• Published by Asylgul Kanatbekova

    The Economics of Migration: Russian Experience

    Migration in today's world is a complex phenomenon that can have both positive and negative impact: a smart and flexible migration policy can help countries strengthen their social, economic and political ties and open up new sources of capital and investment. In contrast, an irrational and excessively restrictive migration policy can cause imbalances in the labour market and income inequalities between immigrants and local residents, potentially leading to high levels of social tension.
  • Published by Anastasia Petrova

    A Mentally Healthy Society: Respecting Human Rights and Reducing Social Inequality as a Way to Well-Being

    What will psychiatry of the future look like and how does respecting human rights affect the mental health of citizens? Claudia Marinetti, director of the largest European mental health organisation, talks about this (and much more).
  • Published by Olga Startceva

    The Right to a Fair Trial in the Context of COVID-19 in Russia

    On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced the COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Most countries including Russia have taken measures to combat coronavirus, and some of these measures have also affected the judicial system. But are they consistent with the country's fair trial obligations under international law?
15/08/2018
Published by Dmitry Shabelnikov at 15/08/2018

“Violence is usually revealed only after the woman is murdered”

We interviewed two women lawyers who litigate domestic violence cases and defend other rights of women living in the North Caucasus.
08/08/2018
Published by Marta Szczepanik at 08/08/2018

Defending the right to seek asylum: a perspective from Poland

A humanitarian crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland, caused by a sudden change in Poland’s migration policy, has been unfolding for two years and is still receiving very little attention from anyone other than human rights NGOs in both countries.
01/08/2018
Published by Olga Gulina at 01/08/2018

Countries of the former Soviet Union as “Safe Countries of Origin” of asylum applicants

In EU humanitarian law, the concept of a "safe country of origin" is of utmost importance for understanding migration processes in Europe. Olga Gulina discusses why certain countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU) are recognized (or not recognized) as safe countries of origin. She outlines some of the changes in this sphere over recent years, and shares statistics of asylum applications lodged in EU member states by nationals of FSU countries.
12/07/2018
Published by Stanislav Kuvaldin at 12/07/2018

No Extradition to Poland?

The Supreme Court of the European Union needs to decide whether to extradite suspects within the EU if the countries seeking extradition are drifting away from democracy
03/07/2018
Published by Yuliia Schastlivtseva at 03/07/2018

Informational Self-Determination of Europe and Its Importance

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation is an attempt to shift the paradigm and revise the 'social contract' of private companies and individuals defined as 'privacy in exchange for comfort and free services.'
28/06/2018
Published by Anastasia Kirilenko at 28/06/2018

“The Sofia Declaration”: Transborder Corruption Investigations and Collaboration with European Prosecutors

Most corruption investigations that require exchange of international legal assistance between countries fail or take decades. NGOs and prosecutors discussed reasons and solutions for such situations.
Load more
Amicus Curiae-banner

News feed

  • Romania criminalises cyber harassment as a form of domestic violence
    13/07/2020
    Romania now recognises cyber harassment as a form of domestic violence, under a new legal amendment. Domestic violence will now include a provision specifically for "cybernetic violence" which intends to "shame, humble, scare, threat, or silence the victim". This will include online threats or messages, or where a partner sends intimate graphic content without consent.

    Source: Euronews
  • The Netherlands brings Russia to court over the downing of MH17
    13/07/2020
    The Dutch government is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.

    Source: The New York Times
  • Denmark: the law that could make climate change illegal
    13/07/2020
    New climate law recently passed in Denmark tries to find a way around common pitfalls of climate laws. It makes Denmark one of a small number of countries beginning to provide new blueprints of how government can genuinely tackle climate change.

    Source: BBC

  • U.S. Supreme Court to rule on medieval treasure bought by Nazis
    13/07/2020
    The Guelph Treasure, a collection of medieval decorative art, was acquired by a German state collection in 1935 from a consortium of Jewish art dealers. Their descendants say the sale was forced, but in 2014, a German arbitration commission that specialises in Nazi-looted art ruled that the museum had acquired the collection legitimately and did not need to return them.

    Source: The New York Times
  • State Duma proposes to jail for 10 years for online drug propaganda
    13/07/2020
    The Russian State Duma deputies have proposed a bill on imprisonment for a term of five to ten years for inducing drug use on the Internet.

    Source: Meduza
News Archive

About us

We provide a platform for vivid dialogue about relevant legal issues

Like the programme itself, the journal covers a wide range of topics. Our aim is to explain legal issues relevant for Russian civil society to our readers in the EU, as well as to make the actual legal questions, problems and practices in the EU/ EU countries more understandable in Russia.

Read more

Contact us!