January 30, 2014
We shouldn’t fear a robust debate about Europe – whether in Europe as a whole, domestically or within individual political parties. It’s called democracy.This week’s Westminster news cycle has been dominated by Tory splits and rebellions (again). The…
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britain in europe, ECHR, ECtHR, human rights, immigration, Tory rebels, Westminster |
September 5, 2013
Yesterday, Viviane Reding, the EU Commissioner for Justice and vice-President of the Commission, gave a speech saying she wanted to increase the EU’s powers to intervene in member states where there is a “rule of law” crisis. Citing the “Roma crisis in…
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criminal justice, European federalism, human rights, Viviane Reding, weird uptight federalist stuff |
April 16, 2012
Over a year ago now, the ECJ ruled that, from December 2012, insurers can no longer offer different products and prices to men and women based on their sex, since it would constitute discrimination. We estimated that a 17 year old female driver will ha…
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January 12, 2012
A detailed report, written by veteran Parliamentary legal researcher Robert Broardhurst, and commissioned by a group of backbench Conservative MPs including Chris Heaton-Harris MP and Andrea Leadsom MP, has called for action on the European Court of Hu…
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August 1, 2011
It’s always interesting to observe instances when those who try to occupy the high ground on Europe, claiming to know the facts about the EU, get the facts wrong. Here’s an example:Over on his Guardian blog, Roy Greenslade – a professor of journalism a…
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charter, ECHR, ECJ, human rights, media |
February 17, 2011
It looks like the UK is not the only country where the confusing and expanding powers of the European Court of Human Rights and EU’s European Court of Justice are testing nerves.Marc Bossuyt, the President of Belgian Constitutional Court, has, for the …
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With MPs debating voting rights for prisoners tomorrow, there has been plenty of media attention focussed on the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). But what does this have to do with the EU?Despite the often repeated misconception, the ECHR and the…
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