Jurisdiction

A judiciary saga over the top appeals court's persistent defiance of the Constitutional Court's rulings in the case of jailed MP Can Atalay has prompted Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç to recall that the lawmaker's original "conviction is already finalized."

Criminal acts committed inside Greek territory are in the exclusive jurisdiction of the country's judicial system, regardless of the nationality of the perpetrators. The same applies for every other European country. 

That is why the Greek state should not be led astray by those who, for their own reasons, attempt to politicize a criminal case. 

In a blow to Slovenia, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice, ECJ, on Friday said that it had no jurisdiction to rule on Slovenian claims that Croatia had violated European law by failing to implement a border arbitration ruling. The decision is final and there is no appeal.

The UK is now facing a proper hearing in the international court over claims that its troops unlawfully killed and mistreated Iraqi citizens during the 2003-2011 War.

The problem of war crimes prosecution is one of the biggest issues facing the courts in Bosnia, and more cases must be transferred from the state court to lower courts, a Sarajevo conference heard.

Bilingual signs and minority languages are in the jurisdiction of European Union member states, a European Commission statement said on Thursday.

It added that the EC is confident that Croatia will honor national and international commitments on the protection of national minorities.

Despite rejecting claims of turning Turkey into a ‘police state,’ the government proposes a wide extension of the jurisdiction of security forces