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Top European Court Backs Frenchwoman Divorced For Refusing Sex
Europe's top rights court on Thursday ruled in favour of a 69-year-old Frenchwoman whose husband had obtained a divorce on the grounds that she had stopped having sex with him.
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France's Nicolas Sarkozy To Wear Electronic Tag After Corruption Ruling
Sarkozy's lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, stated that his client will "evidently" respect the terms of the conviction. However, Spinosi also announced plans to appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights within weeks.
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Switzerland Violated Human Rights: Europe Court's Climate Change Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves.
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Caster Semenya's Human Rights Violated by Switzerland, European Rights Court Rules
Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya's human rights were violated by courts in Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday
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Google Must Take Down 'Manifestly Inaccurate' Search Results if Proven by Users, EU Top Court Says
Google will have to remove data from online search results once users are able to prove that the information is inaccurate, according to a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The judges said such proof would not need to come from a judicial decision against the publisher of a website, while users would only have to provide ...
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Qualcomm Win Confirmed as EU Regulators Won't Appeal Court Ruling Against $1 Billion Fine
Qualcomm's win in Europe's General Court will not be appealed by the European Commission, the regulator confirmed on Friday. The court had ruled in favour of the chip designer, after it found procedural irregularities in the regulator's handling of the case that negatively affected Qualcomm's rights of defence.
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Feta Cheese Is Greek, Rules Europe's Top Court In Snub To Denmark
Greece on Thursday scored a win in its fight to protect their right to the term 'Feta' as Europe's top court reprimanded Denmark for not blocking local companies from using the name for sales outside the European Union.
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European Rights Body Suspends All Russia-Linked Petitions
The European Court of Human Rights, the judicial arm of the Council of Europe which Russia exited Wednesday, said it was putting on hold all petitions against Moscow.
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Europe Rights Court Rejects Child Sex Abuse Case Against Vatican
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday rejected a case by alleged victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests who sought to hold the Vatican responsible.
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Facebook, Big Tech Face EU Blow in National Data Watchdogs Ruling
Facebook and other Silicon Valley giants could face more scrutiny and sanctions in the European Union after the bloc's top court backed national privacy watchdogs to pursue them, even when they are not their lead regulators.
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Russia Rejects Calls From Europe Court To Release Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny
Europe's rights court told Russia on Wednesday to release jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny out of concern for his life, but Moscow swiftly rejected the call.
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Qualcomm Loses Fight Against EU Antitrust Regulators' Data Demand
Qualcomm lost its fight against a data demand from EU antitrust regulators after Europe's top court reaffirmed the regulators' right to see it, in a case that has already landed the company a fine of EUR 242 million (roughly Rs. 2,140 crores).
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Caster Semenya To Challenge Athletics Ban At European Court Of Human Rights
South Africa's Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya is taking her battle with World Athletics to the European Court of Human Rights, her lawyers said Tuesday.
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Google Hit With Belgian Privacy Fine for Not Complying With 'Right to Be Forgotten'
Google has received a record fine from Belgium's data protection authority (APD) of EUR 600,000 for not complying with European rules on a person's "right to be forgotten" online.
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What to Know About Facebook's Content Oversight Board
The members, who will be part-time, so far include constitutional law experts, civil rights advocates, academics, journalists, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a former judge of the European Court of Human Rights.
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Top European Court Backs Frenchwoman Divorced For Refusing Sex
Europe's top rights court on Thursday ruled in favour of a 69-year-old Frenchwoman whose husband had obtained a divorce on the grounds that she had stopped having sex with him.
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France's Nicolas Sarkozy To Wear Electronic Tag After Corruption Ruling
Sarkozy's lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, stated that his client will "evidently" respect the terms of the conviction. However, Spinosi also announced plans to appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights within weeks.
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Switzerland Violated Human Rights: Europe Court's Climate Change Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at risk of dying during heatwaves.
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Caster Semenya's Human Rights Violated by Switzerland, European Rights Court Rules
Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya's human rights were violated by courts in Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday
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Google Must Take Down 'Manifestly Inaccurate' Search Results if Proven by Users, EU Top Court Says
Google will have to remove data from online search results once users are able to prove that the information is inaccurate, according to a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The judges said such proof would not need to come from a judicial decision against the publisher of a website, while users would only have to provide ...
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Qualcomm Win Confirmed as EU Regulators Won't Appeal Court Ruling Against $1 Billion Fine
Qualcomm's win in Europe's General Court will not be appealed by the European Commission, the regulator confirmed on Friday. The court had ruled in favour of the chip designer, after it found procedural irregularities in the regulator's handling of the case that negatively affected Qualcomm's rights of defence.
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Feta Cheese Is Greek, Rules Europe's Top Court In Snub To Denmark
Greece on Thursday scored a win in its fight to protect their right to the term 'Feta' as Europe's top court reprimanded Denmark for not blocking local companies from using the name for sales outside the European Union.
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European Rights Body Suspends All Russia-Linked Petitions
The European Court of Human Rights, the judicial arm of the Council of Europe which Russia exited Wednesday, said it was putting on hold all petitions against Moscow.
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Europe Rights Court Rejects Child Sex Abuse Case Against Vatican
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday rejected a case by alleged victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests who sought to hold the Vatican responsible.
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Facebook, Big Tech Face EU Blow in National Data Watchdogs Ruling
Facebook and other Silicon Valley giants could face more scrutiny and sanctions in the European Union after the bloc's top court backed national privacy watchdogs to pursue them, even when they are not their lead regulators.
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Russia Rejects Calls From Europe Court To Release Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny
Europe's rights court told Russia on Wednesday to release jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny out of concern for his life, but Moscow swiftly rejected the call.
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Qualcomm Loses Fight Against EU Antitrust Regulators' Data Demand
Qualcomm lost its fight against a data demand from EU antitrust regulators after Europe's top court reaffirmed the regulators' right to see it, in a case that has already landed the company a fine of EUR 242 million (roughly Rs. 2,140 crores).
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Caster Semenya To Challenge Athletics Ban At European Court Of Human Rights
South Africa's Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya is taking her battle with World Athletics to the European Court of Human Rights, her lawyers said Tuesday.
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Google Hit With Belgian Privacy Fine for Not Complying With 'Right to Be Forgotten'
Google has received a record fine from Belgium's data protection authority (APD) of EUR 600,000 for not complying with European rules on a person's "right to be forgotten" online.
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What to Know About Facebook's Content Oversight Board
The members, who will be part-time, so far include constitutional law experts, civil rights advocates, academics, journalists, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a former judge of the European Court of Human Rights.
