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Russia and Iran Oppose Competing Trans-Caspian Pipeline
August 19, 2019
Citing “ecological concerns,” at a recent Caspian Economic Forum, Russian and Iranian delegates made clear their opposition to a proposed natural gas pipeline through the Caspian seabed.
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Wedding Cake Case Referred to European Court of Human Rights
August 16, 2019
A case involving a Christian bakery, which refused to make a cake with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage, has been referred to the European Court of Human Rights.
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CoE Body Demands Shift in German Corruption Rules
August 14, 2019
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Group of States Against Corruption has applied a “non-compliance procedure” to Germany over the country’s failure to implement a set of recommendations on preventing corruption with respect to members of the German Federal Parliament.
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Armenian Court Seeks ECtHR Opinion on Criminal Law
August 09, 2019
In the second-ever use of the new procedure, the Constitutional Court of Armenia is seeking an advisory opinion from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding the compliance of a national criminal provision prohibiting the overthrow of the constitutional order with European human rights law.
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EU Officials Seek Control over Online “Hate Speech”
August 01, 2019
Eric Sinrod of Duane Morris LLP examines EU draft legislation that would, in part, permit an EU committee to order social-media companies and internet service providers to take down “illegal content” such as “hate speech” from online platforms within an hour of notice from the committee.
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