Mikheil Saakashvili charged with abuse of power in absentiaEx-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has been charged with excessive use of power in relation to a case that involves the dispersion of an opposition rally and the raid of television broadcaster Imedi, Newsgeorgia reports citing attorney Otar Kakhidze.12:29 29.07.2014
Russia urges EU to investigate secret CIA prisons in EuropeKonstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, has urged the EU countries to investigate the alleged operation of CIA-run torture facilities in Europe, often referred to as “black sites,” RIA Novosti announced on Monday.10:07 29.07.2014
Criminal case opened against Georgian ex-president SaakashviliA criminal case has been opened against former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, who failed to show up for questioning as a witness to the Georgian chief prosecutor’s office.14:56 28.07.2014
Open call for General Counsel/Heads of Legal: CEE Corporate Counsel Best Practices SurveyCEE Legal Matters, a print and online legal publication dedicated to Central Eastern Europe, in cooperation with RAPSI is powering the 2014 GC Best Practices survey.18:03 25.07.2014
Opposition activist Navalny files complaint with European human rights courtOpposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights against the Moscow City Court decision ordering him to pay 500,000 rubles ($14,250) to Civil Society Development Foundation leader Konstantin Kostin for defamation, Vedomosti newspaper wrote on Friday.10:42 25.07.2014
Poland violated rights of detainees of CIA secret prisons - ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled Thursday that Poland is responsible for numerous violations of rights of two men suspected of terrorist acts and detained through a CIA-run secret prison program.13:55 24.07.2014
Lithuania joins euro zone from January 1On Wednesday, the Council of the European Union in Brussels made a final decision on Lithuania’s inclusion in the euro zone starting January 1, 2015, Italian Secretary of State for European Affairs Sandro Gozi said at a news conference that was broadcast online in real time.17:30 23.07.2014
Ten percent of Bulgarian convicts hide from law enforcementTen percent of convicts in Bulgaria hide from law enforcement, Sega newspaper wrote on Monday, citing the prosecutor’s office.10:42 22.07.2014
France set to ease prison overcrowdingFrance’s parliament has adopted a law to expand the use of probation and other measures to reduce prison overcrowding, Reuters writes. The law has been passed after a final vote in the Senate.14:43 18.07.2014
Russian courtroom cages violate rights of criminal defendants - ECHRThe Grand Chamber of The European Court for Human Rights has upheld the decision ruling that keeping accused in metal bar cages during the trial was degrading, according to the statement released on Thursday.17:04 17.07.2014
French restaurants ordered to identify homemade dishesA law has been adopted in France to dissuade the use of factory-made, prepackaged food in restaurants. Restaurateurs will be required to add a small symbol on their menus to identify meals made in-house by the chef: a pan with a roof-shaped lid, Reuters writes.16:00 16.07.2014
ECHR accepts complaints from two amnestied Bolotnaya defendantsThe European Court of Human Rights has accepted complaints from two amnestied defendants in the Bolotnaya Square riot case, Vladimir Akimenkov and Leonid Kovyazin, attorney Dmitry Agranovsky told RAPSI on Wednesday.14:56 16.07.2014
Criminal liability for denial of Soviet and Nazi aggression upheld in LatviaLatvia’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the parliamentary social democratic political alliance Harmony Center to reverse recent amendments that criminalized public denial, justification and glorification or trivialization of Soviet and Nazi aggression in Latvia, the online resource Delfi announced on Tuesday.10:33 16.07.2014
ECHR upholds Georgia's legislation to fight organized crimeThe European Court of Human Rights has ruled against an applicant who complained over the alleged violation of his rights in Georgia under a law on fighting organized crime, the court said in a press release on Tuesday.17:19 15.07.2014
Special UK court to hear state surveillance complaints - reportThis week Britain’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which deals with public complaints about unreasonable official snooping, will hear the first of this year’s series of legal complaints on the alleged surveillance by state security agencies16:24 14.07.2014
Released ETA terrorists denied unemployment benefitsA court in Spain has dismissed the request for unemployment benefits filed by two former ETA terrorists, Europa Press agency announced on Friday.17:02 11.07.2014
German justice minister urges the US to stop spying on GermanyGermany’s justice minister, Heiko Maas, has called on the United States to stop its spying and surveillance activity in Germany, Passauer Neue Presse newspaper wrote on Friday.15:34 11.07.2014
Mixtures with synthetic cannabinoids are not medicinal products - ECJThe EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg has ruled that the mixtures of herbs containing synthetic cannabinoids consumed as a marijuana substitute are not medicinal products. The court announced its decision in a statement on Thursday.15:58 10.07.2014
ECJ greenlights Apple store layout trademarkApple Inc. will be able to trademark its store layout in the European Union if it adheres to a number of stipulations, according to a statement released by the Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday.14:18 10.07.2014
Germany violated mass media right to criticize Gerhard Schröder - ECHRThe rights of one of the largest European media conglomerates, Axel Springer AG, were violated by Germany after several national courts prohibited the publication of an article criticizing actions of the German ex-Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday.13:40 10.07.2014