Western and Central Europe

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European Court of Human Rights Rules Switzerland Not Required to Recognize Marriage of Fourteen Year Old (December 8, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On December 8, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled in Z.H. and R.H. v.

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International Law in Brief

U.K. High Court Rules West Sahara Trade Dispute Should Be Heard by the Court of Justice of the European Union (October 19, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 19, 2015, the U.K.

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Northern Ireland High Court Rules that Ireland’s Abortion Laws Violate European Convention on Human Rights (November 30, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On November 30, 2015, the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland (Court)

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Non-Renewal of Employment Contract for Refusal to Remove Veil Does Not Violate European Convention on Human Rights (November 26, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On November 26, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled (judgment only

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Decides Prohibition on Distributing Anti-Abortion Pamphlets near Clinic Violates Freedom of Expression (November 26, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On November 26, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled in Annen v

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International Law in Brief

EU Publishes Proposal for an International Investment Court under TTIP (November 12, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On November 12, 2015, the European Union (EU) published its proposal for investment protection an

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International Law in Brief

Portuguese Company Wins Claim Brought Under Hungary-Portugal BIT (November 4, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On November 4, 2015, an arbitral tribunal constituted under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (

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Court of Justice of the European Union Defines the Concept of Extrajudicial Documents (November 11, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On November 11, 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court) issued a

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Negationist and Anti-Semitic Performances Not Protected (November 10, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On November 10, 2015, the European Court of Human rights ruled in M’Bala M

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International Law in Brief

France and U.S. Sign Bilateral Agreement on the Establishment of a Compensation Fund for Holocaust Victims Deported from France (November 1, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On November 1, 2015, the Agreement on Compensation for Certain Victims of Holocaust-Related Deportation from France