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CoE Committee on Torture Seeks Limits to Life Sentences
April 20, 2016
The Council of Europe's ("CoE") Committee for the Prevention of Torture has characterized criminal sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of release as "inhuman" and has called for laws that require governments to review on a "case-by-case basis" whether these prisoners can return to society.
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ECtHR: Strict Detainment Measures Violated Convention
April 19, 2016
A judgment from the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") has found that Poland's detainment of a convicted murderer under a "dangerous detainee regime" that required constant monitoring of his cell and strip searches upon his entry and exit violated the European Convention on Human Rights' prohibition of "torture" and "degrading treatment."
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French Minister Warns of "Consequences" upon Brexit
April 19, 2016
Reuters reports that French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has warned that the UK will face "consequences" if its people vote to leave the EU in the form of trade barriers and the arrival of thousands of asylum seekers from France and other EU countries.
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Italian PM Proposes EU Migration Bonds
April 18, 2016
Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi has proposed the issuance of common bonds by the EU to fund the bloc's response to waves of migration from the Middle East and North Africa.
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UK Treasury Predicts Dire Economic Consequences of "Brexit"
April 18, 2016
The BBC reports that a British Treasury document forecasting that the UK would suffer permanent economic harm if its people vote to leave the EU is touching off a wide-ranging debate over how accurately government officials can predict the consequences of "Brexit" on the British economy and finances.
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