Afreximbank v South Sudan. A good reminder of the benefits of summary judgment v default judgment to assist with enforcement proceedings. – Go Health Pro

Afreximbank v South Sudan. A good reminder of the benefits of summary judgment v default judgment to assist with enforcement proceedings. – Go Health Pro

If you do use the blog for research or database purposes, citation would be appreciated, to the blog as a whole and /or to specific blog posts. Many have suggested I should turn the blog into a paid for, subscription service however I have resisted doing so. Proper reference to how the blog is useful … Read more

echoes of the “Portuguese Judges” judgment in the joined cases C-146/23 and C-374/23 – Official Blog of UNIO – Go Health Pro

echoes of the “Portuguese Judges” judgment in the joined cases C-146/23 and C-374/23 – Official Blog of UNIO – Go Health Pro

João Pedro Sousa (master’s student in European Union Law at the School of Law of the University of Minho) 1. Preliminary considerations Judicial independence is a fundamental pillar of the rule of law enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). It guarantees that judges are free from external pressures – whether … Read more

7 years of the “Portuguese Judges” judgment – understanding where we come from so we know where we are going – Official Blog of UNIO – Go Health Pro

7 years of the “Portuguese Judges” judgment – understanding where we come from so we know where we are going – Official Blog of UNIO – Go Health Pro

Juan Gálvez Galisteo (PhD student at the University of Seville, undertaking a research stay at the University of Minho) I. 27 February 2018. This is the date on which the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its landmark judgment in the “Portuguese Judges” case [Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses v. Tribunal … Read more

Execution of Strasbourg’s Landmark Climate Mitigation Judgment Verein KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Execution of Strasbourg’s Landmark Climate Mitigation Judgment Verein KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

In July 2024, I wrote, together with Chhaya Bharwaj, that the execution of the first climate mitigation judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, Verein KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland, was a space to watch.  This was because the Court found, for the first time, that the lack of an adequate legislative framework to mitigate the … Read more

The T-354/22 judgment (Bindl v. Commission) in perspective – Official Blog of UNIO – Go Health Pro

The T-354/22 judgment (Bindl v. Commission) in perspective – Official Blog of UNIO – Go Health Pro

João Pedro Sousa (master’s student in European Union Law at the School of Law of the University of Minho) 1. Introduction Protecting personal data is a cornerstone of the European Union (EU) legal framework, safeguarded by Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (CFREU) and Article 16 of the Treaty … Read more