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ECJ renders judgment in Case C-18/18 (Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland Limited)

Oct 6, 2019

On October 3rd 2019, the ECJ rendered its judgment in Case C-18/18 (Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland Limited). The Court found that EU law does not preclude a host provider such as Facebook from being ordered to remove identical and, in certain...

French Court finds the French State has committed a fault because of insufficient measures taken in terms of air quality

Jun 25, 2019

On 25th June 2019, the court of Montreuil found that "the [French] State has committed a fault because of insufficient measures taken in terms of air quality to remedy the overrun, between 2012 and 2016, in the region Ile -de-France, of the treshold values for the...

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

ECJ finds CETA Investment Court compatible with EU Law – Opinion 1/17

Apr 30, 2019

The summary can be downloaded via this link:

ECtHR – April 2019 – Advisory opinion requested by the French Court of Cassation

Apr 23, 2019

Voir: April 2019 Advisory opinion requested by the French Court of Cassation Request no. P16-2018-001 10.4.2019 [GC] Legal summary Article 8...

Mexican Supreme Court finds “Guardianship” of people with disabilities is unconstitutional and contrary to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Mar 27, 2019

On March 13 2019,, Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking ruling finding "Guardianship" of people with disabilities is unconstitutional and contrary to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. More information can be found via this link...

The ICJ finds that the process of decolonization of Mauritius was not lawfully completed when that country acceded to independence and that the United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible

Feb 26, 2019

The Court finds that the process of decolonization of Mauritius was not lawfully completed when that country acceded to independence and that the United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as...

October 2018 Pechstein judgment by the European Court of Human rights becomes final and binding

Feb 12, 2019

Following the judgment rendered by the 3rd Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on October 2 2018, Claudia Pechstein filed a request to refer the matter to the Grand Chamber of the ECHR. Pechstein's request was dismissed on February 4th 2019 by a Panel of the...

US Supreme Court: New Judge Kavanaugh delivers for the first time the opinion of the Court

Jan 9, 2019

The US Supreme Court has just rendered its decision in the case HENRY SCHEIN, INC., ET AL. v. ARCHER & WHITE SALES, INC. The opinion of the unanimous Court has been delivered by justice Brett Kavanaugh. The US Supreme Court has affirmed that arbitrators should...

ECtHR renders judgment in Molla Sali v. Greece

Dec 21, 2018

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights rendered its judgment in the case of Molla Sali v. Greece (application no. 20452/14). The Cour held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European...

CJEU finds that the taste of a food product is not eligible for copyright protection under Directive 2001/29/EC

Nov 13, 2018

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...

COMPARATIVE CASE LAWDOCTRINAL STUDIESACADEMIC EVENTS

Canada and EU agree on interim alternative to WTO Appellate Body

Jul 29, 2019

Canada and the EU have agreed a new trade dispute resolution system as a temporary substitute to the WTO's Appellate Body, which is edging towards collapse. Over the past 2 years, US president Donald Trump has consistently blocked replacements for retiring judges....

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...

Moratorium on Death Penalty in California

Mar 16, 2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a moratorium on capital punishment on March 13 2019, granting a temporary reprieve for 737 inmates on the state’s death row. The move is reported to be highly symbolic because legal challenges have already stalled executions...

Gender-neutral ‘X’ option for birth certificates now available in NYC

Jan 2, 2019

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new provision into a law in September 2018, making New York City the fifth place after California, Oregon, Washington state and New Jersey where people who do not identify as male or female can now opt for a third gender category of X...

Switzerland: “Swiss law, not foreign judges” proposal rejected by 66% of voters

Nov 26, 2018

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...

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...

Chile’s Constitutional Court on proposed bill legalizing abortions

Aug 22, 2017

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...

Iceland to introduce legislation requiring employers to prove they are paying men and women equally

Mar 30, 2017

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...

COMPARATIVE CASE LAWLEGISLATIVE REFORMACADEMIC EVENTS

Droit et animaux – Rencontres de la Société de législation comparée : Dialogue franco-italien 21 et 22 septembre 2018

Nov 18, 2019

The summary is reproduced hereafter : "Droit et animaux a été choisi avec enthousiasme comme sujet du dialogue franco-italien entre la Société de législation comparée et la Société italienne pour la recherche en droit comparé. Cet ouvrage envisage le thème sous trois...

DROIT EUROPÉEN ET COMPARÉ DES CONTRATS – BÉNÉDICTE FAUVARQUE-COSSON, DIANE GALBOIS-LEHALLE, HEIN KÖTZ, CARINE SIGNAT

Nov 11, 2019

More information Hachette, 2019. Cet ouvrage, à jour de la réforme française, met en perspective le droit des contrats des pays de droit civil (droits français, allemand, néerlandais, suisse) et de common law (droit anglais). Il reprend, complète et met à jour...

Collective Bargaining in Labour Law Regimes – Edited by Ulla Liukkunen (Fukuoka Congress Publication)

Oct 22, 2019

The book is available at Springer This book addresses the theme of collective bargaining in different legal systems and explores legal framework of collective bargaining as well as the role of different bargaining models in domestic labour law systems in altogether...

Der Staat als Aktionär

Oct 6, 2019

Neuntes deutsch-österreichisch-schweizerisches Symposium, Wien, 17.-18. Mai 2018, Editors: Susanne Kalss, Holger Fleischer and Hans-Ueli Vogt. The summary is reproduced below : "Der Staat und seine Untergliederungen beteiligen sich häufig durch Aktiengesellschaften...

Niklas Brüggemann, Die Anerkennung prorogationswidriger Urteile im Europäischen und US-amerikanischen Zivilprozessrecht

Sep 5, 2019

Niklas Brüggemann, Die Anerkennung prorogationswidriger Urteile im Europäischen und US-amerikanischen ZivilprozessrechtThe summary is reproduced hereafter : "Gerichtsstandsvereinbarungen gewährleisten zuständigkeitsrechtliche Vorhersehbarkeit und Rechtssicherheit....

Droit français – droit québécois : inspirations mutuelles

Jul 29, 2019

Droit français - droit québécois : inspirations mutuelles Par : Didier Cholet, Sylvio Normand, ISBN 978-2-89730-537-6, Éditions Yvon BlaisThe summary is reproduced hereafter: "Les droits québécois et français présentent de nombreuses similitudes pour des raisons...

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...

Rechtsdurchsetzung ohne Staat: Vorträge der 36. Tagung für Rechtsvergleichung

May 24, 2019

Rechtsdurchsetzung ohne Staat: Vorträge der 36. Tagung für Rechtsvergleichung, Mohr Siebeck, 2019, ISBN 978-3-16-156135-1 The Summary is reproduced hereafter: "Das Recht manifestiert sich in seiner Durchsetzung. Es sind nicht allein die Sachentscheidungen, welche...

Tracing Paul-André Crépeau’s Approach to Doctrine in his Writing – Sylvio Normand and Pierre-Gabriel Jobin

May 9, 2019

Tracing Paul-André Crépeau’s Approach to Doctrine in his Writing - In the mid-20th century, the hiring of full-time professors led to a transformation of Québec’s faculties of law. Paul-André Crépeau was one of those who had completed graduate studies abroad. In...