Narrowing the Member States’s Discretion under Directive 2004/80/EC On 7 November 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) provided essential clarifications for building a cohesive and protective EU-wide framework for compensating crime victims. This is not the first instance in which the Court has been called upon to address the legislative ambiguities … Read more
In their responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, states affirm, time and again, the foundational nature of internationally recognized borders for state sovereignty. Mapping onto the ‘jigsaw puzzle’ cartography of international law, these statements promote a longstanding visual imaginary of the Earth as a globe divided into spatially delimited political units, each imagined as impenetrable … Read more
Enlarge / Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 on September 21, 2015, in San Francisco. Getty Photos | tSteve Jennings Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was indicted in France immediately and ordered to submit bail of 5 million euros. The multi-billionaire was forbidden from leaving the nation and should … Read more
