Russia mulls seizing assets of US, EU companies in response to sanctionsThe Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, is developing a bill that would provide for the confiscation of the assets and accounts of European and Amercian companies, including private ones, pending the imposition of economic sanctions against Russia.12:08 05.03.2014
UK did not violate rights of Mormon Church in denying tax exemption – ECHRThe United Kingdom did not violate the rights of the Mormon Church by denying its request for a property-tax exemption, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday.17:32 04.03.2014
Russian government rejects ECHR concerns over Bolotnaya caseThe Russian Government has sent a memorandum to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg to answer the claims of three defendants in the Bolotnaya case, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI.16:56 26.02.2014
Latvian parliament declines “Soviet occupation” amendmentsOn Thursday Latvian parliament dismissed the amendments proposing criminal liability and imprisonment for glorification, denial, white-washing or doubting the Soviet and Nazi occupation.17:32 20.02.2014
UK Court upholds whole-life sentences despite ECHR rulingThe UK Court of Appeal held Tuesday that whole-life sentences should be imposed when appropriate, despite a finding by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that the UK’s whole-life sentences had violated Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention), which prohibits torture and inhuman and degrading treatment.17:42 19.02.2014
French court arrests billionaire Dassault on corruption chargesA court in Nanterre, France, on Wednesday detained industrialist and senator Serge Dassault for allegedly buying votes in Corbeil-Essonnes, where he was formerly mayor, the local media write.14:55 19.02.2014
European Commission may open anti-dumping case against Novolipetsk SteelEuropean steel lobby Eurofer plans to file an anti-dumping case with the European Commission against exports of electrical steel sheet from Russia, Reuter writes on Monday.10:36 17.02.2014
Italy violated rights of Cosa Nostra convict by keeping him behind bars – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that Italy’s continued detention of a man convicted of aiding and abetting Italian “Mafia-type organization” Cosa Nostra violated his right to protection against inhuman and degrading treatment, as established by Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention).16:13 11.02.2014
ECHR turned down 90% of complaints against Russia in 2013The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in 2013 turned down 23,845 out of 24,100 complaints received against Russia, Russian Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev said on Tuesday.14:51 11.02.2014
Lukić sentenced to life by ICTY, taken to EstoniaThe press service of the Estonian Ministry of Justice reported Monday that a prison convoy delivered Milan Lukić to Estonia. Lukić was sentenced to life by the International Criminal Tribunal of the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for military crimes.11:32 11.02.2014
USSR Trade Mission building in Cologne stays Russian-owned - officialThe auction for the building of the Soviet Trade Mission in Cologne was won by a Russian representative.17:11 06.02.2014
German firm sues Apple for $2 billion, alleging patent infringementGerman firm IPCom GmbH has filed a $2.12 billion claim in a Mannheim court alleging that Apple infringed a patented technology that gives priority to emergency phone calls on mobile networks, the Wall Street Journal reported Wedneday.15:08 06.02.2014
NSA monitored former German chancellor Schröder's phone - reportThe National Security Agency monitored former German chancellor Schroder's phone, Süddeutsche Zeitung writes on Wednesday citing anonymous sources and Edward Snowden's revelations.12:04 05.02.2014
Lebanese bank can be subject to EU’s restrictive measures against SyriaThe General Court of the European Union (GCEU) confirmed on Tuesday that a Lebanese bank can be properly included among the entities subject to the EU’s restrictive measures against Syria, according to a statement released by the court.17:15 04.02.2014
Corruption costs Europe up to EUR 120 bln annually – reportCorruption costs the European economy approximately EUR 120 billion annually, the European Commission revealed Monday upon releasing its first EU Anti-Corruption Report.18:19 03.02.2014
Court of Arbitration’s ad hoc Sochi division registers first caseThe Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) ad hoc division has registered its first case arising in connection with the Sochi Olympic Games, according to a statement issued by the CAS Sunday.11:09 03.02.2014
Russians detained in Germany for assisting illegal immigrationPolish and German police have detained five Russian nationals “for the smuggling of irregular migrants” into Germany, Europol said in a statement released on Saturday.10:16 03.02.2014
Italian court upholds guilty verdict against Amanda Knox and her exAn appeals court in Florence, Italy has upheld the guilty verdict against US national Amanda Knox in an in-absentia retrial and sentenced her to 28.5 years of imprisonment for the 2007 murder of a UK student.11:00 31.01.2014
EU Court confirms independent interpretation of ‘internal armed conflict’The Court of Justice of the European Union has concluded that under EU law, the definition of ‘internal armed conflict’ must be independent of that used within the parameters of international humanitarian law.15:43 30.01.2014
PACE committee to invite Snowden, US officials to speak on mass surveillanceA committee within the Strasbourg-based Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) plans to invite NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to its headquarters in April to debate mass surveillance and whistleblowing with US officials.17:14 29.01.2014