In a long running legal battle, some clarity has finally been provided by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in relation to the implications of multi-lateral interchange
fees (MIFs) between card companies with respect to European Competition Law. In the combined cases of Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd (Respondent) v Visa Europe Services [...]
Lorna Woods, Professor of Internet Law, University of EssexThe Court of Justice today handed down the much anticipated rulingon the legality of standard contractual clauses
(SCCs) as a mechanism to transfer personal data outside the European Union. It forms part of Schrems’ campaign to challenge the ‘surveillance capitalism’ [...]
In April 2020 the European Commission challenged before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) two Council Decisions taken within the Partnership Council under the CEPA with Armenia.
The implementation of the CEPA required the establishment of joint institutions such as the Partnership Council, the Partnership Committee, subcommittees and other [...]
Prof. Giegerich hat am 15.7.2020 in der Sitzung der Ständigen Arbeitsgruppe der Europaministerkonferenz auf Einladung des saarländischen Ministeriums für Finanzen und Europa
in der Saarländischen Landesvertretung in Berlin einen Online-Vortrag über das EZB-Urteil des BVerfG vom 5.5.2020 gehalten. [...]
Prof. Giegerich just published the book „The European Union as Protector and Promotor of Equality“ based on our last year’s symposium. Further information are available
here: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030437633 [...]
Im neuesten Saar Brief fasst Prof. Dr. Giegerich die wesentlichen Gedanken aus seinem kritischen Beitrag „BVerfG verzögert europäische Patentreform – Vorschläge zur
Schadensbegrenzung“ im Heft 13 der Europäischen Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2020 (S. [...]
In the ‘Brussels Effect: how the European Union rules the world’ Bradford described how EU regulations impact standards around the world through the process of unilateral
regulatory globalization. The book develops on from Bradford’s highly influential earlier article. [...]
Source: Human Rights Watch Introduction On 14 April 2020, Human Rights Watch started the #FreeTheKids campaign to urge the Greek government for the release of ‘unaccompanied
migrant minors’, who were detained in police cells and other detention centres in the country. [...]
Am 4.7.2020 trug Prof. Giegerich zum Thema „Europäische Solidarität im Lichte des PSPP-Urteils des Bundesverfassungsgerichts“ auf einer Online-Tagung über „Die Europäische
Union als Solidargemeinschaft“ vor, die von der Rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Innsbruck veranstaltet wurde. [...]
In Memoriam. To María Poza Cisneros, Senior Magistrate and Deputy National Member for Spain at Eurojust. The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) Framework Decision (FD) 2002/584/JHA
was designed to provide a speedy and efficient extradition procedure among EU Member States (MS). [...]
