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EU Commission Declines to Measure Potential "Brexit" Impact
January 14, 2016
Reuters reports that the office of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has issued an order to Commission economists not to study the potential impact of an exit of Britain from the EU following a referendum that may take place later this year.
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EU Investigates Poland under Rule of Law Mechanism
January 13, 2016
Politico reports that the European Commission has launched a preliminary, formal assessment of Poland under the EU Rule of Law Mechanism, developed in 2014 to deter and respond to "systemic threats" to the rule of law in EU countries, for legislation from the new Polish Parliament on the country's constitutional court.
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HRW Seeks Use of EU Rule of Law Mechanism in Poland, Hungary
January 13, 2016
An article by Lydia Gall of Human Rights Watch ("HRW") blames controversial Polish legislation regarding the country's constitutional court and public media on a previous weak EU response to similar developments in Hungary, and calls upon the European Commission to launch its potentially punitive "rule of law mechanism" with regard to developments in both countries.
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NGO: ECtHR Strengthens Rights of Criminal Suspects
January 13, 2016
Jennifer Babaie of the Open Society Justice Initiative writes that in three recent cases, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") has expanded its recognition of rights of criminal suspects, including the rights to access and to communicate freely with one's lawyer and the right against the use of confessions elicited through "inhuman or degrading treatment."
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CoE Seeks Review of Polish Media Law
January 13, 2016
In a recent letter, Council of Europe ("CoE") Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland has invited Poland to submit controversial legislation granting Polish officials more authority over the composition of public broadcasting heads to the CoE for assessment prior to the signing of the legislation.
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