Von der Leyen’s proposals for EU legal reforms
On the 1st of December 2019, the new European Commission led by President Ursula von der Leyen took office. The
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Autore: Maria Sole Russo
Clash between Sharia law and human rights in light of PACE Resolution 2253
The relationship between Sharia law and human rights law has been widely debated in the last years. Sharia law is
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Trump wants to buy Greenland: what does international law say?
In August 2019, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has expressed his interest to buy Greenland from Denmark.
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L’OIL ha adottato una Convenzione per combattere la violenza e le molestie nel mondo del lavoro
Il 21 Giugno 2019, l’Organizzazione Internazionale del Lavoro (OIL) ha adottato una Convenzione per combattere la violenza e le molestie
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UN investigator calls on countries to invoke universal jurisdiction in Khashoggi Case
On the 19th of June 2019, Agnes Callamard, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions at the Office
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Gender-based violence under international law: the case of Italy
In Italy, between 2000 and 2018, more than 3100 women were killed. According to a research made by EURES, in
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Sustainable Development Goals and EU free trade agreements
Sustainable development is now a fundamental part of the EU trade policy; indeed, all EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) include
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