EU freezing of terrorist assets ruling [European Court of First Instance]

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EU freezing of terrorist assets ruling [European Court of First Instance]

September 21, 2005 09:59:00 pm

Al Barakaat International Foundation v. Council of the European Union, et al., European Court of First Instance, September 21, 2005 [ruling that the European Union can freeze the assets of suspected terrorists under its treaty powers]. Read the full text of the opinion here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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