Background and aim: Loss of biodiversity, climate change, extinction of species, pollution and the overall degradation of ecosystems have a profound global impact on the enjoyment of human rights and require the widest possible international cooperation in order to prevent or remedy these adverse effect. The protection of the environment and the protection of human...
World Intellectual Property Day provides a great chance to meet other people from around the world to reflect on how intellectual property contributes to the flourishing of the world art scene and enables technological innovation that drives human progress. In 2000, WIPO member states designated April 26 as World Intellectual Property Day, the day highlighted...
An updated version of the Council of Europe Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) online course on the Prohibition of Ill-treatment is now available on the HELP e-learning platform. Over 10,000 applications pending before the European Court of Human Rights concern conflicts between member states. These often complex cases concern Article 3 of the European Convention on...
General information On 22nd September 2022, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill was introduced to the UK Parliament. Retained EU Law is a category of domestic law prepared at the end of the transition period of the Brexit exit and consists of EU-derived legislation that was preserved in the UK domestic legal framework...
Azerbaijan has signed Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which refers to the abolition of the death sentence in all cases. Ratification is required for the convention to have legal force in Azerbaijan. Accession to this protocol coincides with the 25th anniversary (1998) of the national abolition of the death...
The European Commission published its annual report on the Safety Gate, the European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products. The report covers alerts notified during 2022 and the responses given by national authorities. Health risks linked to chemical substances were the most frequent type of risk notified, which was found also in a wider...
Brief: The Act will strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of net-zero technologies manufacturing in the EU, and make our energy system more secure and sustainable. This will create more favourable conditions for establishing the projects to be implemented in Europe in accordance with the goal of “net zero” and increasing the production capacity by 40%...
The European Commission and the High Representative have adopted a Joint Communication act on a strengthened European Union Maritime Security Strategy to ensure the safe use of the seas and protect the maritime areas from new threats. An updated Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy was also adopted. Maritime security is of crucial...
The European Commission has adopted a decision to register the European Citizens’ Initiative “Ensuring the reception of migrants with dignity in Europe”. The main goal of the initiative is to provide effective solidarity between member states and ensure the accommodation of asylum seekers throughout the European Union. The participants of the initial work for the...
8th NLIU-Trilegal Summit on Corporate and Commercial Laws, 2023 Owing to multiple requests received from authors, the editorial board of CBCL has decided to extend the submission deadline for the 8th NLIU-Trilegal Summit. Interested authors may submit their manuscripts, as per the parameters mentioned in our Call for Papers, by 11:59 PM on 10 March 2023....