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The third article of our 4-part series in collaboration with ESADE Law Review is live on our blog! In this third part, the authors offer a corporate view and dispute resolution view critique of human rights due diligence in the United States and the EU. Read the full post on the GJIL blog. https://lnkd.in/eh9N6mPk

Happy to see a 7-year research with stops in Geneva, London and Thessaloniki materialize in this forthcoming article to be published with European Constitutional Law Review

Unpacking China’s Anti-Secession Law: A Conversation with Dr. I-Chung Lai and Professor Jacques d... Center for Strategic & International Studies 16 Aug 2024 ChinaPower In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, we are joined by Dr. I-Chung Lai and Professor Jacques deLisle to unpack China’s 2005 Anti-Secession Law and its important implications for cross-Strait relations—the topic of an international conference co-hosted by CSIS and Prospect Foundation in early August 2024. Dr. Lai dissects the legislation’s nine articles, particularly Article 8’s conditions in which China can employ ‘non-peaceful means’ toward Taiwan. Professor deLisle speaks to the implications of the recent “22 Opinions” that China released to strengthen the Anti-Secession Law. The 22 Opinions criminalizes support for Taiwan independence and could be even used against foreign individuals who are not from China or Taiwan. However, Professor deLisle suggests that international recognition and enforcement of these laws would raise human rights concerns. Finally, Dr. Lai and Professor deLisle offer their recommendations on how the United States, Taiwan, and the international community can effectively respond to China’s actions. 

📢 Announcement from Utrecht Journal of International Law! 📢 Dear Readers, We are thrilled to present Volume 39, Issue 1 of the Utrecht Journal of International and European Law (UJIEL)! 🌍📚 This issue showcases the dedication and scholarly contributions of our authors, and the rigorous efforts of our board of editors and external referees involved in our double-blind review process. 🔍 Highlights of this Issue: The Electronic Participation in Corporate Bodies in Lithuania from a Comparative Perspective: Ivan Romaschenko and Virginijus Bitė explore the digital transformations in corporate governance regulations in Europe, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The article analyzes electronic participation in corporate bodies in Lithuania, comparing Estonian and German jurisdictions, and includes quantitative surveys from Lithuanian law firms. The authors provide recommendations on identification and verification of shareholders, voting methods during online meetings, and decision-making on electronic participation. Post-EU Accession to the ECHR: The Argument for Why the ECtHR Should Abandon the Bosphorus Doctrine: Šejla Imamović examines the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) case law from 2005-2021 concerning the responsibility of EU member states, known as the “Bosphorus presumption of equivalent protection.” The article argues for abandoning this doctrine in light of the EU's principle of mutual trust and its impending accession to the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). We hope these contributions inspire further discussion and research in the field of international and European law. Thank you for your continued support and engagement with UJIEL. https://lnkd.in/gmtJSbXM Stay informed, stay inspired, and join the conversation with Utrecht Journal of International Law! #InternationalLaw #LegalResearch #UtrechtJournal #NewEdition #ScholarlyArticles #Volume39Issue1 #LegalStudies #GlobalLaw #EuropeanLaw #CorporateGovernance #ECHR #ECtHR

The Belgian government has just introduced into Parliament a bill transposing the European Collective Redress Directive, which is set to introduce a European-style class action into the legal systems of all EU Member States. Almost three and a half years after the adoption of the Directive (and well after the expiry of the transposition deadline on 25 December 2022), Belgium has now taken an important first step in bringing its own collective redress regime in line with EU law. Together with my colleagues Florence Danis and Wannes Vandenbussche I've discussed some of the key changes in a blogpost. Stay tuned for more details! #classaction #collectiveredress #EUlaw

Posts from #KluwerCompetitionLawBlog# for 01/31/2024 《Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2023: #Portugal#》 Miguel Mendes Pereira, Carla Marcelino, Beatriz Ribeiro Fernandes, Ana Wallis de Carvalho (DLA Piper Portugal)/January 31, 2024 2023 confirms us that the Competition Authority of Portugal (#AdC#) is one of the most brilliant and proactive 7members of the #ECN# and the #ICN# #AutoridadedaConcorrencia#

"#Internationallaw and human rights law are intimately related and mutually reinforcing. Thus, when international law is breached with impunity, the entire system suffers, including the human rights protection mechanisms... #Exceptionalism violates the dignity of the individual when the law favours some, but is used to exploit, oppress, and persecute others. It contravenes article 1 of the #UniversalDeclarationofHumanRights, which stipulates “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood...Exceptionalism also breaches article 26 of the #InternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights (ICCPR): ”All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any #discrimination to the equal protection of the law. ” https://lnkd.in/enshVnX8

ECHR LEADING JUDGMENTS ON EU LAW In the context of the launch of a new “ECHR/EU” page on its Knowledge-Sharing platform (https://lnkd.in/eJiYpA8u), the European Court of Human Rights recently published an overview of its leading judgments on EU law, i.e. those judgments and decisions which set out the key principles on the status of EU law under the Convention and their effects in a number of significant areas: https://lnkd.in/eRtmpJmf This is the first overview of its kind. The topics addressed by it, which are not exhaustive and will be gradually expanded, currently include: ◾ The responsibility of EU Member States under the Convention when applying EU law  ◾ The absence of responsibility of the EU under the Convention ◾ The Bosphorus presumption (of “equivalent protection”) ◾ Mutual recognition in general ◾ The European arrest warrant ◾ The Dublin Regulation ◾ Child abduction (Brussels II bis Regulation) ◾ The obligation to give reasons for the refusal to make a reference for a preliminary ruling ◾ The manifest error of law The key principle common to these leading judgments is the Convention liability of EU Member States for their application of EU law. It means that in applying EU law, domestic judges and prosecutors are required to ensure a level of protection of fundamental rights compatible with that of the Convention (see, for a recent illustration, M.B. v. the Netherlands: https://lnkd.in/dYsC-Uv7). Thus, for them, EU law is not the end of the story. The said overview contains numerous examples of how this translates into everyday practice. #echr #eulaw #fundamentalrights

Article on the Vienna Convention 1980 The article “Is there a Life After the End of the Contract?”, written by Professor Christine Chappuis, published in “1 Transnational Commercial Law Review (TCLR) (2020), 100–115”, is available on the website www.cisg-online.org. For more details: https://lnkd.in/egxcSY9n #internationalcommerciallaw #internationalcommercialcontract #internationalsaleofgoods #viennaconvention1980 #crossborderdebtrecoveryblog

In this new EU Law Live´s Weekend Edition, Felix Ronkes Agerbeek discusses the complex and ongoing process of the European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights, highlighting the significant legal and political challenges involved. He provides an insider’s perspective on the revised accession instruments negotiated between 2020 and 2023, emphasizing the necessity of reconciling the EU's legal system with the Convention while maintaining the EU's foundational principles and mutual trust among member states . Don´t miss it at: https://lnkd.in/dS2VsK9u #EU #EUCommission #law #EUlegalsystem #trust #memberstates #EuropeanConventiononHumanRights #EUCHr