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Cohen: Court's Breivik Decision Dilutes Human Rights
April 26, 2016
Nick Cohen writes in The Guardian that a court's holding that Norwegian authorities had violated the European Convention on Human Rights by denying mass killer Anders Breivik sufficient access to other people during his confinement must serve as a reminder that judges' definition of the extent of "human rights" should pay proper respect to democratic decision-making.
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Foster: EU May Need Brexit to Reform
April 26, 2016
Editor at The Telegraph Peter Foster writes that the minimal EU reforms UK Prime Minister David Cameron achieved during his renegotiation drive demonstrate that EU leaders may need the pressure created by a British exit from the bloc to push for real changes that secure the EU's future and increase its flexibility in dealing with challenges.
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Raab: UK Cannot Secure Borders Without Brexit
April 25, 2016
UK Undersecretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab asserts that, due to EU rules severely restricting the ability of British authorities to deny entry to people with passports or other documentation from EU member states despite suspected links to crimes or terrorism, the only way to effectively secure the British border is for the country to leave the EU.
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EU Official Proposes Visa-Free Travel for Ukrainians
April 25, 2016
Following a Dutch referendum in which voters rejected an association agreement between Ukraine and the EU, European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos has called for the adoption of visa-free travel for Ukrainian nationals throughout the passport-free Schengen area.
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Norwegian Court Finds ECHR Violation in Mass Killer's Confinement
April 25, 2016
A Norwegian district court has held that national authorities violated the European Convention on Human Rights' ("ECHR") prohibition against "inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" for the conditions of mass killer Anders Breivik's solitary confinement in prison and, as a result, has ordered the state to pay Breivik's legal fees.
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