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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday unanimously ruled against the parents of missing child Madeleine McCann. The ECHR stated that Portugal authorities gave Kate and Gerry McCann a fair trial in their libel suit against former Portuguese police officer Goncalo Amaral. The ECHR also released a statement regarding the ruling. The McCanns sued [...]

Indian scholar Dadabhai Naoroji championed the theory of the ‘drain of wealth.’ The drain of wealth referred to the ‘tribute’ or the unrequited transfer of resources from the colony to the colonial metropolis. In other words, this theory refers to a portion of the national product of India which was not available for consumption by [...]

The attorney general of California Friday announced that his office had secured a guilty plea and conviction against the leader of Mexico-based megachurch La Luz del Mundo. Accepted just days before trial, the plea deal required that Naasón Joaquín García admit to three counts of sexual acts against minors. García, who was arrested in 2019, had long maintained [...]

Guinea-Bissau’s president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Monday dissolved the country’s parliament, the National Popular Assembly. In a video Embalo released after the decision, he accused the Assembly of covering up members’ corruption as well as embezzling government funds. He also cited “persistent and insurmountable differences” between the executive branch and parliament, stymying progress in the country. [...]

A commission created in January announced Tuesday that they have received 290 valid testimonies from victims as they investigate the Portuguese Catholic Church for the sexual abuse of children and teenagers. Pedro Strecht, a psychiatrist who heads the committee said “More than half the reported cases suggest many more victims were involved.” The committee is made [...]

The European Commission Wednesday referred Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for breaching the rules regarding the freedom of movement of workers. The Commission claimed that Portueuse legislation restricts the work of civil engineers, infringing upon their freedom of movement, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services and breaches [...]

The European Commission Wednesday announced it is suing Portugal over its failure to implement a national action plan addressing long-term risks from exposure to radiation. In a press statement, the European Commission stated that, Today, the Commission decided to refer Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to fully transpose [...]

Introduction: “Climate Change Crisis as a Child Crisis” On October 11, the UN Child Rights Committee (the Committee) ruled on a historic communications procedure brought forward by 16 children (plaintiffs) against Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey for failing to prevent and mitigate the consequences of climate change (Nos. 104-108/2019). Although the State parties have [...]

Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoed Tuesday a bill permitting physician assisted death. This was the second time that Sousa vetoed the bill, which sought to amend Portugal’s Criminal Code to allow doctors to assist terminally ill patients with ending their lives. Upon rejecting the bill, Sousa sent a letter to the President of [...]

Portugal’s Constitutional Court ruled Monday that legislation that would permit physician assisted death is unconstitutional. The bill limited physician-assisted dying to terminally ill patients in severe pain, who are judged to be mentally healthy enough to understand what they were asking. In addition to legalizing physician-assisted dying, the bill removed criminal penalties physicians would have [...]