jurisdiction

Sánchez-Bordona AG in the ‘Apple App store’ case. Sticks to de lege lata justifiable insistence on territorial jurisdiction being linked to the original claim. (Despite the clear disadvantage for collective action such as under the Dutch WAMCA). – Go Health Pro

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Sánchez-Bordona AG in the ‘Apple App store’ case. Sticks to de lege lata justifiable insistence on territorial jurisdiction being linked to the original claim. (Despite the clear disadvantage for collective action such as under the Dutch WAMCA). – Go Health Pro

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The Obligation to Notify the State of the Official in the ILC Draft Articles on Immunity of State Officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction: a Backdoor to Impunity? – Go Health Pro

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The Obligation to Notify the State of the Official in the ILC Draft Articles on Immunity of State Officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction: a Backdoor to Impunity? – Go Health Pro

Introduction In April and May 2025, the International Law Commission (ILC) is due to discuss, and possibly adopt on second reading, the Draft Articles on immunity of state officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction, adopted on first reading in 2022. During its session, the ILC will examine amendments to draft articles 7 to18 and an Annex … Read more

Da Silva v Brazil Iron. High Court, applying the Court of Appeal’s approach in Limbu v Dyson and with emphasis on the possibility to obtain substantial justice, rejects suggestion of ‘judicial colonialism’, accepts jurisdiction in Brasilian mining pollution case. – Go Health Pro

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Da Silva v Brazil Iron. High Court, applying the Court of Appeal’s approach in Limbu v Dyson and with emphasis on the possibility to obtain substantial justice, rejects suggestion of ‘judicial colonialism’, accepts jurisdiction in Brasilian mining pollution case. – Go Health Pro

In my contribution to the EAPIL online seminar discussing Ekatarina Aristova’s excellent Tort Litigation against Transnational Corporations: The Challenge of Jurisdiction in English Courts (OUP 2024), I flagged the discussion by Dr Aristova in Chapter 6 of the book, of one of the objections to jurisdiction exercised by ‘European’ or by extension courts in the Global North, … Read more

“No safe haven” is not enough – universal jurisdiction and Russia’s war of aggression – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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“No safe haven” is not enough – universal jurisdiction and Russia’s war of aggression – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Three years after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the widespread activation of universal and other forms of extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute international crimes committed in the war calls for an evaluation. What has been achieved so far and what could be done better? Despite the stated commitment of Ukraine’s allies to complement the … Read more

Coastal State Jurisdiction in the Territorial Sea and the Protection of People on Board Foreign-Flagged Vessels – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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“No safe haven” is not enough – universal jurisdiction and Russia’s war of aggression – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Today—the 10th of December—is an important day for international law. First, on 10 December 1982, the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was adopted in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Among other things, the UNCLOS governs the innocent passage regime, which codifies and stabilises the delicate balance struck between the interests of coastal … Read more