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Shell wins appeal in landmark Netherlands climate case

JURIST

A Netherlands appeals court overturned a landmark 2021 ruling requiring Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 on Tuesday. The court cited the company’s duty of care to mitigate climate change risks. The case has been closely watched as a potential precedent for corporate climate accountability.

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Germany top court rules Berlin rent cap is unconstitutional

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The Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, Germany, ruled Thursday that Berlin’s Rent Cap Act is unconstitutional as it has undermined Germany’s Basic Law. The rent cap was enacted in February 2020 as an attempt by the local government to stifle rent hikes and gentrification.

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Europe rights court: Turkey liable for freedom of expression right violation

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Turkey government violated Article 10 freedom of expression of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by imposing law on citizens which prosecuted them for insulting the president. The court further stated that in ?orli’s

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in commercial arbitral tribunals case

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The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in ZF Automotive US, Inc. a case concerning federal district courts’ authority to apply a particular statute to private commercial arbitral tribunals. ” The federal district court granted Luxshare’s application, and subpoenas were sent to ZF senior officers.

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Traveling Judges and International Commercial Courts

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International commercial courts —domestic courts, chambers, and divisions dedicated to commercial or international commercial disputes such as the Netherlands Commercial Court and the never-implemented Brussels International Business Court —are the topic of much discussion these days.

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Human rights groups join WhatsApp suit against Israel spyware vendor

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A coalition of human rights groups joined Wednesday WhatsApp’s lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group and accused the company of selling Pegasus surveillance software to government agencies to target human rights activists under the guise of terrorism laws. The groups filed an amicus brief before the U.S.

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Connecticut judge orders conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $473M in punitive defamation damages for Sandy Hook comments

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Jones has faced three claims in total over his comments that the massacre was a “staged” government plot to take guns from Americans. Jones received a similar outcome in a Texas court in August ordering him to pay $45.2 million in damages to other Sandy Hook parents.