Human Rights

EU Clears Path for National Social Media Bans

July 18, 2025

The European Commission on Monday said countries can implement their own national bans for minors on social media, in new guidelines under its powerful Digital Services Act.
European Court of Human Rights finds Russia in Violation of International Law

July 14, 2025

For the first time since the 2022 invasion, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") has ruled that Russia violated international law in Ukraine.
France Condemned Over Racial Profiling

July 01, 2025

The European Court of Human Rights has condemned France over police discrimination, stating that "young men 'perceived as Arab, black or from North Africa' were four times more likely to be stopped than the rest of the population and 12 times more likely to be subjected to more severe measures including frisking."
EU Advocate General Claims Hungary's LGBTQ+ Content Law Violates Human Rights

June 09, 2025

The European Union's advocate general has issued a non-binding opinion that Hungary's 2021 "childprotection law", which regulates LGBTQ+ content in educational material and TV programming, violates "basic human rights and freedom of expression."
EU Countries Challenge ECtHR on Migration

May 27, 2025

In an open letter to the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR"), nine European Union members states have challenged the Court's interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights as it relates to migration, claiming that "security matters [should] be given precedence over human rights considerations when it comes to managing migration."
U.K. Supreme Court Rules that Biological Sex Determines Legal Definition of Women

April 17, 2025

In a unanimous decision made on Wednesday, the U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that the "concept of sex is binary," and that, therefore, the legal definition of a women, particularly as it pertains to the Equlity Act 2010, must be based on biological sex.
The EU Proposes New, "Tougher" Migration Plan

March 12, 2025

In an effort to crack down on migration, the European Union has proposed a new plan that would incorporate more effective deportation measures, including "return hubs."
European Court Accuses Swiss of Inadequate Implementation of Climate Regulations

March 11, 2025

While Switzerland has "made progress" regarding an unprecidented verdict by the European Court of Human Rights which condemned the country for "climate inaction," the Court claims that much more needs to be done.
New FCC Chair Criticizes Europe's Digital Services Act

March 04, 2025

In a speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday, Brendan Carr, the new U.S. Federal Communications Commission chair, warns that the European Union's Digital Services Act allows for censorship that is "incompatible with...our free speech tradition."
The European Commission Proposes Corporate Sustainability Omnibus Package

March 03, 2025

Ropes & Gray analyzes the European Commission's "Simplification Omnibus Package," which would amend the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ("CSDDD").