Democracy, Governance, and Rule of Law

Afr. Ct. H.P.R. Decides Whether Withdrawal of Declaration Constitutes a Human Rights Violation

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 2, 2021, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Court), in the case of Hossou v.

Presidential Commission on SCOTUS Submits Final Report

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 7, 2021, the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States (Commission) submitted its

UN Condemns Sentencing of Former Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 6, 2021, a Myanmar Court sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison (reduced to two years by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing).

CoE Publishes Latest Decisions on Implementation of ECtHR Judgments

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 3, 2021, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), which oversees the execution of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments, published several decisions on the

CJEU Rules on Applicability of Withdrawal Agreement and EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement to Ireland

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

 On November 16, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled, in the

CJEU Rules that Polish Practice of Secondment of Judges is Incompatible with the EU Law

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On November 16, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled, in Joined Cases C-748/19 to C-754/1

The European Commission Refers Hungary to CJEU

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On November 12, 2021, the European Commission referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and requested the CJEU to impose financial sanctions on Hungary for its failure t

US to Remove Guinea, Mali, and Ethiopia from African Growth and Opportunity Act

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On November 2, 2021, President Biden announced that Guinea, Mali, and Ethiopia will be removed from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (