Protection of journalists in Europe, hate speech, disinformation and the role of platforms

Do you know that you can ask for access to your data processed in the Schengen Information System? Click here to read a note by our partner Vânia Costa Ramos and trainee lawyers Malina Keck and Julian Huber (Rechtsreferendare) on access to the SIS in Portugal.

This report distils the meeting discussions, including analysis, ideas and proposals for action, as expressed by meeting participants. The report is not a negotiated and agreed text, and in no way commits any of the participants. It does not necessarily represent the views either of individual participants or of FRA.

Complaining to international bodies to obtain redress – read here [colocar aqui, em here, o link ] the text written by our trainee Annika Kubisch.

Recognising that the profound connections between human rights and the environment have become increasingly apparent and explicit in recent years, the updated Manual seeks to promote a better understanding of this relationship. It examines how the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter, in particular, contribute to the strengthening of environmental protection at national level, through the evolving case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the conclusions and decisions of the European Committee on Social Rights. The Manual also includes examples of good national practices amongst member States in an appendix.

Popoviciu v. Romania, [2021] EWHC 1584 (Admin) – an interesting decision of the UK Courts on refusal of extradition on the grounds of Article 5 European Convention on Human Rights(due to a flagrant denial of justice depriving the person of the essence of Article 6) – read the note prepared by Vânia Costa Ramos, Luzia Prata Cordeiro and Sena Baran Kaya.

Read here a brief note by Vânia Costa Ramos and Luzia Prata Cordeiro on the new rules for lodging applications to the ECtHR. “ECtHR – Entry into Force of Protocol 15 – New Rules on Lodging Applications“

Precautionary measures and legal assistance regarding cybercrimes under Turkish law.

On July 14, at 14h00 (Lisbon), Vânia Costa Ramos participates as a speaker in a “Seminar on the European Investigation Order” organized by Universidade Portucalense, the Portuguese partner of the European Investigation Order – Legal Analysis and Practical Dilemmas of International Cooperation (EIO-LAPD) project. The scientific meeting, which will be broadcast on the Zoom platform, aims to […]

Vânia Costa Ramos taught an Open Class on 05.05.2021 at the Law Faculty of the University of Porto on the topic “The Transnational Circulation of Evidence”, within the scope of the Master’s Degree in Law.