Category: Law and Justice

Sports and Film Rights in the EU: The Legacy of Murphy

Arianna Andreangeli and Rachael Craufurd Smith In this event report, Arianna Andreangeli and Rachael Craufurd Smith review a recent one-day workshop considering the implications of the EU courts’ Murphy judgement on sports broadcasting rights for the audiovisual sector, as well as the European Commission’s Digital Single Market agenda. They write that the discussions underlined that, …

The EU Copyright Reform Debate is Marked by Diverging Views

Nevena Kostova In this extended article, Nevena Kostova considers the implications of the European Parliament’s recent non-binding resolution on copyright in the EU. She argues that the document sends mixed signals to the EU Council and to the European Commission, which is currently preparing a copyright reform proposal. Extended Article Large Copyright Sign Made of …

The Human Rights Act and Britain’s European Futures

Tobias Lock In this extended article, Tobias Lock explores the implications of potential human rights reform in Britain. He writes that a repeal of the Human Rights Act would not necessarily require the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights. Should Britain leave, however, he argues that its future in both the Council …

Britain and the Two Europes

Tobias Lock The Conservatives’ election victory paves the way for the UK government to pursue both EU reform and human rights reform, writes Tobias Lock. Each issue, he suggests, will have an impact on the continent, and the debate on ‘sovereignty’ may prove decisive in how Britain defines it relationship with the rest of Europe. …