Communications

The Principles of Confidentiality and Noninterference in Communications with Lawyers and Legal Advisers in Recent ICJ and ECHR Case Law

“Legal professional privilege,” or “attorney-client privilege,” as it is often called in domestic legal systems, includes the right of noninterference in communications between clients and their legal advisers, as well as the right of confidentiality of such communications. They are essential conditions for the legal profession and well-protected principles in national, regional, and international legal orders, which only allow for exceptional restrictions.

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Topic 1
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20
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16
Author: 
Géraldine Giraudeau
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Latin America and the Caribbean
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International Law in Brief

The European Court of Justice Declares the Commission’s U.S. “Safe Harbour” Decision Invalid (October 6, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice (Court)

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International Law in Brief

European Union and the U.S. Complete Data Protection Umbrella Agreement (September 8, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 8, 2015, the European Union and the U.S.

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International Law in Brief

IACHR Office of the Special Rapporteur Calls on the U.S. to Reform NSA Collection Program (May 14, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On May 14, 2015, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

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International Law in Brief

U.S. Second Circuit Declares NSA Bulk Telephone Metadata Program Unlawful (May 7, 2015)

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Caitlin Behles

On May 7, 2015, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the Court) ruled in ACLU v.

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International Law in Brief

British Investigatory Powers Tribunal Rules Prior Intelligence Sharing Arrangements Between U.S. and U.K. Illegal (February 6, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On February 6, 2015, the U.K.’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal issued a second judgment in Liberty and Others v.

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International Law in Brief

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Publishes Report on Violence Against Journalists and Media Workers (July 21, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On July 21, 2014, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights published a

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Denies Journalist Source Protection to Perpetrator of Bomb Attacks (June 19, 2014)

Author: 
Emily MacKenzie

On June 19, 2014, a Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (Third Section) (the Court) declared inadmissible

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International Law in Brief

United Nations General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Right to Privacy in Cyberspace (December 19, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On December 19, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly adopted draft resolution A/C.3/68/L.45/Rev.1 as recommended by its Third Com