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ECHR: immigration detention judgment
Judgment of 24th Jan. The Saadi v UK judgment is due tomorrow (29th). Press release issued by the Registrar CHAMBER JUDGMENT RIAD AND IDIAB v. BELGIUM The European Court of Human Rights has today Read More
ECJ update: Akdas, Jipa, İŞİ Partisi, infiringement actions
1) The questions in the 'Akdas' reference on Decision 3/80 are now online in English 2) The A-G's opinion in the Jipa reference - see questions below -- is due Feb. 14th. 3) Read More
Launch of EU border management package
Here is the Commission's blurb on its upcoming border package: Wednesday 13 February: Launch of a border management package The news: The Commission will adopt a "border management package" aiming at improving external border control Read More
Bulgaria: The Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) repeals a provision of the Data Retention in the Internet Regulation
The Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) repeals a provision of the Data Retention in the Internet Regulation With a decision as of December 11, 2008 a five-member panel of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) repealed Read More
Hungary: The Hungarian Constitutional Court declares several rules of the act regulating the criminal registry unconstitutional
The Hungarian Constitutional Court declares several rules of the act regulating the criminal registry (hereinafter: CRA) unconstitutional. - the Court nullified rules on the scope of the registry, on data transfer from the registry and Read More
UK: Guardian article – What terror jury was not old: “They tore my nails out. Then I was interrogated by MI5”
Article (Guardian, link) - Britons found guilty of al-Qaida membership - Convicted man alleged torture by Pakistani agents Read More
EU-UK: Major victory in the European Court of Human Rights: ECHR finds that the UK practice of keeping the fingerprints and DNA of people not convicted of an offence is a violation of Article 8 of the ECHR Convention
Marper case press release (pdf) and full text of Marper judgment (pdf). The Court findings are expressed in damning terms of UK law and practices. UK Background: ECHR: Marper v UK case concerning the retention Read More
EU: European Commission has launched a public consultation on the future priorities in the field of Justice and Home Affairs policy
Deadline: 31 December 2008: THE ALTERNATIVE CONSULTATION ON EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS POLICY The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the future priorities in the field of Justice and Home Affairs policy. Read More
EU: European Court of Justice press release concerning the speciality rule which states that a person surrendered under a European Arrest Warrant for the purpose of prosecution for a criminal offence may be prosecuted only for that offence
Judgment: Press Release(pdf) Read More
UK: Information Commissioner’s response to Home Affairs Select Committee report “A Surveillance Society?”
A Surveillance Society?: Information Commissioner’s Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2007–08 (pdf). Background: A Surveillance Society?: The Government reply to the report from the Home affairs Committee (pdf). See: Government stands by Read More