On 12 June 2012 the Court of Justice of the European Union presented the opinion of Advocate General Cruz Villalon in the case C-617/10 Åklagaren v Hans Åkerberg Fransson. The opinion states that the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights does not prevent a person from being sanctioned in criminal proceedings for facts in respect of… » read more

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Polish Parliament is currently discussing the amendments to the Law on Assemblies proposed in November 2011 by the President of Poland, which, if adopted, will substantially limit the freedom of assemblies. The draft is a result of the events that took place in Warsaw on 11 November 2011, when a number of assemblies turned into… » read more

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The Russian Duma adopted on 12 July 2012 a law limiting freedom of expression on the Internet. The law “on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development” makes it possible for any website to be listed in a forbidden pages register and closed down. The list of reasons, besides child… » read more

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In many EU states the prosecution questions the suspect as if he or she was a witness. This tactic is used in order to avoid the need to guarantee the access to a lawyer. On 10 July 2012 the LIBE Committee voiced its concerns regarding the amendments introduced to the draft of a Directive on… » read more

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Recent events show that the answer to this question may at times be less obvious than it seems to be when reading the Treaties. Law on Schengen once again became a source of controversies. This time they concern the division of power between the Council and the European Parliament. Last month we witnessed a heated… » read more

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