ICJ delivers judgement on Jurisdiction and Preliminary Objections in Ukraine v. Russian Federation Case
By Staff Writer. The United Nations International Court of Justice delivered its judgement in the Ukraine v. Russian Federation Case on the matters of jurisdiction and preliminary objections on February 2 in Hague. On February 26, 2022, Ukraine filed in the Court an Application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation concerning “a dispute
US Senate hearing uses child sexual exploitation as pretext for state control of social media content
By Kevin Reed. The hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday set a new bar for right-wing hypocrisy and grandstanding as Democrats and Republicans came together to push for censorship and government control of social media content under the guise of fighting online child sexual exploitation. The Senate Judiciary Committee hosted
France constitutional court rejects portions of controversial immigration bill
By Tyler Li. The Constitutional Council of France rejected on [last] Thursday [25] substantial portions of French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed immigration law reform package. The legislation, titled “Bill to Control Immigration and Enhance Integration,” was initially comprised of 86 articles and was referred before the council by the President of
US Supreme Court to hear Biden administration appeal aimed at giving it sweeping power to separate immigrant families
By Jacob Crosse. The Biden administration is demanding the Supreme Court grant State Department officials unchallenged power to separate mixed-immigration status families without having to offer an explanation to, or accept an appeal from, US citizens. On January 12 the US Supreme Court announced it would hear an appeal by the Biden
ATB driven by class hate, will be used against working class fighting austerity: Submissions to Court against ATB – Part 03
Our Reporter. This is the Part 03 of the article we commenced posting on Tuesday (30), detailing the submissions made to Supreme Court of Sri Lanka against the Anti-Terrorism Bill, challenged by PTA victim poet Ahnaf Jazeem. Read Part 01. Read Part 02. Testing Constitutionality Jayasekera also submitted to court that the standard
Michigan court rules former cop can stand trial for murder of Patrick Lyoya
By Michael Anders. On January 25, a panel of judges for Michigan’s Court of Appeals ruled that Christopher Schurr can stand trial for killing Patrick Lyoya. The decision comes nearly two years after then-Grand Rapids Police Officer Schurr shot Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop on
ATB could not be part of a quality democracy: Submissions to Court against ATB – Part 02
Our Reporter. This is the Part 02 of the article we commenced posting on Tuesday (30), detailing the submissions made to Supreme Court of Sri Lanka against the Anti-Terrorism Bill, challenged by PTA victim poet Ahnaf Jazeem. Read Part 01. Read Part 03. Democratic Quality ATB "fails to reach even the minimum threshold
Successive Governments thrived on social misery and rooted terrorism, lawyer tells Sri Lanka Supreme Court: Submissions to Court against ATB – Part 01
Our Reporter This article is in three parts. First Part is published here. Part 02 will be published on Wednesday and the Part 03 on Thursday. The case filed by poet Ahnaf Jazeem, who is a victim of Sri Lanka anti-terror law, against the government's proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill (ATB), was taken up
International Court of Justice rules against Israel but declines to order end to genocide in Gaza
By Tom Carter On Friday, the International Court of Justice issued an 86-paragraph written decision on the request for “provisional measures” in the pending case by the government of South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention. Employing restrained but nevertheless damning language, the judges wrote,
Death row inmate executed by first-ever nitrogen asphyxiation: “Tonight Alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards”
By Kate Randol. The state of Alabama put Kenneth Eugene Smith to death Thursday evening at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. With his execution, Alabama has earned the macabre distinction of being the first US state, and likely the first government entity internationally, to utilize nitrogen asphyxiation to deliberately kill