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Former Slovenia PM sentenced to 2 years for corruption
June 5, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
A district court in Ljubljana on Wednesday convicted former Slovenia prime minister Janez Jansa of corruption and sentenced him to two years in prison. The trial began in September 2011, with Jasna and two others accused of soliciting bribes while signing a defense contract with the Finnish.... [more]
Is EU Membership the Best Option for Croatia?
April 29, 2012 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Ann Eisenberg, Cornell University Law School Class of 2012, is an Articles and Symposium Editor for the Cornell International Law Journal. She questions whether EU membership is the best decision for Croatia given the current debt crisis...By the time Croatia joins the EU on.... [more]
Slovenia referendum rejects law granting same-sex rights
March 26, 2012 by Andrea Bottorff
Slovenians voted in a national referendum on Sunday against amendments to the country's family law that would have increased the rights granted to same-sex couples. The proposed Family Code passed the Slovenian Parliament last year under former prime minister Borut Pahor and would have given.... [more]
Serbia declared independence [this day at law]
June 5, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On June 5, 2006, Serbia was declared a sovereign nation. This proclamation of independence by the Serbian parliament came two days after the parliament of Montenegro pronounced its own independence from the former state union between the two countries. Montenegro's independence followed a narrowly.... [more]
European Commission threatens legal action against member states over banking rules
May 19, 2011 by Julia Zebley
The European Commission (EC) threatened on Thursday to send 10 member states to the European Court of Justice if they do not fully implement the Third Capital Requirements Directive 2010/76/EU. The deadline for implementation was January 1, but Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.... [more]
Rights group urges Slovenia to protect Roma migrant communities
March 16, 2011 by Sarah Posner
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday released a report documenting discrimination and human rights violations against Roma migrants in Slovenia and urging the Slovenian government to protect Roma communities. The report reveals that Roma communities are being denied access to housing, water and.... [more]
NATO invites former Warsaw Pact members to join [this day at law]
July 8, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On July 8, 1997, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) invited the former communist nations of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to join the alliance. This was the first invitation of former communist nations to join NATO since the end of the Cold War. The three countries would later.... [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]
UN Human Rights Council's UPR process promotes fundamental freedoms [comment]
March 1, 2010 by Andrew Wood
Claire Kaplun: The Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council is an innovative mechanism under which each of the United Nations 192 Member States is periodically (once every four years) reviewed. At this occasion, the fulfillment of the concerned country's obligations and commi....... [more]
NATO invites former Warsaw Pact members to join [this day at law]
July 8, 2009 by JURIST Staff
On July 8, 1997, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) invited the former communist nations of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to join the alliance. This was the first invitation of former communist nations to join NATO since the end of the Cold War. The three countries would later.... [more]
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