Europe

French Appellate Court Considers Environment in Asylum Claim

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

Toward the end of 2020, the cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux (administrative court of appeals in Bordeaux) issued a judgment on an asylum claim that substantively took environmental pollutio

First Joint Law Report Published by African, European, and Inter-American Human Rights Courts

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

The first joint law report of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, European Court of Human Rights, and the Inter-American Court of H

EU Adopts Sanctions Mechanism for Human Rights Abuses

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On Monday, December 7, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted Decision 2020/1999 and Regulat

ECtHR Judgment on Police Brutality against Protestors at Bolotnaya

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On October 13, 2020, the Third Section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its judgment in Zakharov and Var

First CJEU Decision on Net Neutrality

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On September 15, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) interpreted for the first time