Nadirsyah Hosen, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University, Australia Edward Elgar, 2018, ISBN: 978 1 78100 305 3 The summary of the book is reproduced hereafter: "The Research Handbook on Islamic Law...
read more
Civil Rights and EU Citizenship
Civil Rights and EU Citizenship, Sybe de Vries, Henri de Waele, Marie-Pierre Granger Edward Elgar, 2018 Summary : "The process of European integration has had a marked influence on the nature and meaning of citizenship in national and post-national contexts as well as...
read more
Comparative Labour Law
Comparative Labour Law, Edited by Anne Trebilcock, University of Göttingen (Institut für Arbeitsrecht), Germany and former Legal Adviser of the International Labour Organization, Edward Elgar, 2018 Summary: "This comprehensive collection offers an array of...
read more
Direct Democracy in Comparative Law
Direct Democracy in Comparative Law, Eloy Garcia, Elisabetta Palici di Suni, and Martin Rogoff, 2018, Eleven International Publishing The summary is reproduced hereafter: "Faced with the variety and complexity of the forms that direct democracy takes today, this book...
read more
Le pouvoir discrétionnaire du juge et l’inexécution du contrat : étude de droit comparé franco-allemande
Le pouvoir discrétionnaire du juge et l'inexécution du contrat : étude de droit comparé franco-allemande Carine Signat, 2018, LGDJ, ISBN : 978-2-275-05971-6 The Summary of the Book is reproduced hereafter: "La question de la mesure du pouvoir du juge s'impose...
read more
»Mehr Freiheit wagen« – Beiträge zur Emeritierung von Jürgen Basedow
»Mehr Freiheit wagen« – Beiträge zur Emeritierung von Jürgen Basedow Hrsg. im Auftrag seiner Schülerinnen u. Schüler v. Anatol Dutta u. Christian Heinze Mohr Siebeck, 2018, ISBN 978-3-16-156207-5 The Summary of the book is reproduced hereafter: "Im Herbst 2017 ist...
read moreACADEMICEVENTS
COMPARATIVE CASE LAWLEGISLATIVE REFORMDOCTRINAL STUDIES
Call for Papers – Annual Comparative Law Work-in-Progress Workshop, January 31 – February 2, 2019 University of Illinois College of Law
Download:
read more
L’autonomie collective en droit du travail, 23 November 2018, Créteil
A Conference on "L’autonomie collective en droit du travail" is organised on 23 November 2018 in Créteil. More information can be found via this link: [button...
read more
Call for Papers – “le principe de précaution applicable dans le domaine de l’environnement et de la santé humaine en droit comparé” – 5 July 2019, Strasbourg
Call for Papers - "le principe de précaution applicable dans le domaine de l'environnement et de la santé humaine en droit comparé" Conference : 5 July 2019, Strasbourg More information can be found via the following link: [button...
read more
La nouvelle entreprise, aspects de droit comparé, Toulouse, 12 November 2018
A conference on "La nouvelle entreprise, aspects de droit comparé" is organised in Toulouse on 12 November 2018. More information can be found via this link: [button...
read more
Towards Comparative Legal Institutionalism, November 16th 2018, Berkeley
Inaugural Irving Tragen Lecture on Comparative Law featuring Katharina Pistor on "Towards Comparative Legal Institutionalism". November 16th 2018, Berkeley More information can be found via this link: [button...
read more
ADN sans frontière, ADN sans limites ? Comment encadrer la circulation des données génomiques ? Paris, 29 November 2018
On November 29, 2018, the SLC organises an event ADN sans frontière, ADN sans limites ? Comment encadrer la circulation des données génomiques ? in Paris. More information can be found via this link: [button...
read more
70 ans de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’Homme. Due diligence des États, des entreprises et des individus, Paris, 10 December 2018
On December 10th 2018, the SLC organises an event 70 ans de la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’Homme. Due diligence des États, des entreprises et des individus in Paris. More information can be found via this link : [button...
read more
Les systèmes juridiques mixtes : une question d’indépendance – 19 october 2018
Les systèmes juridiques mixtes : une question d’indépendance - 19 october 2018 More information can be found via the following link: [button...
read more
Véhicules autonomes et connectés, quels défis pour la technique et le droit comparé ? 10 October 2018, Paris
Véhicules autonomes et connectés, quels défis pour la technique et le droit comparé ? 10 October 2018, Paris More information can be found via the following link : [button...
read more
Droit et animaux, Rencontres de la Société de législation comparée : Dialogue Franco-Italien, September 21-22 2018, Paris,
Droit et animaux, Rencontres de la Société de législation comparée : Dialogue Franco-Italien, September 21-22 2018, Paris, More information can be found via the following link: [button...
read more