What have children’s rights got to do with counter-terrorism in Europe?
What have children’s rights got to do with counter-terrorism in Europe? A lot. Consider security-based approaches to targeting suspects of terrorism, who may be children, in education, juvenile justice systems and on the issue of returnees.
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Children’s rights at the local level: The European approach to (unaccompanied) children in migration
Refugee and migrant children require specific protection and support. Local level initiatives play an important role in their integration. Initiatives promoting early integration, an individualised approach and prolonged support appear successful.Read more » -
Otegi Mondragon et al. v. Spain - The impartiality of the Audiencia Nacional in the spotlight
Judicial impartiality is of fundamental importance to anyone facing trial, and especially to those facing criminal prosecution. This blog offers a detailed analysis of the Otegi case and exposes the current state of the Spanish judicial system.Read more » -
Bridging the Gaps in EU Financial Regulation: A shadow banking perspective
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Passing an integration exam as a requirement for an autonomous residence permit
Dutch law made integration a condition for admission and continuous residence. The ECJ already ruled about integration as a condition for admission. Now the ECJ passed its judgment on Dutch integration requirements for autonomous residence.Read more » -
Keystone XL: a cross-border oil pipeline between Canada and the United States of America
On 8 November 2018, the US District Court (Montana) ordered the DOS and TransCanada to stop building the Keystone pipeline.Read more » -
Polishing golden shares
A proposal introducing golden shares to influence the remuneration policy of banks has been resolutely rejected by the Dutch Minister of Finance, Wopke Hoekstra. This would not have been necessary if the four freedoms had been taken into account.Read more » -
Dutch prosecutorial sentencing guidelines: an inspiration for other countries?
Dutch prosecutorial guidelines contribute to consistency in judicial decision-making by providing a starting point for thinking, but with room for individualization: an inspiration for other countries in structuring prosecutorial decision-making?Read more » -
Solving the autonomy conundrum: a hard border in Northern-Ireland?
Solving Northern-Ireland, the main obstacle to an orderly Brexit, is primarily a political challenge. EU Law, however, imposes some legal limits that make this political challenge even harder.Read more » -
For the sake of effectiveness: a tightened approach to preliminary reference obligations of the CJEU
In its recent judgment Commission v. France (C-416/17), the CJEU indicates that it is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the integrity of EU law – a strong for European judicial dialogue in times of worrying judicial developments across the EU.Read more »