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Weekly legal news from the EU and RussiaBelgium’s Jews lament ban on ritual slaughter
A ban on kosher and halal slaughter without first stunning an animal was implemented by the right-wing government together with animal-rights organisations. However, the representatives of the Jewish community not only feel the shortage of fresh kosher meal, but claim that it is also an infringement of their religious rights.Source: Politico
Danish women evacuated from Syrian camps charged with terrorism links
Three Danish women, who were evacuated by the government under the pressure of the parliament from Syrian detention camps along with their 14 children, had been charged with aiding terrorist activities and illegally travelling to and residing in conflict zones.Source: Euronews
Spain brings up the bodies of Franco’s victims
The bodies of mass grave of victims of Franco’s repressions are being brought up for a decent reburial – and are emerging into a country still bitterly divided over how to deal with the toxic legacy of the civil war and the four-decade dictatorship that followed.Source: The Guardian
Russia plans to do away with term limits for regional leaders
The Russian State Duma is set to consider a new draft law aimed at lifting the two-term limit for the heads of Russia’s regions. It will give the president more power to influence regional leaders, allowing him to reprimand them, issue warnings for poor performance, and fire them.Source: Meduza
Court rules Polish Constitution has primacy over EU laws
Poland’s constitutional court ruled that Polish laws have supremacy over those of the European Union in areas where they clash, a decision likely to embolden the country’s right-wing government and worsen its already troubled relationship with the EU.Source: AP
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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.