The Constitutional court in Portugal has ruled that a proposed law that would legalise euthanasia in the country is unconstitutional, on the basis that the conditions upon which a person may avail of euthanasia is unclear. The judges took issue with the phrase “physical, psychological and social” suffering in relation to the grounds which could […]
Spain’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the strict home confinement measures imposed during a national state of emergency dealing with the first wave of Covid-19 infections in March 2020 were unconstitutional. The ruling may result in the cancellation of fines issued for breaching any of the lockdown restrictions now deemed unlawful. The strict measures introduced […]