EU-US Privacy Shield declared invalid for not providing adequate data protection of European citizens from US surveillance activities
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ICJ rules in the interest of Qatar over its airspace dispute against the Gulf Nations
International Court of Justice (ICJ):With an overwhelming majority of 15:1, the ICJ rejected the appeal filed by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and
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Enrica Lexie Incident| Italy must compensate India for loss of life and material damage; however India is precluded from exercising its criminal jurisdiction over Italian marines involved in the incident
Permanent Court of Arbitration: In an unanimous decision by the Arbitral Tribunal concerning the “Enrica Lexie Incident”, it was held that Italy
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ECHR | Flash mobs are “peaceful assembly” of people; staging demonstration without prior authorisation does not necessarily justify interfering with a person’s right to freedom of assembly
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR): A Seven Judge Bench of Paul Lemmens (President), Georgios A. Serghides, Helen Keller, Dmitry Dedov, María
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ITLOS | Tribunal accedes to the request of Mauritius and Maldives to form a special chamber of 9 judges to deal with dispute concerning delimitation of their maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Jin-Hyun Paik (President) having regard to Article 15 of the Statute of the Tribunal
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ECHR | Holocaust denial not protected by European Convention on Human Rights; interference with rights under Arts. 10 & 6 must be examined in context of special moral responsibility
European Court of Human Rights: The Seven-Judge Bench comprising of Yonko Grozev (President), Angelika Nußberger, André Potocki, Síofra O’Leary, M?rti?š Mits, Gabriele
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WIPO | Philip Morris USA wins right over disputed domain name registered with ‘GoDaddy.com’ as it was confusingly similar to their trademark and was being used in bad faith
World Intellectual Property Organization: M. Scott Donahey (Panelist) transferred the disputed domain names to Philip Morris USA Inc. as these were confusingly
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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court unveils –Sentencing Guidelines for Public Consultation
The rule of law can only be maintained and strengthened by ensuring public confidence in the transparency and consistency of judicial approach.
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[India v. Pakistan] ICJ | Pakistan ordered to review and reconsider Jadhav’s conviction and sentence; consular access granted to India [Full Report]
International Court of Justice (ICJ), Hague, Netherlands: A 16-Member Bench comprising of President Yusuf; Vice-President Xue; Judges Tomka, Abraham, Bennouna ,Cancado Trindade,
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Euro Patent Office | Ex-post facto analysis with benefit of hindsight knowledge of invention not a correct approach to decide patent application
Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office: A Bench of B. Stolz, Chairman and M.R. Vega Laso and J. Geschwind, members allowed
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Law of the Sea | Italy to compensate USD 285,000 to Panama for causing loss of its M/V Norstar in breach of Art. 87 of UN Convention on Law of the Sea
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: In the battle between Panama and Italy concerning Panama’s claim for compensation regarding loss of
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ECJ | Austrian legislation grating certain employees a day’s holiday on Good Friday held detrimental to other employees
European Court of Justice (ECJ): The Bench comprising of K. Lenaerts, President; R. Silva de Lapuerta, Vice-President; J.C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, A. Prechal, C. Toader and C. Lycourgos (Rapporteur),
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ECHR | Conviction for demonstrating obscene sculpture in front of Prosecutor General’s Office held to be disproportionate
European Court of Human Rights: The Seven-Judge Bench comprising of Robert Spano, President; Paul Lemmens, Ledi Bianku, Julia Laffranque, Valeriu Gritco, Stephanie
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“Taste” of food not objectively classifiable as “work” and therefore not copyrightable: ECHR
European Court of Human Rights (The Grand Chamber): The Bench comprising of K. Lenaerts (President), R. Silva de Lapuerta (Vice President), J.-C.
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Homophobia a ‘Poor Law’ of the Victorian era; Cross-dressing an expression of identity reiterating fundamental right: CCJ
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ): A Five Judge Bench comprising of Saunders (President) and Wit, Barrow, Anderson, Rajnauth-Lee, JJ. allowed an appeal
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Only vindicatory damages awarded for failure to establish link between the breach of constitutional right and closing down of business
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ): A Five Judge Bench comprising of Saunders (President) and Wit, Hayton, Anderson, and Rajnauth-Lee, JJ. awarded only
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‘DEVIN’ can be used as an EU trademark for mineral water: Court of Justice of the European Union
Court of Justice of the European Union: The General Court comprising of A.M. Collins, President, M. Kancheva (Rapporteur) and J. Passer, JJ.
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Addressing Prophet Mohammad as a ‘paedophile’ has the potential to incite religious intolerance: ECHR
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR): A Seven Judge Bench comprising of Angelika Nußberger (Germany), President, André Potocki (France), Síofra O’Leary (Ireland),
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No obligation on part of Chile to negotiate on the matter of sovereign access of Bolivia to Pacific Ocean
International Court of Justice: The application was filed by Bolivia against Chile in ICJ to receive a fully sovereign access to the
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Taxing Officer uses discretionary power to Tax the Bill at a grand total of USD 11,084 in favour of applicant
East African Court of Justice-First Instance Division: The instant taxation ruling arose from a bill of costs filed before Yufnalis Okubo, Taxing
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