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This study is part of a wider project investigating, from a comparative law perspective, the role of constitutional courts of different states. Following a brief historical introduction to the jurisdiction of the state in question, the various reports examine the composition, internal organization, functioning, jurisdiction of the various highest courts, as well as the right of access to its courtroom, its procedural rules, and the effects and the execution of its judgments. The present study examines ...

Istituito nel 1988 dal Parlamento europeo, il premio Sakharov per la libertà di pensiero è conferito ogni anno a dicembre a persone o organizzazioni per particolari meriti nella promozione dei diritti umani e delle libertà fondamentali. Assegnando il premio 2017 all'Opposizione venezuelana, il Parlamento denuncia la situazione in Venezuela, riafferma il suo sostegno per l'Assemblea nazionale democraticamente eletta, chiede una transizione pacifica verso la democrazia e rende omaggio al popolo venezuelano ...

The study presented below forms part of a larger project whose aim is to provide a comparative analysis of the rights of individuals in law proceedings before the highest courts of different States and before certain international courts. The objective is to describe the various remedies developed under domestic law that are available through the UK courts including the Supreme Court which, though not a constitutional court in the classic Kelsenian model, does sits at the apex of the appellate court ...

This study is part of a larger project whose aim is to provide a comparative analysis of the rights of individuals in law proceedings before the highest courts of different States and before certain international courts. The objective is to describe the various remedies developed under domestic law that are available to individuals in American law, and in particular before this country’s highest courts. To that end, after a general introduction setting out the historical background, we will consider ...

This study is part of a wider project seeking to investigate, from a comparative law perspective, judicial proceedings available to individuals before the highest courts of different states, and before certain international courts. The aim of this study is to examine the various judicial proceedings available to individuals in Canadian law, and in particular before the Supreme Court of Canada. To this end, the text is divided into five parts. The introduction provides an overview of Canadian constitutional ...

In February 2016, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away, vacating a position on America’s highest court. That quickly focused American political discussion, in the midst of a heated Presidential campaigning season, on his possible replacement. The appointment of Supreme Court Justices is broadly depicted in Article II of the US Constitution as a process in which the President chooses a candidate but the Senate provides its 'advice and consent' on the nominee. The Republican-controlled ...

Il presente studio prende in esame i vantaggi e gli svantaggi della pratica dei pareri separati. Dopo un'analisi della sua diffusione presso le corti supreme e costituzionali degli Stati membri, è presentata la pratica dei tribunali internazionali. Da ultimo, sono considerate anche le motivazioni per cui la pubblicazione di pareri separati può essere idonea o meno alla CGUE.