Starting as a local outbreak, the COVID-19 has rapidly transformed into a global public health emergency spurring the global economic turndown and facilitating an unpredictable

global and EU economic crisis. The reaction from the EU in terms of attempting to mitigate the effects of economic shock was not long in coming – for example, a [...]

The corona crisis is of a singular character, in particular in terms of its economic and societal implications. The containment measures taken by governments across Europe

encounter a significant degree of public acceptance, but have resulted in a standstill of large parts of the economy. [...]

The coronavirus crisis has given rise to numerous initiatives by governments around the world to combat the pandemic by gathering, sharing, and transferring data, both personal

and anonymized. A great deal of attention has been given to proposals for increased data gathering within the EU, and many statements have been issued about them [...]

International instruments on judicial cooperation in criminal matters are designed to facilitate and accelerate the cooperation between enforcement authorities in different

countries. The EU legislator pursues these goals by grounding the cooperation system on the principles of mutual trust and mutual recognition. [...]

The European Union (EU) does not maintain formal trade relations with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or Eurasian Union). At the same time, the EU attempts to develop interregional

free trade agreements with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). [...]

We live in uncertain times, in times when the rule of law cannot be taken for granted anymore. Rather, to the contrary, numerous events in Europe and beyond challenge a fundamental

principle of our legal culture, a milestone of the civilized world. It is therefore of the utmost importance to look after one of the most successful achievements [...]

Professor Stephen Weatherill, Somerville College and Law Faculty, Oxford UniversityPolitical misdirectionOn Wednesday 11 March 2020, at a meeting of the Future Relationship

with the European Union Committee of the House of Commons, the following exchange took place:Hilary Benn: “On goods moving from GB to Northern Ireland under the [...]

The second case filed at the CJEU in 2019 was not one to make headlines. Although “A.P.” (C-02/19,) takes place in the field of criminal law, it does not concern blood

and thunder. Although Mr A.P. is convicted, he is not in prison. On the contrary: the case only arose because A.P. [...]

Ireland is one of two Member States, the other being Poland, where electronic surveillance and in particular access to phone data can be authorised directly by the police without

a Court order, but in light of the majority judgment handed down by Irish Supreme Court down on 24 February 2020 in Dwyer v The Commissioner of An Garda Síochána [...]

Laura Katharina Woll beschäftigt sich in unserem neuesten Saar Brief mit der Fragestellung „Sterben dürfen und sterben lassen?“ und kommentiert dabei das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts

vom 26. Februar 2020. Ihren Beitrag finden Sie hier. [...]