JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan file reports with JURIST on the situation there after Kabul fell to the Taliban. Here, a law student in Kabul offers his latest observations and insights. For confidentiality and security reasons, we withhold his name and institutional affiliation. The text hasRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. As American industry shifts toward better rebuilding in the face of a continuing pandemic, the senses. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., introduced the False Claims Amendment Act of 2021, proposing revisionsRead More →
Priti Patel’s new asylum plan stigmatizes asylum seekers in the UK as “unworthy and undesirable” and creates a two-tier system that would violate international law, the UN Refugee Agency has said. The UK Nationality and Borders Bill, which the government introduced to deter people trying to enter the UK ‘illegally’,Read More →
Boris Johnson’s plan to impose a statute of limitations to end all unrest-related prosecutions before 1998 could violate international law, a European human rights commissioner has told the government. Dunja Mijatović of the Council of Europe wrote to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis, saying the UK’s proposalsRead More →
The UN refugee agency slams the controversial nationality and borders bill championed by the ruling right-wing conservative party. New asylum laws planned by the UK will create an “unfair two-tier system” in violation of international law, the UN refugee agency said. In a statement released Thursday, UNHCR warned that theRead More →
Australia: Being armed with intent in NSW September 22, 2021 through Lamont Law To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. The offense of being armed with intent to commit a criminal act There is a universal belief that citizens should have no fear when participating in theirRead More →
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UN refugee chief says deportations may be illegal Grandi calls on US to lift Title 42 restrictions UN says people have right to file asylum claims Del Rio migrant camp in Texas has become a flashpoint GENEVA, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The mass deportation of Haitians from the United StatesRead More →
(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) If Supreme Court justices don’t want to be seen as “partisan hacks,” they shouldn’t act like them. … [Justice Amy Coney] Barrett’s protest against the judges being considered “partisan hacks” rings hollow when that is what they have become. And it is laughable to sayRead More →
To mark Constitution Day, the Federalist Society at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law hosted two prominent figures from the state’s legal community this week to discuss state involvement in development of American constitutional law. Tuesday’s event, “The Forgotten Constitution(s): The Role of the States in Developing American Constitutional Law,”Read More →
Published on: 09/17/2021 – 20:56 As France prepares to assume the rotating presidency of the European Union, we are meeting with the Minister of European Affairs, Clément Beaune. In recent weeks, there have been heated discussions between Paris and London over several issues, including irregular migration across the Channel. RespondingRead More →
Ukrainian authorities have criticized Russia for holding parliamentary elections in Crimea, a peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. Pro-Russian separatists in the territory can visit polling stations and participate in this weekend’s vote. Moscow, which considers Crimea as part of its territory, has also distributed more than 600,000 passports inRead More →
Need to find a voting center near you? Click here to find the nearest place to vote or drop off your ballot. As we consider the two possible outcomes of the recall election, what if Governor Gavin Newsom is replaced? If recall supporters have their way and Newsom is removedRead More →
Rubash Conference 202112:30 p.m. September 14, Teplitz Memorial Moot Courtroom or on Zoom Pitt Law and the Pitt School of Social Work will co-host the 2021 Rubash Conference. This year’s conference will feature Pitt Law alumnus Francine Donnorummo (JD ’92), head of the Special Victims Unit for the 20th JudicialRead More →
The Ministry of the Interior has plans unveiled to use “backtracking” tactics in the English Channel, the border force forcing small boats carrying migrants to return to French waters. The move is the latest in a series of strict immigration policies by Home Secretary Priti Patel, following the introduction ofRead More →
The bill faces its first debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday. A senior lawyer has warned that the government’s election bill – which contains plans to ban people without ID from voting – could violate international law. The bill now faces its first real debate in the HouseRead More →
Before we delve deeper into the question, let’s think about what we know about the law. What is the law? What are its objectives ? So, the law is nowhere defined, but when we conclude the definition of law given by various eminent jurists, we can conclude that the lawRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. An NSW Police spokesman said Anthony Karam was “public health enemy number one” as of last week. After being told by state health officials he had contracted COVID-19 on August 14, instead ofRead More →
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Almost 24 hours after Texas Fetal Heart Rate Law came into effect, US Supreme Court rejected urgent request for intervention by abortion service providers and rights activists to abortion. In the 5-4 decision that divided the nation’s highest court, Justice Alito wrote for the majority: “The claimantsRead More →