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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.
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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.
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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.
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Germany Possesses Evidence of Huawei Cooperation with Chinese Intelligence
January 29, 2020
According to a new report, the German government possesses evidence that Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei cooperated with Chinese intelligence, which supports U.S. government efforts to urge its allies to boycott the vendor over national security concerns.
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UK Resists Granting ECJ Authority over UK-EU Trade Relations
January 29, 2020
As the United Kingdom and European Union enter into post-Brexit trade negotiations, the UK will resist EU demands for the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) to have a say over UK trade after Brexit, effectively giving it continued power over the UK.
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