Dr. Vasiliki Apatzidou, Associate Tutor at the University of London
Photo credit: Nicolas Economou, via Wikimedia
Commons
Introduction
The Court’s judgment in the Danané case largely
confirms the core argument made by Advocate General Emiliou in his…
Membership
On 4 March 2026, Guatemala deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, becoming the 93rd Member of the HCCH. More information is <a available here.
Conventions & Instruments
On 1 March 2026, the 2019 Judgments Convention…
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Maend Kullaj has published "Wording Matters: Reconceptualizing Sexual Violence through Contemporary Legal Terminology" in the Academicus International Scientific Journal. The abstract is excerpted below: Among the measures employed to address the prevalence of sexual violence, the very words that…
The Illinois Hearing Board recommends the disbarment of an attorney, rejecting his contention that the Hearing Board improperly denied his requests for a hearing continuanceAfter hearing Counsel’s argument, the Chair orally denied Respondent’s Motion, and the hearing proceeded in absentia.…
Alessia Peretti of EURACTIV.it reports that Italy may repurpose currently empty detention facilities in Albania as “Centers for Permanent Repatriation (CPR).”Currently the facilities are empty as litigation regarding their use is ongoing, with a ruling from the European Court of…
Ghazi Ben Ahmed and Laila Sahnoune have an interesting opinion piece out in the EU Observer, “The legal and moral failings of Meloni’s Albania deportation deal.” In it, they criticize the Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni’s agreement signed in 2023…
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Sharp and pointy mountains – but a lifetime of memories…
