Western Europe
Brexit Negotiations Phase One: Winter Is Coming
Shannon Togawa Mercer Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 6:30 AM
The first three months of U.K.-EU negotiations suggest a fast Brexecution is unlikely.
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Western Europe
The Court of Justice of the EU Delivers Judgments on Hamas and Tamil Tigers Sanctions
Elena Chachko Mon, Jul 31, 2017, 9:00 AM
The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union has issued judgments in two appeals concerning EU counterterrorism sanctions against Hamas and the LTTE (Tamil Tigers). The judgments offer a relatively permissive interpretation of the EU Council’s procedural obligations in extending existing counterterrorism designations compared to that of the EU General Court.
Western Europe
Theresa May Not: Exit Polls Predict Hung Parliament
Shannon Togawa Mercer Thu, Jun 8, 2017, 6:16 PM
If the current exit polls for the UK election are correct, the Conservatives have lost their majority in Parliament.
Western Europe
Theresa Maybe: A Primer on the Upcoming UK General Election
Shannon Togawa Mercer Wed, Jun 7, 2017, 6:29 PM
This Thursday, while Americans watch former FBI Director James Comey’s Senate Intelligence Committee testimony, citizens in the United Kingdom will be making their way to the polls to select members of Parliament for the second time in just two years. Let’s outline the whats, whys, hows, and so-whats of the upcoming election—with a particular focus on Brexit and security.
France
The Macron Leaks: Are They Real, and Is It Russia?
Matt Tait Mon, May 8, 2017, 6:10 PM
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has a lot on his mind as he prepares to assume office. One topic we can be sure he’s thinking about: what to do about the dumping of various of his campaign documents and emails online just hours before the election.
France
A Base On Which to Build: Le Pen May Have Lost, But Don’t Count Her Out
Laura Dean Sun, May 7, 2017, 7:53 PM
Tonight’s vote was not only a victory for Macron. It was also a normalization of a party that for much of its existence has belonged to the lunatic fringe.
Western Europe
Remaining Faithful to “the Basic Principles of Human Rights Found in the Original ECHR”?
Ed Bates Fri, Apr 14, 2017, 3:13 PM
A review of Marco Duranti, The Conservative Human Rights Revolution: European Identity, Transnational Politics, and the Origins of the European Convention (Oxford University Press, 2016).
Brexit
New Book Details Legal Implications of Brexit
Shannon Togawa Mercer Wed, Apr 12, 2017, 12:15 PM
The Institute of International Economic Law at Georgetown Law has recently published a book detailing the legal implications of “Brexit,” or the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the EU.
Brexecution
Brexecution Underway: UK Notifies EU of Intent to Depart
Shannon Togawa Mercer Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 8:33 AM
It’s official: as of today, the Government of the United Kingdom has notified the European Union of its departure.
Western Europe
Balancing Privacy and Security in Germany
Russell A. Miller Tue, Mar 14, 2017, 10:32 AM
As the recent, seminal BKA-Act Case shows, Germany wants to be seen as a beacon for privacy and data protection in our anxious, big-data era while also benefitting from a blood-and-iron security regime.