Europe

Council of Europe Adopts Recommendation on Guardianship for Unaccompanied Migrant Children

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On December 11, 2019, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a Recommend

U.S.-EU Joint Statement on Justice and Home Affairs

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On December 11, 2019, the United States and the European Union gathered in Washington for their twice-annual meeting to discuss priorities in the field of Justice and Home Affairs.

New European Rules on the Protection of Whistleblowers Finalized

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

ECtHR Rules Bulgarian Military Court Not Sufficiently Independent to Try Civilian-Involved Case

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 28, 2019, a Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) unanimously held in Mustafa v.

ECtHR Holds No Art. 5 Violation for Migrants Who Could Have Left Detention Area

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 21, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights announced its judgment i

Lengthy Detention in Airport Transit Zone in Moscow Violates ECHR

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 21, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in 

Council of Europe CPT Publishes Report on Estonia

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 19, 2019, the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published the report from its September/October 2017 pe

EU Court Issues Preliminary Ruling on Independence of Disciplinary Chamber of Polish Supreme Court

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 19, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (C.J.E.U.) issued its

EU Court Rules for First Time on Scope of State Power to Reduce or Withdraw Material Reception Conditions

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On November 12, 2019, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (C.J.E.U.) ruled for the first time on the scope of EU member states' right to reduce or withhold material rece

Court of Justice of the EU Increases Public Access to Judicial Documents

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

The Court of Justice of the European Union (C.J.E.U.) announced on November 7, 2019, the opening up access to document