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25 Jan 2021 12:32
German District Court declares Corona Ordinance UnconstitutionalIn a landmark judgement on January 11, a district court judge in Weimar declared the prohibition on social contact unlawful as contrary to the German Basic Law (Gründgesetz). Its order at the time had been unconstitutional because the Infection Protection Act was not a sufficient legal basis for more...
Ghost towns and international law: the admissibility of Turkey's attempt to re-open Varosha
On Thursday 8th October 2020, Turkey’s military took down the fencing in the ghost town of Varosha in Cyprus, following an announcement by Turkish Cypriot Premier Ersin Tatar during a press conference with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The move has flared up tensions in the region, more...
International Arbitration: Legal professional privilege or professional secrecy.
The idea of Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) is one of the core concepts of the different legal systems worldwide. It has a different connotation in common law jurisdictions (legal professional privilege) and civil law jurisdictions (professional secrecy). The concept of Attorney-Client (United more...
The State's positive obligations in a pandemic: do we have a right to health?
World Health Day (7th April 2020) found the world in the midst of a fight against one of the biggest threats to our generation, and potentially generations to come. While the world is busy fighting off a raging pandemic, many are questioning whether states could and should have done more to prevent more...
5 Sep 2019 14:53
Professor Carl Baudenbacher advised Icelandic government on European law implications of Third EU Energy PackageThe Icelandic Parliament has on 2 September 2019 agreed to the adoption of the adapted Third EU Energy Package. The Icelandic government was advised by Professor Carl Baudenbacher (read here). Baudenbacher also gave oral evidence to the Foreign Committee of the Icelandic Parliament and answered more...
20 Aug 2019 10:10
Father of Islamic State fighter fails in judicial review claimR (on the application of Abdullah Muhammad Rafiqul Islam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2169 (Admin) In a case that was described as “the first such case to have come on for hearing before this court” and one that shares many similarities with the tabloid-grabbing story of more...
14 Aug 2019 11:29
IBA Annual Conference 201922-27 September 2019, Seoul, South Korea The 2019 Annual Conference will be held in Seoul, South Korea, a thriving metropolis that mixes the traditional with the modern – from skyscrapers, high-tech subways, K-pop culture and K-beauty to Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. South Korea has more...
7 Aug 2019 11:45
French DPAs - considering the first guidelinesCorporate Crime analysis: Kathryn Hughes takes a closer look at the first guidelines on the convention judiciaire d'intérêt public and says it is evident that the French authorities have embraced the idea of working with prosecutorial agencies in other jurisdictions to reach global settlements. What more...
1 Jul 2019 11:01
Sale of arms to Saudi Arabia held to be based on flawed decision-making processIn R (Campaign Against Arms Trade) v Secretary of State for International Trade [2019] EWCA Civ 1020, the Court of Appeal upheld a challenge to the lawfulness of the grant by the UK Government of export licences for the sale or transfer of arms or military equipment to Saudi Arabia for possible use more...
3 Jun 2019 10:42
The First Step Act and Trump – has the leopard changed its spots?It may have passed you by, but on December 21st last year a new criminal justice act was signed off by President Trump. It was the first major progressive criminal justice bill passed by the federal government for more than a decade. The First Step Act reduces mandatory minimum sentences for some more...
3 Jun 2019 09:35
Jeremy McBride represents on first request made by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human RightsThe Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has given its ruling on the first request made by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe under the infringement procedure introduced in 2010 into the European Convention on Human Rights by Article 46 § 4. The request had concerned more...
13 May 2019 15:58
IBA Annual Conference 2019
22-27 September 2019, Seoul, South KoreaThe 2019 Annual Conference will be held in Seoul, South Korea, a thriving metropolis that mixes the traditional with the modern – from skyscrapers, high-tech subways, K-pop culture and K-beauty to Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. South Korea has made a spectacular rise from being one of more...
1 May 2019 09:37
IBA Annual Conference 2019
22-27 September 2019, Seoul, South KoreaThe 2019 Annual Conference will be held in Seoul, South Korea, a thriving metropolis that mixes the traditional with the modern – from skyscrapers, high-tech subways, K-pop culture and K-beauty to Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. South Korea has made a spectacular rise from being one of more...
29 Apr 2019 14:37
Round Up 29.04.19 – Domestic courts on Easter vacation but the ECtHR keeps on…Mourners including Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald, DUP leader Arlene Foster and SNP leader Ian Blackford give a standing ovation after Fr Martin Magill’s speech at the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee in Belfast – April 24th 2019. Credit: The Guardian. This week more...
29 Apr 2019 11:06
The tide is turning – at last there’s progress on criminal justice in the USAIn the UK our prison population doubled in twenty years and became the highest in Western Europe. It has not fallen significantly in the last five years. We have comforted themselves that our levels of imprisonment are at least not as high as in the USA, where 2.3 million people are imprisoned – for more...
24 Apr 2019 08:54
Civil drones: regulatory framework allowing cross-border operations inside the EU and international flightsNowadays, the civil activities carried out through the use of drones are rapidly increasing and such expansion involves a growing number of services, which range from agriculture to door-to-door deliveries, or even commercial long-range freight transport. Therefore, the scenario of international more...
24 Apr 2019 08:51
New IBA GEI report highlights human resources issues across countries, and laws used to ameliorateIn its seventh Annual Global Report, published today, the International Bar Association Global Employment Institute (IBA GEI) highlights general international trends in human resources (HR) law. The information is compiled from the surveyed responses of lawyers in 46 countries, who were asked to more...
24 Apr 2019 08:27
One of the biggest legal claims ever filed in a British court will be heard in LiverpoolOne of the biggest legal claims ever filed in a British court will be heard in Liverpool not London after a Judge last week refused an application by the first Defendant to transfer proceedings to The Rolls Building. The Anglo-Australian mining company BHP Billiton is being sued for billions of more...
23 Apr 2019 11:25
IBA opens dialogue with the Vatican on decriminalising homosexualityA meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin at the Vatican on Friday 5 April 2019 provided a rare opportunity for International Bar Association (IBA) and International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) representatives to seek Pope Francis’ support in decriminalising homosexuality. At the more...
23 Apr 2019 11:20
IBA calls for Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir to stand trial before the ICC, the world’s courtIn response to news reports that Uganda is considering offering Sudan’s deposed President Omar al-Bashir asylum, the International Bar Association (IBA) calls on all International Criminal Court (ICC) Member States, including Uganda, to hand over Mr Al Bashir to The Hague-based Court in order that more...
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