Western and Central Europe

UN Security Council Extends EU Mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On November 3, 2021, the UN Security Council extended the European Union-led stabilization forces’ mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina for another year in resolution 2604 (2021) (to be issued as docu

ECtHR Issues Two Judgments on Freedom of Expression

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 19, 2021, the European Court of Human Rights published two judgments, Miroslava Todorova v.

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

UK Supreme Court Declines to Align False Imprisonment Law with ECHR

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UK) issued its judgment in R (Jalloh)

Netherlands District Court Rules Benefits Fraud Detection Tool Violates Human Rights

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 5, 2020, the District Court of the Hague in the Netherlands issued a judgment (c

Eur. Ct. H.R. Rules in Favor of Two Lawyers Held Liable for Criticizing Judges

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli