Coman and Others
CJEU could force Member States to recognize same-sex ‘marriages’ contracted abroad What’s at Stake: Promotion of the Natural Family and Marriage Summary: In 2010, Romanian citizen Adrian Coman and his...
Published on 21 Nov 2017Legal Matters
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Code of Conduct on Illegal ‘Hate Speech’ Online (European Commission)
Code could lead to online censorship What’s at Stake: Promotion of free speech and marketplace of ideas Summary: On 31 May 2016, the European Commission, in conjunction with Facebook, Microsoft,...
Published on 13 Nov 2017 - legal
Mortier v. Belgium
Belgium’s liberal euthanasia laws challenged before European Court What’s at Stake: Promoting the right to life from conception to natural death Protecting the weak and vulnerable in society Summary: Nothing...
Published on 07 Nov 2017 - legal
Nagy v. Hungary
What’s at Stake The freedom of churches to regulate their own affairs without state interference Summary The principle of church autonomy has been a cornerstone of Western democracies since the...
Published on 14 Sep 2017 - legal
Wunderlich v. Germany
German authorities breach family’s right to homeschool by forcibly removing children from their home What’s at Stake: The right of parents to freely educate their children at home The right...
Published on 05 May 2017 - legal
Grimmark v. Sweden
What’s at Stake Freedom of conscience Summary Ellinor Grimmark is a Christian midwife with a life-long passion to bring life into the world. However, she has been refused employment by...
Published on 12 Apr 2017 - legal
Universal Periodic Review Submissions
Summary The UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) system is used to assess the human rights situations in all 193 Member States by other Member States. It gives Member States the...
Published on 04 Apr 2017 - legal
Walker v. Fraser, Michelle
Pro-life advocate campaigning to defend her right to speak freely What’s at Stake Freedom of speech Summary Pro-life advocate Michelle Fraser was criminally charged for displaying signs that depict the...
Published on 21 Mar 2017 - legal
Shioshvili v. Russia
ECHR affirms the right to prenatal maternal care under Article 3 What’s at Stake: Right to life of unborn children Summary: Lia Shioshvili, a Georgian national who moved to Russia...
Published on 20 Mar 2017
