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European court ruled for Southern Greek in land ownership dispute [this day at law]
April 28, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
On April 28, 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) upheld a southern Cyprus court's ruling in favor of a Greek Cypriot claiming northern land despite the south's lack of control over the region. The northern part of Cyprus was, and continues to be, governed and occupied by Turkish Cypriots.... [more]
Cyprus detention of asylum-seekers violates international law: AI report
June 19, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The Cyprus government's practice of detaining all illegal migrants seeking asylum in the island nation violates international law, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. AI claims that Cyprus systematically detains migrants without exploring alternative methods of dealing with the.... [more]
ECHR ruled sex trafficking violated human rights convention [this day at law]
January 7, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On January 7, 2010, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Russia and Cyprus were liable for not taking adequate efforts to prevent or investigate the death of a woman trafficked between the two countries. The court held that both countries had violated Article 4 of the European.... [more]
Cyprus gained independence [this day at law]
August 16, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On August 16, 1960, Cyprus became independent of the UK. Independence came at the conclusion of a diplomatic process between representatives of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, the UK, Turkey and Greece. The agreements established a constitutional system that divided national power.... [more]
Former communist countries admitted for EU accession [this day at law]
April 16, 2010 by JURIST Staff
On April 16, 2003, the 2003 Treaty of Accession was signed by 10 countries, admitting them for European Union (EU) ascension. After Malta and Cyprus, eight of the ten new EU nations (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) were former communist.... [more]
Germany chancellor proposes EU 'preferred partnership' with Turkey
March 30, 2010 by Ximena Marinero
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday maintained that Turkey should become a European Union (EU) preferred partner rather than continue as a candidate country for EU accession. Turkey has only opened 12 of the 35 chapters toward accession to the EU, and continues to face diplomatic....... [more]
Europe court rules sex trafficking violates human rights convention
January 8, 2010 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that sex trafficking violates conventions against slavery and forced labor, finding both Russia and Cyprus liable in the case of a young woman who came from Russia to work in a Cyprus cabaret and was later found dead. The case was brought by.... [more]
Cyprus gains independence [this day at law]
August 16, 2009 by JURIST Staff
On August 16, 1960, Cyprus became independent of the United Kingdom. In May 2004, Cyprus became a member of the European Union.Read the constitution of Cyprus.
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Europe court rules for Greek Cypriot in Northern Cyprus land ownership dispute
April 28, 2009 by Adrienne Lester
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that a judgment by a southern Cyprus court favoring a Greek Cypriot reclaiming land in the north is enforceable despite the south's lack of control over that region. Meletis Apostolides, a Cypriot national whose family was forced from land in the....... [more]
Former UN Oil-for-Food chief indicted in US on bribery, fraud charges
January 16, 2007 by Bernard Hibbitts
The former head of the tarnished UN Oil-for-Food Program was indicted by US federal prosecutors in New York Tuesday on charges of bribery and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Benon Sevan resigned from his post last year and fled to his native Cyprus, from where he is unlikely to be extradited..... [more]
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