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Shell wins appeal in landmark Netherlands climate case

JURIST

This was a setback for the environmental advocacy group Milieudefensie, which sought legal avenues to enforce corporate climate action. A Netherlands appeals court overturned a landmark 2021 ruling requiring Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 on Tuesday.

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Vacancy at the University of Bremen: Paid PhD-Researcher Position in Civil Law, Private International Law and Legal Theory

Conflict of Laws

The Faculty of Law of the University of Bremenis recruiting a doctoral researcher in Private International Law, Civil Law and Legal Theory ( wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter m/w/d; salary group 13 TV-L), part time 50 per cent, starting in 2025, for a duration of 36 months.

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South Korea anti-corruption agency warns against obstruction of Yoon’s arrest

JURIST

Any individual who obstructs the execution of the warrant could also be held liable for injuries or damage to property under civil law, loss of their job, and pension under the National Civil Servants Act. Yoon’s legal team has filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court seeking to invalidate the warrant.

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How Legal Tech Helps Civil Litigators Prepare for Cases

CARET Legal

Case management software is reshaping how civil litigators prepare for their cases, making it a smoother, faster, and more efficient process. In civil law, preparation for a case is a task that demands precision, extensive research, and an acute understanding of legal intricacies.

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Austria Supreme Court refers Facebook data collection questions to ECJ

JURIST

Austria’s Supreme Court of Justice referred four fundamental questions regarding the legality of Facebook’s collection and use of EU customers’ data to the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on Tuesday. He is credited with identifying the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook scandal.

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Kosovo announces closure of of parallel Serb institutions in move condemned by EU

JURIST

In 2003, the UN reported that “numerous problems arise” due to parallel institutions: In criminal law the most serious problem is the risk of double jeopardy. Kosovan children do not receive the same education because there exist two school systems with different curricula.

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Supreme Court of Canada rules police officers cannot sue Crown prosecutors for misfeasance

JURIST

Permitting police lawsuits against the Crown suggests to the public that officers could “police” prosecutions through civil law, erasing public confidence in the court’s objectivity.

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