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Weekly legal news from the EU and RussiaWhy Denmark is clamping down on ‘non-Western’ residents
The Danish government plans to swap a controversial law targeting immigrant neighborhoods for another that cracks down harder. Rights groups warn that such moves could violate current laws against discrimination.
Source: DW
ECHR rules obligatory vaccination may be necessary
The ruling is the first time that the European Court of Human Rights has weighed in on the issue of compulsory vaccinations. The decision could play a role in efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: DW
How eliminating private prosecution will help domestic violence victims in Russia
Russia’s Supreme Court has submitted a draft law to the State Duma on eliminating so-called “private prosecution,” wherein criminal proceedings are launched by victims, who are then expected to gather evidence and lay charges in the case themselves.
Source: Meduza
Belgian law to be updated with gender-neutral language
Belgium’s civil code, which dates back to the Napoleonic era, is getting a modern update to switch to more gender-neutral language.
Source: Brussels Times
Italy ends censorship of films on moral and religious grounds
Italy’s censorship law from 1914 felled some giants of the silver screen – including Last Tango in Paris – but now faces its own curtain call: filmmakers will classify their own movies based on the age of the audience, instead on moral and religious grounds.
Source: The Guardian
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Legal Dialogue Journal is an online platform for robust conversations about legal issues for lawyers, law students, grassroots activists, NGOs, and the engaged general public in the European Union and Russia.
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Key developments in public interest law, in your inbox
A monthly brief overview of the key developments in public interest law in the EU and Russia — just the highlights, and exclusively for our subscribers.☛ Here's an example.