Criminal law should not be enforced without proper investigation of facts on mere suspicion, Supreme Court has said in quashing criminal case against company director. A panel of Justices RS Reddy and Sanjiv Khanna said vicarious liability arises where the offense is committed with the consent, connivance or is attributableRead More →
“Criminal law should not be enforced automatically or without proper and necessary investigation of facts on mere suspicion, or where violation of the law is doubtful,” the Supreme Court said. Criminal law should not be enforced without proper investigation of facts on mere suspicion, Supreme Court has said in quashingRead More →
The dispute over fishing licenses between France and Great Britain reaches its climax: while Paris threatens sanctions and detains a British fishing boat, London speaks of a violation of international law. The dispute over fishing rights following Brexit is increasingly affecting Franco-British relations. Following yesterday’s threat from France not toRead More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. A Sydney man charged with serious drug offenses is on the run from police after he allegedly disabled his ankle monitor while out on bail. Northern Beaches restaurateur Mostafa Baluch allegedly funded aRead More →
Justice and law concept. Legal counsel presenting client with signed contract with gavel and legal or law firm having team meeting at law firm in background. Image credit: MIND_AND_I, iStock FACULTY Q&A When American companies commit wrongdoing, they are supposed to be held liable for criminal and civil penalties. ButRead More →
Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:56 a.m. The UK has said France’s decision to ban UK seafood exports and crack down on cross-Channel trade next week would violate international law and the post-Brexit trade deal. Environment Secretary George Eustice said this morning that if France followed through on its threats itRead More →
A Sydney paramedic who used his position to prey on young women at train stations has been jailed for sexual assault. Peter John Thistlethwaite was found guilty by a jury of exploiting eight female victims, the youngest being aged 17 while on duty. Expert testimony at trial had proven thatRead More →
Dr Jed Odermatt, a law lecturer at City Law School has written a new book called International law and European Union (Cambridge University Press). The EU now plays an important role in international affairs and International law and European Union examines the impact this has had on public international law.Read More →
The dropping of charges doesn’t just happen in the movies. There are several ways to have your charges withdrawn, which could result in your case going completely closed. The only way to have the charges withdrawn is through the public prosecutor, police prosecutors who handle criminal cases in the Magistrates’Read More →
On Monday, a group of UN human rights experts condemned the United States policy of mass expulsions of Haitian migrants and refugees, warning that collective expulsions violate international law. Thousands of Haitian refugees have gathered in Texas since September, and the United States has started deport them en masse, asRead More →
From constitutionalbuddhism.orgFrom constitutionalbuddhism.org In a series of weekly workshops beginning Jan. 14, scholars from around the world will discuss comparative constitutional studies and Buddhist legal thought. Workshop sessions are scheduled to last eight weeks. According to organizers, while the intersection of secular law and religions such as Hinduism, Islam andRead More →
Friday, October 22, 2021, 7:04 a.m.Press release: EuroMed Monitor Geneva – Amid an illegitimate state of emergency and a broader political stalemate with the Belarusian regime, Poland attempts to legalize migrant refoulements in blatant violation of European and international law, but with alarming support and emulation from various member states,Read More →
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Nume Ekeghe in Lagos Counsel for Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, head of the Indian Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Bruce Fien, said yesterday that the continued detention of the head of IPOB remained illegal because it violated international law. Fien, however, said he gathered additional informationRead More →
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in his U.S. Supreme Court office in Washington, DC on June 6, 2016. (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters) For the past 30 years, Justice Thomas has taken the American people to explore constitutional law. For this we should all be grateful. This semester, we co-taught aRead More →
At uchicago.edu Buddhists have played an important role in constitutional law and politics, according to a new interdisciplinary course from the University of Chicago. Consisting of a seminar as well as a series of workshops, “Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law” was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wasRead More →
United States: This week at ninth grade: conspiracy theories October 19, 2021 Morrison & Foerster LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. This week, the Ninth Circuit explores admissible theories of liability in aRead More →
LONDON: Iranian shipping companies have worked together with international recruitment firms to force large numbers of Indian seafarers to work in dangerous conditions with little or no pay, The Washington Post reported. Thousands of Indian men are reportedly lured to Iran each year by recruiters who guarantee them salaries andRead More →
Willamette’s long tradition of excellence in international and comparative law is in safe hands under the new law school administration’s Signature Strengths initiative. Jim Nafziger As Professor Jim Nafziger, who led the International and Comparative Law program for many years, points out: ransomware, international trade, climate change and immigration. Increasingly,Read More →
Another NRL star has been arrested and charged with cocaine possession after failing to comply with a directive to ‘move on’. Warriors player Reece Walsh was arrested at a party on the Gold Coast’s Surfers Paradise party strip. The 19-year-old, who was born on the Gold Coast, admitted to usingRead More →
The legality of Florida’s ban on “vaccine passports” remains in dispute, as more than 100 businesses, sites and local governments are under state investigation as potential violators. What would you like to know State’s “vaccine passport” ban prohibits companies from requiring customers to show proof of vaccination The Florida DepartmentRead More →
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is changing the contours of the British constitution in a way that will have profound significance for Parliament, for governments (in London and Edinburgh) and for devolution. The Court’s latest ruling – last week, in a case primarily concerning children’s rights – deepensRead More →
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected Moscow’s interference in non-EU Balkan countries in violation of international rules. Russian news agency TASS quoted Lavrov as calling for “hard facts” to prove “baseless” accusations against Russia that it violated international law in the Western Balkans or elsewhere in the world. Following SergeiRead More →
At University College London there is a self-icon, or the body of a deceased person, which has been preserved and displayed as if still alive. The man, Jeremy Bentham, died over 189 years ago. The figure was fashioned from his actual skeleton (the head is a wax model as aRead More →
HALIFAX – We have entered the phase of the COVID 19 pandemic in which the vaccine is mandatory and proof of vaccine is required at work, in public places, restaurants and businesses. It got a lot of backlash and support for some outrage, and even some questions surrounding the legality.Read More →
Days after expelling seven UN officials, Ethiopia accused them without providing evidence on Wednesday of inflating the scale of the humanitarian crisis and taking sides in the war in its region of Tigray, while the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the country’s ambassador to document the allegations. Speaking atRead More →
LOS ANGELES, October 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Video Link: Aaron Spolin Analyzes the SB 775 Attorney Aaron Spolin of Spolin Law PC analyzes Criminal Law Bill SB 775, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday. (PRNewsfoto/Spolin Law PC) After spending months in the California state legislature, Senate Bill 775 was justRead More →
Baylor Law Hosts Another Successful Criminal Law Boot Camp Baylor Law’s unique Bootcamp exposes students to the legal, practical and ethical challenges facing prosecutors and defense attorneys in criminal practice in Texas Professor Richard Alpert, far left, with students and instructors of Baylor Law’s Ninth Criminal Law Boot Camp WACORead More →
The Center for Constitutional Law and Governance (CCLG), RGNUL in collaboration with Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), RGNUL organized an online conference on “Historical Study of Child Rights Legislation in India” on 2n/a October 2021. The conference was given by Shri Priyank Kanoongo, President, National Commission for the Protection ofRead More →
About the Colloquium The Maharashtra National Law University in Mumbai is collaborating with the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and the Institute of Indian Law, New Delhi to host the South Asian Research Colloquium on Constitutional Law 2021-22. The theme of this year’s research colloquium is South Asian Constitutionalism, CrisisRead More →
“Title 42” was first implemented in March 2020. It allows the United States to deport migrants regardless of their asylum claims. Under international law, countries cannot issue a blanket asylum ban. Loading Something is loading. A prominent legal adviser to the Biden administration released a six-page memo accusing the UnitedRead More →
(Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool / Getty Images) The fundamental problem is not a constitutional problem. The number nine does not appear in the document. We haven’t always had nine judges. And the size of the court has changed over the years for a variety of reasons. So we could doRead More →