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ECtHR: Sharia Law Incompatible with Democracy
September 22, 2015
In the context of the recent debate regarding the compatibility of Sharia law with democracy, in 2003, in the case of Refah Partisi v. Turkey, the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") determined that the establishment of sharia law by a political party would be incompatible with democracy and upheld Turkey's dissolution of a political party advocating sharia law.
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Visegrad Group Objects to EU Mandatory Resettlement Proposals
September 22, 2015
The countries of the Visegrad Group - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia - have issued a statement calling on the EU to preserve voluntary measures coordinating the resettlement of migrants from North Africa and the Middle East and labeling proposals for mandatory resettlement quotas as "unacceptable."
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Danish PM Signals Support for EU Reform
September 22, 2015
Sky News reports that the Prime Minister of Denmark Lokke Rasmussen recently indicated his support for EU reforms that permit countries to "protect their own welfare model" by limiting the right to claim social benefits.
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Judge: UK Could Uphold Rights Under Alternative to ECHR
September 22, 2015
In a recent interview, UK Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Sumption said that the UK's adoption of an alternative approach to the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR") - for instance, through a British Bill of Rights - would not undermine human rights protections of British citizens.
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EU Proposes Multinational TTIP Court
September 17, 2015
EurActiv reports that the European Commission has proposed a public, multilateral court to settle investment disputes arising from the US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ("TTIP") deal to replace the private investment dispute tribunal favored by Washington.
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