26/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 26/11/2018
The controversial forced retirement of Poland's most senior judges is to be revoked. The national-conservative PiS government has presented a draft law in parliament to that effect. In October the European Court of Justice had ordered an end to the forced retirements.
Source: eurotopics.net
26/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 26/11/2018
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that the Austrian government must give the same social security benefits to refugees as it does to its residents.
Source: jurist.org
26/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 26/11/2018
Lawmakers from United Russia are planning to introduce draft legislation that would regulate the country’s patchwork system of “cyber-neighborhood-watch” (adult volunteers who report illegal online content to law enforcement agencies.
Source: meduza.io
26/11/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 26/11/2018
UN Human rights experts on Wednesday said Italy’s proposed tightening of immigration rules will have a serious impact on migrants’ lives and urged the government to reverse course.
Source: jurist.org
03/12/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 03/12/2018
The EU heads of state and government gave the Brexit deal negotiated with Britain the green light on Sunday. Now it must gain the approval of the British and European parliaments. The politicians gathered in Brussels on the weekend displayed sadness, but also relief that an agreement had finally been reached after all the haggling.
Source: eurotopics.net
03/12/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 03/12/2018
The supreme court has dismissed an emergency application to hear a right-to-die case challenging the legal ban on assisted dying.
Source: theguardian.com
03/12/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 03/12/2018
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Russian courts violated LGBT individuals’ freedom of assembly rights by consistently rejecting gay pride event applications.
Source: jurist.org
03/12/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 03/12/2018
The French National Assembly voted on Friday in favor of a ban on smacking children, bringing them in line with other European countries. The change in their civil code was approved 51-1 and will now go to the Senate for approval.
Source: jurist.org
03/12/2018
Published by Legal Dialogue at 03/12/2018
The parliament in Rome passed a new security and immigration decree with a vote of confidence. It comprises tougher regulations for migrants and is intended to boost security in cities. Italian journalists, however, doubt that it will fulfil this purpose.
Source: eurotopics.net