JURIST

MARCH 24, 2024

Philippine officials accused a Chinese Coast Guard ship on Saturday of hitting a Philippine supply boat with water cannons in the heavily disputed waters of the South China Sea, causing heavy damage to the vessel and injuring several crew members. China, in response, also released a statement detailing Saturday’s events.

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JURIST

MARCH 5, 2023

UN member states Saturday agreed to a legally-binding high seas treaty after nearly 20 years of talks. The high seas treaty aims to protect 30 percent of seas by 2030 (a target known as “30 by 30”). The treaty will provide a legal framework for establishing vast marine protected areas (MPAs).

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JURIST

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Additionally, it urged the Maltese government to implement a national law to ensure the protection of the rights of detained unaccompanied minors in line with the European Convention on Human Rights. The European court granted the applicants compensation for non-pecuniary damages.

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JURIST

MAY 21, 2024

The Philippines challenged China on Monday to allow international scrutiny of the disputed Scarborough Shoal, according to the Philippines’ official news agency. The international court also concluded China caused “irreparable harm” to the marine environment of the South China Sea through its conduct.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 4, 2023

PCG spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela stated that the PCG noticed the alleged increase in CMM activity on November 13th, leading National Security Adviser and Chair of the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea General Eduardo Año to order the PCG to patrol the area. Philippine President Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr.

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JURIST

APRIL 30, 2021

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court held Thursday that several provisions in the country’s Federal Climate Change Act of 2019 were insufficient and violate freedoms in the Basic Law. The post Germany top court rules climate change law is insufficient appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

JULY 21, 2024

While Watson says he and his team are merely enforcing Japan’s obligations to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling , Japan claims that their actions constitute dangerous piracy on the high seas. Police arrested environmental activist Captain Paul Watson on his ship Sunday in the town of Nuuk, Greenland.

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JURIST

MAY 21, 2024

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ( ITLOS ) defined greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a form of marine pollution under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in a landmark advisory opinion released Tuesday. ITLOS emphasized the imperative to limit global temperature rise to no more than 1.5

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JURIST

MAY 21, 2022

ECCHR criticized the hearings, stating: Equating civil rescue with aiding and abetting human smuggling is a gross attempt to weaponize laws meant to protect vulnerable people on the move. The Iuventa has rescued over 14,000 migrants from incidents at sea between 2016 and 2017.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The China Coast Guard (CCG) released a statement shortly after the incident denying the Philippine government’s claims, alleging that three Philippine Bureau of Fisheries ships entered into Chinese territorial waters despite being told not to do so, necessitating a “professional, standardized, legitimate and legal” response.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2021

The CJEU ruled that the concept of “energy solidarity” was well-grounded in European law, rejecting Germany’s argument that energy solidarity is merely a political concept. The post Germany loses case restricting the use of OPAL gas pipeline appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The UK High Court in London ruled Thursday that the UK North Sea Transition Authority’s decision to authorize exploration of the North Sea for more sources of oil and gas was legal. The NGOs based their submissions to the court on five primary issues.

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JURIST

JUNE 17, 2024

The chancellor believes that a consensus within the Austrian government is required before a Minister can support an EU law. Minister Gewessler responded in a letter which stated that the chancellor’s claim has “no legal basis” The Minister argued that there is no legal requirement for a consensus.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Share The court will hear oral arguments this morning in Hewitt v. United States , on the First Step Act’s sentencing reduction provisions, and Stanley v. 13 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. 13 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2023

Civil organizations engaged in search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea Thursday released a joint statement condemning Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s new decree. The civil organizations claim that Italy’s new decree, announced on January 2, violates international law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 30, 2021

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled Thursday that the United Kingdom did not hold sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, allowing the dispute between Mauritius and Maldives in regards to the delimitation of their boundaries to proceed.

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JURIST

MARCH 30, 2023

The resolution also requests the Court’s opinion on the legal consequences for states whose “acts and omissions” caused “significant harm” to the climate, particularly harm to small island nations and “people of present and future generations.”

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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2023

These findings come after various monitoring visits to the land and sea borders of the Council of European member states. These findings come after various monitoring visits to the land and sea borders of the Council of European member states. Despite all these new procedural practices, there have been significant challenges.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2021

” If passed, it would double the country’s western territorial waters in the Ionian Sea, taking them from existing six to 12 nautical miles. .” ” If passed, it would double the country’s western territorial waters in the Ionian Sea, taking them from existing six to 12 nautical miles.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hasan Yaci is a Staff Correspondent for JURIST and a senior law student at Türkiye’s Galatasaray University in Istanbul. Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis has announced a new visa program for Turkish tourists, which would make it possible to apply for a 7-day visa at the door for 10 Greek islands. This is his first dispatch.

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JURIST

MARCH 14, 2023

The US military Tuesday announced a Russian fighter jet collided with and downed a US drone over the Black Sea. The US claims Russia downed the drone in international airspace while it was acting in accordance with international law. The Black Sea, where the US drone went down, is bordered by many countries.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2023

Russian prosecutors first filed the charges against 24 members of the Azov battalion in May, according to Russian state news agency TASS. Russian prosecutors first filed the charges against 24 members of the Azov battalion in May, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

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JURIST

JUNE 16, 2024

New China Coast Guard rules allowing Chinese guardsmen to arrest foreigners for trespassing in the disputed South China Sea took effect Saturday. ” The new restrictions heighten tensions in the contentious waterway by permitting people suspected of unlawful entrance to be detained for up to 60 days without trial.

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JURIST

JULY 5, 2024

They have denied the detained staff access to legal counsel and refused to disclose their whereabouts to their families. They have denied the detained staff access to legal counsel and refused to disclose their whereabouts to their families. The Houthis are holding the detained staff incommunicado.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson announced Monday that the PCG removed a floating barrier allegedly placed by China near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. This is the latest in a lengthy history of disputes between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2024

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Vietnam filed a claim to the UN’s Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) to extend the limits of its underwater continental shelf in the South China Sea, according to a statement published by the ministry on Thursday.

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JURIST

AUGUST 16, 2024

The UNGA sought answers to two questions: (1) under international law, what are the climate change obligations that states have, and (2) what are the legal consequences if a state causes environmental damage, harming both vulnerable small island developing states and present and future generations?

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JURIST

MAY 31, 2022

The United Nations Security Council Tuesday adopted a resolution urging member states to criminalize piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea under domestic laws. The post UN Security Council adopts Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy resolution appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MARCH 6, 2025

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2024

The Chinese Coast Guard sailors were attempting to block a resupply mission at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. The Chinese Coast Guard sailors were attempting to block a resupply mission at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.

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JURIST

MAY 27, 2021

Three organizations initiated legal action Tuesday against the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) Agency, or Frontex, at the European Court of Justice for violations of EU and international law. EU member states are not legally allowed to turn away asylum seekers, a practice known as “pushback.”

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2023

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. This dispatch is from Nakul Rai Khurana, a law student at Jindal Global Law School. As a result of the protests, the Delhi High Court was forced to postpone the majority of the cases that were scheduled to be heard that day.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Rabia Shuja holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from Griffith College, Dublin and is a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Pakistan. She reports from Islamabad. . On the 21st of August former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was charged under the country’s Anti-Terrorism Act.

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APRIL 12, 2023

Having in mind this link between the oceans and climate change, it would be natural for the United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to provide a clear picture of States’ obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment in the context of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Amnesty International published a report Wednesday, labeling the “ disproportionate use of criminal law” as “one of the main threats facing the right to protest peacefully in defense of land, territory and environment in Mexico.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2024

Amnesty International also urged the rejection of Interpol red notices from Russia, lawful detention practices for those needing protection and transparent risk assessments for legal challenges. ” The North Caucasus is a region in the southern part of Russia, situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

” The oil spill began appearing last week during a winter storm, which made it harder to see the tar approaching and deal with it at sea. .” ” The oil spill began appearing last week during a winter storm, which made it harder to see the tar approaching and deal with it at sea.

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