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interests equally. The AUR is ready to collaborate.
criminal law
51 men accused of raping 1 woman force France to think about consent
The French justice minister is meeting with lawmakers to legally define nonconsensual sex as rape.
In Belgium, the pope calling abortion doctors ‘hitmen’ sparks a wave of debaptisms
By denouncing a ‘criminal law’ permitting abortion during his visit to the country, Pope Francis drew sharp criticism.
German court finds former Stasi officer guilty of murder
The verdict marks the first time a former member of the East German secret police was convicted of such a crime since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Outrage over murders of women forces Turkeyโs Erdoฤan to harden laws
Rights campaigners have long suspected that combating violence against women is not a priority for the Islamist ruling party.
Macron says Telegram CEOโs arrest has nothing to do with free speech
The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in Paris has nothing to do with restricting free speech, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Most Europeans say corruption is rife in their country
Over 95 percent of citizens in Greece, Portugal, Malta and Slovenia said they believe corruption was prevalent in their home countries.
Could a US president really order SEAL Team 6 to kill a rival? It seems so
The Supreme Courtโs immunity ruling this week makes the hypothetical scenario raised during oral arguments โ in which a president canโt be prosecuted for murder โ well, possible.
Advancing Gender Equality: The EU`s Landmark Directive 2024/1385 on Violence Against Women
Dr. Ceren Kasฤฑm, Postdoctoral
Research and Teaching Fellow, University of Hildesheim, Germany
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INTRODUCTION
The first-ever binding European
Union (EU) legal instrument to…
Lessons on combating genocide: Never give up
This year, we should remember Benjamin Berell Ferencz who led the Nuremberg prosecution of two dozen SS commanders, and his legacy: Law, not war.
The new Screening Regulation โ part 5 of the analysis of new EU asylum laws
Professor Steve
Peers, Royal Holloway University of London
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Commons(Amended on 14 May and 10 and 18 June 2024 – changed sentences marked with an asterisk)
Just before Christmas, the European
Parliament and…
Slovakiaโs Fico backtracks on criminal law reform after EU and domestic pressure
The government of Prime Minister Robert Fico has reinstated the statute of limitations for violent crimes and withdrawn a bill that would have weakened whistleblower protection, effectively backtracking on its initial controversial proposals to reform …
Londonโs Sadiq Khan shaken by pro-Palestine deepfakeย
AI-generated audio of Khan disparaging Remembrance weekend went viral last November.
Foreign policy sanctions and criminal law harmonisation
Professor Steve Peers, Royal
Holloway University of London
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Blachรฉ, via Wikicommons
*This blog post draws upon and
updates research for the 5th edition of EU
Justice and Home Affairs Law (OUP,
2023)
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The New EU Asylum Laws, part 2: the Reception Conditions Directive
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Rebecca
Harms, via Wikimedia Commons *sentences with an asterisk have been corrected or updated since the original publication of this post. Most recent update 14 May 2024.&nb…
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 1: the Qualification Regulation
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London*
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Commons
*sentences with an asterisk have been corrected or updated since the original publication of this post. Most recently updated 14 May 2024.&n…
Slovak president blasts governmentโs prosecution reforms, threatens veto
Slovakia’s president said on Friday (8 December) she would likely veto the government’s planned fast-track changes to criminal law that include scrapping a special prosecutor’s office that has focused on corruption, saying the plan needed proper debate.
International justice must serve victims of Israel-Hamas war atrocities
When it comes to Palestine, the International Criminal Courtโs potential is yet to be realized.
The beginning of the end? Catalan amnesty stirs up a political storm in Spain
PM Pedro Sรกnchez must approve an amnesty in exchange for nationalist support.
Key revelations, groundbreaking strategies and notable omissions in the new Trump indictment
Hereโs what we learned about special counsel Jack Smithโs new case.
Halet v Luxembourg: A Victory of the Unsung Heroes
Dimitrios Kafteranis* and Stelios
Andreadakis**
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Commons
*Assistant Professor
in Law, Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity, Coventry University
** Reader in
Corporate and Fi…
EU foreign policy sanctions: extending and using EU criminal law powers to enforce them
Professor Steve Peers,
University of Essex
Photo credit: Pierre Blachรฉ, via Wikicommons
*This blog post draws upon
research for the forthcoming 5th edition of EU Justice and Home Affairs Law (OUP, 2023)
On Monday this week, the EU Council
ad…