: Organized labor is in crisis. Despite recent polling showing higher levels of public support for unions than at any time since the 1960s, the... The post Redefining Organized Labor: How the Supreme Court Circumscribed the Role of Private Sector Unions in American Communities appeared first on Harvard Law Review
: The present paper aims to investigate the new project of accession to the European Convention of Human Rights. Interest is the individual appeal at the European Court of Human Rights and the autonomy of the law of the European Union. It is worth paying attention first of all to the aspects of the accession of the Union to the ECHR, as well as to the adaptation of the individual appeal procedure before the ECtHR. This is a discipline that aims to ensure the integration of the law of the European Union as well as to achieve the accession that leads to the effective strengthening of the protection of individual rights within the legal order of the Union. Also important is the aspect that reflects (and cannot be preliminary) the potential and limits the individual appeal procedure to a new draft agreement within the perspective of the autonomy of the law of the Union through the rank of constitutional
: The European Union Court annuls the Council's decisions on restrictive measures for peace in the Democratic Republic of The Congo due to lack of updated assessment and well-founded reasons for Mr. Kande and Mr. Boshab. The Council failed to provide an updated assessment of the applicants' situation and establish the validity of maintaining restrictive measures against them. The post Annulling EU Council Decisions on DRC: Cases T-89/23 and T-88/23 Explained appeared first on Banking and Finance law in Belgium
: The European Union Court annuls the Council's decisions on restrictive measures for peace in the Democratic Republic of The Congo due to lack of updated assessment and well-founded reasons for Mr. Kande and Mr. Boshab. The Council failed to provide an updated assessment of the applicants' situation and establish the validity of maintaining restrictive measures against them. The post Annulling EU Council Decisions on DRC: Cases T-89/23 and T-88/23 Explained appeared first on Banking and Financial law in Belgium
: Brussels, 17 November - The EDPB organises a remote event to collect stakeholders’ input on anonymisation and pseudonymisation on implications of the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in EDPS v Single Resolution Board (SRB) . The event will take place on 12 December 2025 (time to be confirmed). This will be an opportunity to inform and support the EDPB’s ongoing work on these topics as per its work programme 2024-2025 and it reflects the EDPB’s commitment to stakeholder engagement, as outlined in the recent Helsinki statement . Who can participate? Individuals representing sector associations, organisations or NGOs and individual companies, law firms or academics are invited to express their interest to participate in this event (one participant per organisation). The EDPB encourages all organisations interested in this matter to delegate a representative with technical knowledge of these topics. As a general rule, participants will be registered on a first-come first-served b[...]
: Today, the FTC granted early termination of its review of Mars, Incorporated’s proposed acquisition of Kellanova. Mars is a global manufacturer of pet care, snacking, and food products. Kellanova owns legacy Kellogg brands, including in snacks, crackers, and frozen breakfasts, after spinning off its North American cereals business in 2023 as WK Kellogg Co. “The Commission cares deeply about any competition concerns that affect American consumers, including in food products,” said Daniel Guarnera, Director of the Bureau of Competition. “Commission staff closely reviewed every aspect of this transaction, including both specific product markets and potential portfolio effects from the acquisition. They turned over every stone needed to arrive at a robust assessment of the likely competitive effects of this transaction. After nearly a year of investigation, dozens upon dozens of interviews with non-parties at all levels of the supply chain (including large chains and small, independent businesses), extensive dat[...]
: Brussels, 06 May - During its latest plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an opinion on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision under the GDPR concerning the European Patent Organisation (EPO) . In addition, the Board adopted an opinion on the European Commission’s proposal to extend the validity of the UK adequacy decisions under the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive (LED) . Finally, the EDPB agreed to grant the status of observer to the Personal Data Protection Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Adequate protection of personal data by the EPO At the European Commission’s request, the Board adopted an opinion on the Commission’s draft adequacy decision regarding the European Patent Organisation (EPO). Once formally adopted by the Commission, this will be the first adequacy decision concerning an international organisation and not a country or a region. An adequacy decision is a key-mechanism in EU data protection legislation which allows the European Commission to deter[...]