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Europe rights court upholds Pirate Bay co-founders' criminal conviction
March 14, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday upheld The Pirate Bay (TPB) co-founders' criminal conviction for aiding copyright infringement on the Internet, unanimously declaring their application inadmissible. Co-founders Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij appealed a 2009 decision from a.... [more]
European Commission refers Greece and Sweden to ECJ for environmental violations
February 21, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that it is referring Sweden and Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to comply with previous judgments regarding environmental issues. The EC found that Greece failed to comply with a 2005 ruling that required the country to.... [more]
Pirate Bay founders appeal copyright conviction to human rights court
June 21, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Two of the founders of the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) have filed appeals in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), challenging their convictions for copyright violations in a Swedish court. Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij, two of the co-founders of TPB, filed the appeal in the.... [more]
ECJ finds no law preventing Sweden ISPs from turning over user data
April 20, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) found Thursday that Sweden has no law preventing Swedish internet service providers (ISPs) from disclosing user data of individuals suspected of pirating copyrighted material. Five book publishers brought suit against Swedish ISP ePhone for its refusal to to.... [more]
Sweden high court refuses to hear appeal in Pirate Bay case
February 1, 2012 by Jennie Ryan
The Swedish Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will not hear an appeal of the copyright convictions of Fredrik Neji, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundstroem for their involvement in running The Pirate Bay, a file-sharing website. After reviewing the case, the court found there were no special.... [more]
Ethiopia sentences Sweden journalists to 11 years for breaking terrorism law
December 27, 2011 by Alexandra Malatesta
Two Swedish journalists found guilty last week in an Ethiopian court of supporting terrorism and entering the country illegally were sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in prison. The journalists contended that they traveled into the country with the designated terrorist group Ogaden National Liberation.... [more]
Sweden parliament approved Treaty of Lisbon [this day at law]
November 20, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On November 20, 2008, the Parliament of Sweden approved the European Union reform charter, popularly referred to as the Treaty of Lisbon. The vote in the Riksdag was heavily in favor of ratification and made Sweden the twenty-fourth country to adopt the measure, which was aimed at strengthening.... [more]
Swedish parliament approved warrantless wiretapping bill [this day at law]
June 18, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On June 18, 2008, the Swedish parliament voted 143-138 to pass warrantless wiretapping legislation giving the National Defence Radio Establishment the authority to monitor international telephone and electronic communications passing through the country. The bill, which had been previously.... [more]
Portuguese president ratified same-sex marriage law [this day at law]
May 17, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On May 17, 2010, Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva signed a bill that legalized same-sex marriage in the country. The bill was passed by Parliament and approved by the Constitutional Court prior to Silva's ratification. Although the bill received strong support from the ruling Socialist.... [more]
Denmark refused to take custody of Charles Taylor [this day at law]
April 25, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On April 25, 2006, the government of Denmark refused a request from the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) to take custody of former Liberian president Charles Taylor should he be convicted of war crimes charges stemming from his alleged role in supporting violent Sierra Leonian rebels and.... [more]
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