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European Court Imposes Duty on State to Prevent Potential Harm from Specific Credible Threat of Gun Violence
October 05, 2020
In a major case involving state responsibility for foreseeing and preventing gun violence, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that, in failing to properly investigate a known possible occurrence of school-based gun violence, Finland violated its duty under the European Convention on Human Rights to protect the right to life of potential victims.
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French President to Invigorate Fight against "Islamist Separatism"
October 05, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that he will fight "Islamist Separatism" in France, where homegrown Islamist militancy has shown signs of radicalization within Muslim communities, including the refusal of Muslim men to shake women’s hands, swimming pools that impose alternate time slots for men and women, girls being told to wear full-face veils, and a proliferation of ‘madrassa’ religious school
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Britain has Offered the EU a Transition Period for European Fishing Fleets
October 01, 2020
The Guardian reports that Britain has offered the EU a three-year transition period for European fishing fleets to allow them to prepare for post-Brexit changes, allowing the catches of EU fishermen to be phased down by 2024 to allow enough time for European coastal communities to adapt.
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The EU will conduct its First-Ever Audit on Rule-of-Law
September 30, 2020
In a move to further create cohesion within the bloc, the European Union will conduct its first-ever audit on rule-of-law, focusing on four issues across all 27 EU countries: national justice systems, the fight against corruption, media pluralism and freedom, and checks and balances.
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Politico: Poland and Hungary to Set Up Rule of Law Institute to Challenge Brussels
September 29, 2020
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau announced at a joint press conference a plan to create a new institute to assess how the rule of law is being upheld across the EU, arguing the need to ensure their countries are not treated unfairly under what they describe as Brussels' "double standards."
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