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The ECtHR Decision in ND and NT: New Human Rights Limits for Frontex?

European Futures — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 08:00:43 +0000

Valentina Rioseco Vallejos On 3 October 2017, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down its judgement in ND and NT v Spain. It held that the immediate refoulement of two persons from sub-Saharan Africa, carried out by the Spanish Guardia Civil at the Melilla border in August 2014, had violated Article 4 of …

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Brexit and the Impact on Rights in the EU

European Futures — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 08:30:37 +0000

Tobias Lock LERU Brexit Seminar What consequences will Brexit have for rights in the European Union? While there has been some discussion on the consequences of Brexit for rights protection in the UK, the potential impact of the UK’s withdrawal for rights protection in the rest of the EU has hardly been touched upon. One …

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The ‘Headscarf Rulings’: Did the Court of Justice Really Ban Headscarves in the Workplace?

European Futures — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 08:00:58 +0000

Rebecca Zahn The recent EU court rulings on wearing headscarves in the workplace demonstrate the conflict between enabling EU economic freedoms on the other hand and protecting the rights of workers on the other, writes Rebecca Zahn. She argues that, while the judgements are nuanced in their determination of acceptable work requirements, the weight given …

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Drawing the Battle Lines: The Ongoing Standoff Between the UK Government and the ECHR

European Futures — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 08:00:10 +0000

Dimitrios Kagiaros The UK government’s proposed derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights is based on inconsistent reasoning and would mark a departure from the justifications usually offered, writes Dimitrios Kagiaros. He argues that, rather than insulate UK soldiers from court challenges, the derogation could in fact weaken their human rights protections, and that …

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The High Court of Northern Ireland: Northern Irish Abortion Law Incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights

European Futures — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:00:51 +0000

Jane Rooney In-Depth Analysis In this extended article, Jane Rooney analyses the recent Northern Ireland High Court decision that current abortion law is not compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. She suggests that the judgement could have gone further in testing the compatibility of the legislation with the ECHR, and that possible appeals …

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