Über Schutzlücken der EU-KI-Verordnung bei der Regulierung der automatisierten Detektion von Geldwäsche Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie möchten eine Überweisung tätigen, Ihr Bankkonto wurde jedoch gesperrt. Nach Rückfrage bei Ihrer Bank wird die Überweisung am übernächsten Werktag ausgeführt und die Verzögerung mit technischen Problemen erklärt. Ein halbes Jahr später erhalten Sie wegen eben dieser Überweisung … Read more
In less than 14 months, submarine telecommunications cables connecting Estonia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, and Sweden have been cut nine times in the Baltic Sea. In addition, an underwater electricity cable and a gas pipeline have been cut by a ship anchor. These damages occurred in three separate incidents all involving a foreign commercial ship … Read more
Unpacking Key ICJ Questions on Climate Obligations On December 13, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded the hearings of the advisory proceedings on State obligations in respect of Climate Change. During the two weeks of the hearings, 96 States and 11 international organizations presented oral arguments before the Court in The Hague. On … Read more
Photo by Igal Ness on Unsplash On 23 October 2024, the five-year dispute between Valve and UFC-Que Choisir has come to a close. With the French Supreme Court upholding the Paris Court of Appeal’s decision, and ruling that consumers cannot resell digital copies of videogames distributed online. Putting the final seal on the question of … Read more
How the Court of Justice of the European Union provides further teeth to the Habitats Directive On 14 November 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found Germany in breach of the Habitats Directive (HD) due to a failure to prohibit agricultural activities that drove biodiversity loss in protected (Natura 2000) sites. … Read more
