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The European Court of Human Rights recently reviewed disciplinary proceedings against a former judge that had taken place in the Supreme Court in 2006 and resulted in the judge's dismissal.

Listening to British former Prime Minister Boris Johnson at an event in Washington, D.C. by Georgetown University's Institute of Politics cite as a defence that the Parthenon Sculptures...

The European Union has introduced a new sanctions framework aimed at addressing human rights violations, repression of civil society, and undermining democracy in Russia.

The European Court of Human Rights issued on 3.12.2020 its first judgment on the coronavirus (Le Mailloux v. France, application no. 18108/20).

While the decision to implement Brexit was taken way back in 2016, there were several matters still pending negotiations right up until December 31, 2020...

Children during their involvement as witnesses in judicial proceedings deserve special treatment and democracy and by extension the courts must take appropriate measures to protect them.

Article 22 of the Cypriot Constitution, which enshrines the right to marry and to create a family, stands as a pillar of fundamental rights and freedom and lays the foundation...

People have been protesting around the world for centuries. Whether as a means of fighting for individual rights and interests

The growing prevalence of imposing mandatory vaccination as a condition for employment raises issues over how to implement this policy without violating the law.

Relevant to this changing status quo, on 10 December 2020 the Administrative Court issued its decision in Georgiou v Republic.

The number of applications against Cyprus lodged with the European Court of Human Rights increases every year.

In European Criminal Law, the European Arrest Warrant (the "EAW") represents the first and most significant effort to implement the principle of mutual recognition which is an essential concept in judicial cooperation,

On 12 and 13 March 2025, the European Parliament adopted a series of resolutions reinforcing its commitment to using sanctions as a key foreign policy tool.

Being informed about the commitment of criminal offenses in the Republic of Cyprus has become a recurrent aspect of our daily lives. We have often heard of the commitment of offenses and/or actions...

Civil Partnership is a legally recognized form of coexistence. In 2015, Cyprus has adopted the law on Civil Partnership (Law 184 (I)/2015).

What do the Parthenon, the Spanish siesta and the French savoir-faire have in common? While it may come as a surprise, the answer is simple. They are all integral parts of Cultural Heritage.

The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence was adopted in May 2011 in Istanbul and entered into force in August 2014.

The Supreme Court of Cyprus has issued a landmark ruling establishing that the state's obligation to investigate missing persons from the 1974 Turkish invasion is triggered automatically by disappearance under suspicious circumstances, regardless of whether remains have been located. The judgment clarifies that humanitarian efforts through the Committee on Missing Persons do not substitute for the required criminal investigation, and that neither political considerations nor practical difficulties justify f