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Germany Establishes Arbitral Tribunal for Nazi-Looted Art

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Özge Karsu

On March 26, 2025, Germany’s federal government, the states, and the leading municipal associations

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Council of Europe Opens Convention on Environmental Crime for Signature

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Özge Karsu

On December 3, 2025, the Council of Europe opened for signature the

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French Court of Cassation Rules on Functional Immunity and International Crimes

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Özge Karsu

On July 25, 2025, the France’s highest court

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ECtHR Rules on Degrading Detention Conditions of an Asylum Seeker

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Ylian Gassmi

On October 14, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in the Case of B.F. v. Greece.

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CJEU Sets Stricter Limits on “Safe Country of Origin” Designations

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Özge Karsu

On August 1, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

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ECtHR Finds Switzerland Violated Fair Hearing Rights in Semenya v. Switzerland Sports Arbitration Case

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Alaa Hajyahia

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on July 10, 2025 that Switzerland v

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UK High Court allows continued export of jet fighter components to Israel

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ASIL Staff

On June 30, 2025, the High Court of Justice’s King’s Bench Division ruled th

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German Court Exercises Universal Jurisdiction for Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes in Syria

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Alaa Hajyahia

On June 16, 2025, the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Frankfurt/Main

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ECtHR Upholds Data Sharing Between Authorities

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Özge Karsu

On April 1, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the Netherlands’ Consumer and Market A