UPC update: German Bar Association says constitutional complaint inadmissible

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UPC update: German Bar Association says constitutional complaint inadmissible

January 17 2018
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DAV tells the Federal Constitutional Court the constitutional complaint against German participation in the UPC is inadmissible. Other recent news includes the UK House of Lords approving an immunities and privileges order and France ratifying a similar order

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