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‘Abduction of Europa’ (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Amsterdam - 1632 - fragment)

donderdag 28 februari 2013

Russian punk band Pussy Riot goes to Strasbourg: a song in Major or Minor? (with a summary in Russian)

Russian lawyer

In the beginning of February 2013 three members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot (“PR”) submitted their complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”). Their lawyers claim that PR’s performance in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was not motivated by religious hatred and hostility but rather was a political statement.

Nieuwsbrief Rechtspraak Europa no. 3 - maart 2013 (European Courts' newsletter - Dutch edition)

Klik hier voor onze nieuwsbrief met een overzicht van recente rechtspraak van het Europese Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens in Straatsburg en het Hof van justitie van de Europese Unie in Luxemburg

European Courts - newsletter - English edition - no. 3 (March 2013)

Our newsletter with an overview of recent case law from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxemburg.

zondag 17 februari 2013

(Spanish) Dworkin, vida y obra

Abogado y Profesor de Derecho (Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Argentina) 

Ronald Myles Dworkin había nacido en Worcester, Massachusetts, el 11 de diciembre de 1931. Su familia se completaba con un hermano y una hermana mayores, y sus padres se separaron cuando Ronald era muy chico. Vivieron con su madre en Rhode Island, en la ciudad de Providence. Su madre se volvió a casar enseguida pero al poco tiempo enviudó. Sabemos poco de su infancia pero fue un boy scout convencido e hizo todo el cursus honorum de Baden Powell.

donderdag 14 februari 2013

Taking Rights Seriously: Ronald Dworkin dies at 81 (December, 11 1931 - February, 14 2013)

By Marc de Werd 
Justice in the Amsterdam Court of Appeal in the Netherlands and editor of this blog

American philosopher and constitutional law expert Ronald Dworkin, a liberal scholar who argued that the law should be founded on moral integrity, has died at the age of 81. His theory of law as integrity, in which judges interpret the law in terms of consistent and communal moral principles, especially justice and fairness, is among the most influential contemporary theories about the nature of law. Dworkin advocated a "moral reading" of the United States Constitution, and an interpretivist approach to law and morality. 

zaterdag 2 februari 2013

Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein? Adjudicating sensitive moral issues in Europe



By Marc de Werd (Amsterdam Court of Appeal)

Judging and judges’ dilemmas are the main topics of this weblog. How do national judges in Europe decide highly controversial cases, like same-sex marriage and adoption of children born out of wedlock? Does Strasbourg case law make it easier for them? And, in their turn, are national judges helping their Strasbourg-colleagues? This blog post argues that judging on human rights should not be seen as a top down process from Strasbourg, but rather needs a bottom up approach of national judges.

Nieuwsbrief Rechtspraak Europa no. 2 (februari 2013) (European Court's newsletter - Dutch edition

Klik hier voor onze nieuwsbrief met een overzicht van recente rechtspraak van het Europese Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens in Straatsburg en het Hof van justitie van de Europese Unie in Luxemburg

vrijdag 1 februari 2013

European Courts - newsletter - English edition - no.2 (February 2013)

Our newsletter with an overview of recent case law from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxemburg