Jaanika Erne

3:25, 20 March 2010

I did recently translate the decision of the ECtHR as to the admissibility of application No. 14160/08 by Sergey Dolinskiy against Estonia, into the Estonian language. This is about a refused request for a residence permit and the subsequent detainment in the Harku deportation centre. The ECtHR refers to another decision in application No. 10664/05 [...]

23:52, 16 March 2010

I unfortunately did not notice earlier, but the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich in cooperation with the University in Cairo (AUC) are holding a summer program in international law in Cairo in five modules: Islamic and Middle Eastern Law,  Financial Market Law, International Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, and Comparative Private Law, from 12 to 15 [...]

0:07, 14 March 2010

Most people probably know, but for the new students who might not know two links to the newest and most recently reviewed EU law books, and international law books.
 
Tort: Workbook, Virtual Pack 2010, by Riley, Leon; Turner, Chris. Source: Hammicks Legal Bookshops.

0:00, 11 March 2010

The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has put up the new Estonia Quiz 2010. People are invited to test their knowledge and win a trip for two to Estonia.
Viru värav (Getaway to Tallinn Old Town). Source: Google images.

1:47, 9 March 2010

Here is a link to the International Human Rights Law Video Library, and the link to the International Law Video Library.
You can find links to the subjects and sources of international law; responsibility for international wrong; peaceful settlement of disputes; sites on disarmament; UN human rights system; regional human rights systems; international criminal law sites; [...]

1:08, 6 March 2010

To create some more order, here are some links to parliaments and their relations in Europe:
Interparliamentary websites:
COSAC
ECPRD - The European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation
Council of Europe
IPU: Inter-Parliamentary Union
ASGP: Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments
EP Relations with National Parliaments
 
Exchanging information among parliaments:
IPEX – Interparliamentary EU Information Exchange http://www.ipex.eu/ipex/cms/home;jsessionid=86722EDF4D8F90ED0FF1CB8769797C0D
Database http://www.ipex.eu/ipex/cms/home/Documents;jsessionid=8E75374CDA35008C8558202032D0FCC3
Comments of the European Commission on opinions from national parliaments http://www.ipex.eu/ipex/cms/home/pid/4;jsessionid=86722EDF4D8F90ED0FF1CB8769797C0D

1:39, 4 March 2010

I just finished translation of the ECtHR’s decision on admissibility of Application no. 42551/98  by Oleg Svinarenkov against Estonia, into the Estonian language. The facts of the case relate to deliberate homicide and unlawful possession of a firearm. The complaint to the ECtHR alleges violation of the following Articles of the European Convention of Human [...]

0:01, 1 March 2010

To create some order, here is a list of EU legislative databases:
EUR-Lex: The portal to European Union law
OEIL: The Legislative Observatory (European Parliament)
PreLex: Monitoring of the decision-making process (European Commission)
N-Lex: A common getaway to national law
Committee of Regions: Subsidiarity Monitoring Network
TOAD: Committee of Regions Database of EU Documents
Council Register
Information sources and contacts: Databases in alphabetical order
By Subject – http://europa.eu/documentation/order-publications/databases-subject/index_en.htm
In alphabetical order – [...]

0:48, 28 February 2010

The International Law Prof Blog has put up a refreshing video headed: “Why people don’t walk cats” (here downloaded from Youtube):

Whereas the Centre of European Law of the University of London has put up a new list of upcoming events.(L.W.)

21:48, 24 February 2010

I found an interesting page from EurActiv about expertise-based EU policymaking.
What is expert-policymaking? You can read about it at http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/eu-policymaking-rooted-science/article-183615
Though the point that Edward Schiappa makes in the already referred in this blog: Defining Reality: Definitions and the Politics of Meaning (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2003) is that politics always is declined.