Court’s first judgment on compulsory childhood vaccination: no violation of the Convention In today’s Grand Chamber judgment1 in the case of Vavřička and Others v. the Czech Republic (applications no. 47621/13 and five other applications) the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority (sixteen votes to one), that…
https://asianajajaliitto.fi/2021/04/eit-lasten-pakollinen-rokottaminen-ei-rikkonut-ihmisoikeussopimusta/Complaints brought by Ukraine against Russia concerning a pattern of humanrights violations in Crimea declared partly admissible In its decision in the case of Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea) (application nos. 20958/14 and 38334/18) the European Court of Human Rights has, by a majority, declared the application partly admissible. The…
https://asianajajaliitto.fi/2021/01/ukrainan-venajaa-vastaan-tekema-krimin-niemimaata-koskeva-valtiovalitus-otettiin-tutkittavaksi-eitssa/When a passenger boards a train without a ticket, he concludes a contract with the carrier That is the case where access to the train is free. In accordance with its conditions of carriage, the Belgian national railway company (SNCB) penalises passengers who travel by train without being in possession…
https://asianajajaliitto.fi/2019/11/eu-tuomioistuin-liputtoman-junamatkustajan-ja-rautatieyhtion-valille-syntyy-sopimus/Polish rules relating to the retirement age of judges and public prosecutors, adopted in July 2017, are contrary to EU law In today’s judgment the Court, upholds the action for failure to fulfil obligations brought by the Commission against the Republic of Poland and held that that Member State had…
https://asianajajaliitto.fi/2019/11/puolan-laki-tuomareiden-ja-syyttajien-elakeiasta-on-eu-oikeuden-vastainen-ministerilla-vapaa-valta-sallia-virassa-jatkaminen/The General Court of the EU confirms the invalidity of the adidas EU trade mark which consists of three parallel stripes applied in any direction. Adidas does not prove that that mark has acquired, throughout the territory of the EU, distinctive character following the use which had been made of…
https://asianajajaliitto.fi/2019/06/adidas-havisi-tavaramerkkiriidan-eun-yleisessa-tuomioistuimessa/