Yesterday, the European Copyright Society (ECS) published its Opinion on the CJEU MIO/konektra cases C- 580/23 and C-795/23 (originality and infringement test of works of applied
art). The Executive Summary is reproduced below and the full Opinion is available here: ecs-opinion-mio-konektra.pdf [...]
This week at Balkinization we are hosting a symposium on Ignacio Cofone's new book, The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy Cambridge University Press
(2023). We have assembled a terrific group of commentators, including Nikita Aggarwal (Miami), Elettra Bietti (Northeastern), Nik Guggenberger (Houston), Claudia [...]
The latest round of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations, the 29th session of the Conference of Parties (COP29), recently wrapped
up in Baku, Azerbaijan. As usual, the complex process featured heated debates over key components of climate policy — mitigation, adaptation, and finance — as [...]
On November 27, Syrian opposition forces launched a large-scale military operation, “Rade’ Al Adwan”—translated as Deterring Aggression—against the Syrian regime.
Comprising thousands of fighters from Turkey-backed factions and Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS), a former affiliate of al Qaeda, the offensive marks a dramatic escalation [...]
Die große Überraschung blieb aus. Die Verfassungsbeschwerden gegen das Strompreisbremsegesetz von insgesamt 22 Betreibern von Anlagen zur grünen Stromerzeugung wurden zurückgewiesen
(Az.:1 BvR 460/23, 1 BvR 611/23). Blickt man allein auf die tragenden Gründe für die Erfolglosigkeit der Beschwerden, hält das Urteil in der Tat wenig Überraschendes [...]
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KOREA MARTIAL LAW CRISIS [...]
Among the many war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are large-scale efforts to deport Ukrainian children to Russia.
Thousands of children have already been taken to Russian camps and facilities, leading the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for two senior Russian [...]
