The precautionary approach in the Economic Partnership Agreement between EU and Japan: a threat to the EU precautionary principle? by ALESSANDRA DONATI

The reference to the precautionary approach contained in EPA shall be coordinated with the precautionary principle set forth by article 191 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFUE”) and with the obligation of European institutions to pursue a high level of protection of the environment (Art. 191 TFUE), public health (Art. 168 TFUE) and consumers (Art. 169 TFUE). In this regard, the … Continuer de lire The precautionary approach in the Economic Partnership Agreement between EU and Japan: a threat to the EU precautionary principle? by ALESSANDRA DONATI

Directions in Legal Education 2020″ at Chinese University of Hong Kong – June 18-20

Online Conference: « Directions in Legal Education 2020 » at the Chinese University of Hong Kong – June 18-20 In this 3-day online event, 76 speakers, including distinguished keynote Richard Susskind OBE, will engage in a debate about Teaching Law in Times of Crises, Law&Technology, Diversity, Pedagogy, and other compelling topics in Legal Education. Attendance is free. Find the full program here: https://webapp3.law.cuhk.edu.hk/conf/20200619/programme-rundown/ Register by June 14 … Continuer de lire Directions in Legal Education 2020″ at Chinese University of Hong Kong – June 18-20

Les juridictions nationales doivent respecter les arrêts de la CJUE, Daniel Kelemen et autres

Voici une traduction française réalisée par Jacques Ziller d’un article collectif publié en anglais sur https://verfassungsblog.de/author/daniel-kelemen/ , dans l’Irish Times, en Espagnol dans El Pais et en Italien dans Il Sole 24 Ore. L’Union européenne est une communauté fondée sur l’État de droit. L’ordre juridique de l’Union est l’épine dorsale de l’UE et l’arrêt Weiss de la Cour constitutionnelle fédérale allemande constitue une grave menace … Continuer de lire Les juridictions nationales doivent respecter les arrêts de la CJUE, Daniel Kelemen et autres

Intellectual Property in the context of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan, Dr. Karl-Friedrich Lenz

The Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan has many Articles written over hundreds of pages. One of the areas it is concerned with is intellectual property, in Chapter 14 of the EPA, in Articles 14-1 to 14-55, with over 9,500 words not counting relevant Annexes. This article will try to give some information on what has changed in Japanese intellectual property law as … Continuer de lire Intellectual Property in the context of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan, Dr. Karl-Friedrich Lenz

EU-Japan Cooperation in the security field from the perspective of Japan’s Legal Framework, Fumi YOSHIMOTO

The aim of this paper is to examine the current state of the EU-Japan security relationship from the perspective of Japan’s legal framework. While the typical partner both for the EU and Japan is the US and it can be said that “the prospect of a Japan- EU security alliance may seem about meaningful as a relationship between a bald and comb”, as said Midford … Continuer de lire EU-Japan Cooperation in the security field from the perspective of Japan’s Legal Framework, Fumi YOSHIMOTO

SEVERAL REASONS WHY: Climate change as one of the motives why we are failing in the fight against plastic pollution by Luísa Cortat Simonetti Gonçalves Coutinho

Environmental awareness is still historically new and, consequently, so are the actions to fight the environmental harms caused by humankind. Climate change is already well-known in data and counts with an international legal framework, especially since 1992, with the establishment of the UNFCCC. The plastic pollution is newer, still lacks data and international legal solutions. But the two biggest environmental problems caused by humankind have … Continuer de lire SEVERAL REASONS WHY: Climate change as one of the motives why we are failing in the fight against plastic pollution by Luísa Cortat Simonetti Gonçalves Coutinho

L’agenciarisation de l’ELSJ comme réponse face aux crises, par Carole Billet

La création d’agences au sein de l’espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice (« ELSJ ») est un mouvement progressif, qui était déjà largement amorcé lors de l’adoption du Traité de Lisbonne. Plusieurs agences étaient en effet déjà en place dans les différents domaines de l’ELSJ : l’Office européen de police (« Europol ») créé en 1995, dans le but de faciliter l’échange de renseignements entre polices nationales dans … Continuer de lire L’agenciarisation de l’ELSJ comme réponse face aux crises, par Carole Billet

Union européenne, Coronavirus et travailleurs de plateformes, Claire Marzo,

Paradoxalement, la crise covid-19 freine la progression des régulations européennes de protection des travailleurs de plateformes alors même que cette même crise démontre à quel point ces travailleurs ont besoin de protection. Il faut revenir sur ces deux points avant de conclure. 1. Les travailleurs de plateformes ont besoin d’une protection accrue en temps de crise A l’heure du coronavirus, les travailleurs de plateformes, comme beaucoup, … Continuer de lire Union européenne, Coronavirus et travailleurs de plateformes, Claire Marzo,

Some Reflections on the Human Rights Discourse in the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement

The very starting point of the EU-Japan SPA is anchored in the respect of fundamental and shared values between the Parties. The SPA is based on a common understanding regarding the axiological importance of certain rules, which require further development in this treaty. The treaty instrument, therefore, begins with the celebration of a common vision. It can be questioned if the Asian vision of international … Continuer de lire Some Reflections on the Human Rights Discourse in the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement

The unsustainable lightness of enforcement procedures: environmental standards in the EU-Mercosur FTA by Giovanni Gruni

The European Union has been increasingly active for more than a decade in the conclusion of free trade agreements (FTAs) directly with partner countries and outside the WTO. This has brought to the conclusion of some very large free trade agreements such as the CETA with Canada or the more recent EU-Japan FTA. On the 28th of June 2019 the EU reached an agreement in … Continuer de lire The unsustainable lightness of enforcement procedures: environmental standards in the EU-Mercosur FTA by Giovanni Gruni