Law & Justice

ECJ Finds Three Countries Violated EU Allocation of Asylum Seekers

April 06, 2020

The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has ruled that Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic failed to uphold their obligations regarding refugee quotas as required under EU law.
ECtHR Refuses to Hear Case Involving Religious Objection of Midwives to Performing Abortions in Sweden

March 18, 2020

The European Court of Human Rights has refused to hear the case of two nurses denied jobs as midwives in Sweden because of their refusal to perform abortions.
Navalny Takes Russia to European Court of Human Rights

March 11, 2020

Russian opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, has lodged a complain against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights to contest a money laundering investigation he claims authorities have opened to thwart his political activities.
Germany’s High Court Approves a Right to Assisted Suicide

March 03, 2020

Emboldening euthanasia movements around the world, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has handed down a long-awaited decision endorsing the legality of assisted suicide, ruling that a law banning suicide with professional assistance deprived terminally ill patients of a constitutional "right to a self-determined death."
Politico: Twenty-three European Countries to Launch New Forum for Intelligence Gathering and Sharing

March 03, 2020

According to Politico, twenty-three European countries have formally agreed to launch the Intelligence College in Europe ("ICE"), a new spy forum for the Continent consisting of a "space for the intelligence community to compare notes on crosscutting intelligence-related issues like Islamist and far-right terrorism, European jihadists in Syria, and cyber and data security."
Dutch Court Rules That Welfare Surveillance System Violates Human Rights

February 05, 2020

A Dutch court has ordered the immediate halt of an automated surveillance system for detecting welfare fraud because it violates human rights, in a judgment likely to resonate well beyond the Netherlands.
UK Considers Legal Options for Preventing Early Release of Potential Domestic Terrorists

February 05, 2020

Seeking to prevent or limit the early release of detainees who go on to commit violent acts shortly thereafter, the UK is considering legal options that may require bypassing the European Convention on Human Rights.
ECHR Upholds Element of Germany's Data Collection Law

January 31, 2020

European Court of Human Rights decides that 2004 amendments to German Telecommunications Act requiring companies to collect and store the personal details of all their customers did not violate the right to respect for privacy.
ECHR Rules Russia Violated Human Rights in Moldovan Region of Transnistria

January 15, 2020

The European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) has ruled that Russia has violated human rights and the right to freedom and security in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria, which it has de facto controlled since it broke away from Moldova in 1992.
Utah Supreme Court Decision May Inform Debate in Poland over Limits on Judicial Expression

December 31, 2019

Upcoming debates over Polish government efforts to punish judges for speaking out about a new judicial appointment process may be informed by a recent Utah Supreme Court decision upholding the disciplining of a judge for publicly commenting about President Donald Trump's policies on social and political issues.