Today’s ruling by the German Constitutional Court (“the Karlsruhe Court”) is a watershed moment in the European project. The case concerns an ongoing tug of war between the EU’s Supreme Court (“the ECJ”) and the Karlsruhe Court on the legality of the ECB’s ongoing purchase of sovereign bonds. Without going into the complications of […]
This is a short extract of an unpublished article on the “cassation” method as applied by the French Cour the cassation to civil proceedings before it. The Cour de cassation is France’s supreme judicial body for cases handled by ‘judicial’ courts, i.e., civil cases between private parties or involving the application of private law and […]
The Kluwer Arbitration Blog has an interesting post titled “Why we don’t need blockchain to manage cases in international arbitration” which you can read here. While it is difficult to argue that blockchains add much value to the arbitration process (I), arbitration is an essential mechanism for restoring trust between parties transacting on a blockchain […]
On 30 November 2016, the Supreme Court of India, entertaining yet another Public Interest Litigation from yet another “public spirited person”, proceeded to issue a set of wide ranging interim directions concerning the respect of the National Anthem. The interim directions include : measures relating to compulsorily playing the National Anthem in cinema halls before […]