EU court applies Kadi 2 to Syria sanctions – annuls inclusion of Hamcho, Kaddour and Jaber

The General Court of the European Union (Seventh Chamber) handed down 3 judgments on 13 November 2014 annulling the inclusion of 3 people on the EU’s sanctions (restrictive measures) relating to Syria: Case T-653/11 Jaber v Council, Case T-654/11 Kaddour v Council and Case T-43/12 Hamcho v Council (the judgments are currently only available in French). The 3 cases raise similar issues....