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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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Application to annul sentence and release applicant from prison not granted where applicant alleged for rape: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The application had been filed under Rule 19 of the Court Rules from Provision 17

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ECJ: Organisms obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs and are, in principle, subject to obligations laid down by GMO Directive

European Court of Justice (ECJ): Confédération paysanne, a French agricultural union which defends the interests of small-scale farming, together with eight other

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Former Civil Defence Forces Initiator and High Priest granted conditional release in war crimes : Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone

The Hague, Netherlands: The Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL) granted conditional early release to Special Court convict Allieu Kondewa. Kondewa,

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ICJ finds partial jurisdiction under Optional Protocol to Vienna Convention to entertain Application of Equatorial Guinea against France

International Court of Justice ( ICJ): On 13 June 2016, Equatorial Guinea instituted proceedings against France in ICJ with regard to a

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Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court unveils –Sentencing Guidelines for Public Consultation

[India v. Pakistan] ICJ | Pakistan ordered to review and reconsider Jadhav’s conviction and sentence; consular access granted to India [Full Report]

Euro Patent Office | Ex-post facto analysis with benefit of hindsight knowledge of invention not a correct approach to decide patent application

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

ECJ | Austrian legislation grating certain employees a day’s holiday on Good Friday held detrimental to other employees

ECHR | Conviction for demonstrating obscene sculpture in front of Prosecutor General’s Office held to be disproportionate

“Taste” of food not objectively classifiable as “work” and therefore not copyrightable: ECHR

Homophobia a ‘Poor Law’ of the Victorian era; Cross-dressing an expression of identity reiterating fundamental right: CCJ

Only vindicatory damages awarded for failure to establish link between the breach of constitutional right and closing down of business

‘DEVIN’ can be used as an EU trademark for mineral water: Court of Justice of the European Union

Addressing Prophet Mohammad as a ‘paedophile’ has the potential to incite religious intolerance: ECHR

No obligation on part of Chile to negotiate on the matter of sovereign access of Bolivia to Pacific Ocean

Taxing Officer uses discretionary power to Tax the Bill at a grand total of USD 11,084 in favour of applicant

Application to annul sentence and release applicant from prison not granted where applicant alleged for rape: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

ECJ: Organisms obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs and are, in principle, subject to obligations laid down by GMO Directive

Former Civil Defence Forces Initiator and High Priest granted conditional release in war crimes : Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone

ECJ asks EUIPO to reconsider the three-dimensional shape of ‘4 Finger KitKat’ as an EU trademark

Ban on publication of newspaper annulled in light of restriction on ’Freedom of Press’

Mandatory Death Penalty in Barbados held Unconstitutional: CCJ

ICJ finds partial jurisdiction under Optional Protocol to Vienna Convention to entertain Application of Equatorial Guinea against France