Photos submitted Mississippi Highway Patrol Capt. Brodrick Hutchins, right, presents Troop Derrick Qualls with the Highway Patrol, Troop H, Officer of the Year award at the annual Enforcement Recognition Awards of the Raymond P. Davis Act. Three local law enforcement officers were honored by the Meridian Exchange Club on FebruaryRead More →
Leading conservatives in particular have written to the prime minister warning that the government’s new border bill would violate international law, going so far as to compare it to President Putin’s breaches of international law. A strongly worded letter to Boris Johnson, signed by prominent Tories including David Davis andRead More →
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is a clear violation of international law. Neither self-defense nor the entirely groundless accusation of an alleged “genocide” in eastern Ukraine constitutes a sufficient legal basis and any Ukrainian concession would be legally invalid. Russia has created yet another utterly sad example of a violation ofRead More →
Credit: Charles Forerunner on Unsplash Every fall, I teach a three-hour lecture called “Corporate Crimes” at the University of Iowa School of Law. I always start the first lesson the same way: “Forget everything you thought you learned in 1L about how, or more importantly, how criminal justice works. WhenRead More →
An illegal invasion Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nationsa central principle of the charter which obliges UN member states to refrain from “the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state”. More from our experts The suggestionRead More →
Israel’s top legal experts condemn “in the strongest terms” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying it is illegal under international law and refuting Moscow’s justifications for the offensive. In an open letter, 21 international law experts called on Israel to “take a principled position on the situation in Ukraine, reflecting theRead More →
By Hurst Hannum International law and the Charter of the United Nations stipulate that countries must not invade each other. But who has the capacity to enforce these rules? UN Secretary-General António Guterres put them to the test on February 24, 2022, when he called on Russia to end itsRead More →
A leading Palestinian human rights organization has condemned Israel for preventing Palestinians from entering the Ibrahimi Mosque in the town of al-Khalil in the southern occupied West Bank, saying the move is “a violation of international law”. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Human Rights and Civil Society Department made theRead More →
Published: updated on – 00:25, Sat – 26 February 22 By Juliette McIntyre, Douglas Guilfoyle The world was treated to a grotesque spectacle this week. Russia, the current president of the UN Security Council, launched an invasion of Ukraine as the Security Council held an urgent meeting to try toRead More →
Fearing one organization, NATO, Putin ignored the principles of another organization, the United Nations, as well as an agreement known as the Budapest Memorandum, signed by Russia and specifically intended to protect Ukraine from an invasion. Here is what he wrote in an email: Russia has brazenly violated the fundamentalRead More →
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, center, flanked by Defense Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho, left, and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Admiral António da Silva Ribeiro, speaking to the media after attending the Extraordinary Virtual Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government meeting to discuss theRead More →
Russia’s behavior begs the question: are we seeing this norm disappear? Not necessarily — but maybe. Countries used to conquer other countries frequently Conquering land, including entire countries, was once relatively common. As I show in my book,State deathbuffer countries – traditionally, countries located between two rival countries – wereRead More →
Russia attacks Ukraine Read more on Russia attacks Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a clear act of aggression and a clear violation of Article 2.4 of the United Nations Charter, which prohibits “the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence from any state. In his speechRead More →
Nia Bradley Mobile County Metropolitan Jail Anthony Bradley III Mobile County Metropolitan Jail Authorities remove items from the Mobile, Alabama home of Nia Bradley, former operations manager at the Prichard Water Works & Sewer Board, as a search warrant is executed Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. FOX10 News A stack ofRead More →
3 minute read57 minutes Defense Secretary Ben Wallace reiterated his claim that the Russian president was “out on full throttle” after the country invaded Ukraine and accused him of breaking international law. Russian forces continued their assault on Ukraine overnight as Western officials warned that President Putin intended to seizeRead More →
The time has come for a narrower and more focused international legal order, dedicated to a strong core of sovereignty protection norms that preserve the territorial status quo and promote international peace and cooperation. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use ofRead More →
International law and the Charter of the United Nations stipulate that countries must not invade each other. But who has the capacity to enforce these rules? UN Secretary-General António Guterres put them to the test on February 24, 2022, when he called on Russia to end its rapid ground invasionRead More →
The brazen and brutal attack on Ukraine is the product of years of methodical work by Putin to dismantle Russia’s free press and create a sense of nationalism that has cemented his power, a panel organized by the Radford University. The invasion of a sovereign nation is a violation ofRead More →
Since the Myanmar military took over the country in a coup in February 2021, one of their evil methods of breaking people and fighting opposition is the use of torture. Last week, Mizzima received notification of a letter – forwarded by the Dagon University Students’ Union – written by anRead More →
What principles of international law is Russia violating by its actions in eastern Ukraine? What principles of international law is Russia violating by its actions in eastern Ukraine? The story so far: Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, following the removal of Viktor Yanukovych as president, was the first major militaryRead More →
The world was treated to a grotesque spectacle this week. Russia, the current president of the UN Security Council, has launched an invasion of Ukraine while the Security Council was holding an urgent meeting to try to resolve the crisis. Many people wonder if there is any time to internationalRead More →
Ontario’s Michael Moldaver — recently described by Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner as “one of the finest justices” the highest court has had in its 147-year history — will resign effective September 1, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada announced February 24, 2022. The imminent retirement ofRead More →
Law firms in Ukraine have started to close their offices, President Volodymyr Zelensky imposes martial law and declares a state of emergency following the incursion of the Russian army. The 30-day martial law imposes heightened security measures, such as curfews and limits on the movement of certain people. Baker McKenzieRead More →
Latest news on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis today: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO held an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council on Thursday to respond to Russia’s unprovoked and unprovoked attack on Ukraine. In a statement, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO allies condemn Russia’s invasion of UkraineRead More →
NATO envoys met in emergency session Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale attack on Ukraine as the 30-nation military organization prepares to bolster its defenses in the neighboring allies of the two countries. Preparations are also underway for a NATO summit. “This is a serious violation ofRead More →
ELENA: LEGISLATIVES HERE AT HOME ARE ALSO REACTING TO RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE. MICHELLE: PITTSBURGH ACONTI NEWS 4 REPORTER KYLIE WALKER CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH THEIR REMARKS. KYLIE, WE’RE ALSO HEARING FROM PROFESSOR PITT WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS CRISIS ON THE GROUND IN UKRAINE RIGHT NOW. KYLIE: IT’S TRUE.Read More →
Since the Myanmar military took over the country in a coup in February 2021, one of their evil methods of breaking people and fighting opposition is the use of torture. Last week, Mizzima received notification of a letter – forwarded by the Dagon University Students’ Union – written by anRead More →
SPIRIT LAKE NATION – A new agreement between tribal, state and federal authorities aims to crack down on drug trafficking in Spirit Lake Nation. President Douglas Yankton, Sr., newly appointed Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Tino Lopez, the deputy special agent in charge of a regional Bureau of Indian AffairsRead More →
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After the events of this weekend, I came to the conclusion that I could no longer leave town. Everyone and their mothers—literally—decided to commit a crime while I was away, creating a messy weekend for local law enforcement and our editorial staff at the Post. From a man robbing aRead More →
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Pacific is at the center of ongoing efforts to achieve multipolarity and rebalancing of powers, including respect for international law and territorial integrity, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said in a statement on Tuesday. apparent blow against China. Jaishankar made the remarks during the opening session of theRead More →
The Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB) hosted the final round and closing ceremony of the sixth qualifying round of the Bangladesh Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition on Saturday, February 19, 2022, in hybrid mode. Mr. Justice Obaidul Hassan, Honorable Justice, Appellate Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, wasRead More →
BRUSSELS & WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–International law firm Keller and Heckman LLP is expanding its reach into the European Union with the strategic addition of Peter Craddock as a partner in its Brussels office, focusing on privacy and cybersecurity. Mr. Craddock has an extensive global practice in the areas of privacy, dataRead More →
… prohibits external candidates from taking exams at Edo The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sent five bills to the Edo State Assembly, including the Disability Rights Bill which seeks to end the all forms of discrimination against people with disabilities. He also sent the Electricity CommissionRead More →
Vladimir Putin’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as an independent intensified the slow annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russia. It is a violation of international law, according to Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading organization for the promotion of human rights and democracy.Read More →
New Delhi must integrate the global legal lexicon into its diplomatic toolkit to respond to direct challenges from Beijing New Delhi must integrate the global legal lexicon into its diplomatic toolkit to respond to direct challenges from Beijing During the recent meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Quadrilateral Security DialogueRead More →
Before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, it “recognized” two parts of eastern Ukraine as sovereign states: the so-called people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. This recognition is now at the heart of what Russia and the West are saying about the invasion. Why is this kind of state recognitionRead More →
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the independence of self-proclaimed “LPR/DPR” entities is a violation of international law and a flagrant violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, British PM says Boris Johnson. He said this during a press conference late on Monday, February 21, reports Ukrinform. “This isRead More →
Russia is believed to have now amassed more than 190,000 troops on the Ukrainian border and fears of invasions are growing further after Putin ordered troops into eastern Ukraine to carry out what has been described as “peacekeeping” tasks. This decision breaks the Minsk agreement signed in 2015. In aRead More →
Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree recognizing parts of eastern Ukraine as independent entities, sending Russian forces there to “maintain peace”. This decision threatens to bring the crisis closer to an all-out war. The Russian president made the gesture live on TV after an emotional address in which heRead More →
Japan said on Tuesday it was ready to join the United States and other G7 industrialized nations in imposing sanctions on Russia, should President Vladimir Putin order an invasion of Ukraine, The confirmation by the world’s third-largest economy comes as the crisis in Europe worsens, with the Russian leader onRead More →
news, world Britain has pledged to impose sanctions on Russia, which it says could invade Ukraine imminently, condemning President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as a violation of international law. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered defensive support in a call with Ukrainian President VolodymyrRead More →
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the Russian president’s decision to recognize Ukraine’s two breakaway republics a “bad omen” and a “dark sign”. ( Image: via Reuters) Boris Johnson has accused Vladimir Putin of “manifestly” breaking international law after the Russian president promised to recognize two breakaway republics. Speaking at aRead More →
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine is a violation of international law, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.As Johnson spoke, Putin signed a decree recognizing the independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, upping the ante in a crisis the West fears couldRead More →
Western leaders denounce the Russian president Vladimir PoutineVladimir Vladimirovich PutinTrump rips Biden amid Ukraine conflict Bipartisan group of senators meet with officials, visit refugee sites in Poland Republicans seize on rising gas prices amid Ukraine conflict MOREThe decision to recognize two separatist territories in eastern Ukraine as independent, arguing thatRead More →
ROCK ISLAND — Two Rock Island County correctional officers are facing battery charges after they allegedly kicked and punched an incarcerated man on Jan. 30. Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal said correctional officers Cameron Gerischer and Jacob Ward were each charged with one count of aggravated battery. TheRead More →
by: Cameron Kiszla, with reporting by Elizabeth Chapman Job : February 19, 2022 / 7:18 p.m. PST / Update: February 19, 2022 / 9:04 PM PST A helicopter crashed in Newport Beach on Saturday night, and police confirmed it was a law enforcement plane that was involved. The helicopter crashedRead More →
Gordon Smith | Guest columnist As law enforcement officers and first responders continue to carry out their essential duties in our communities around Florida in 2022, I am grateful for the progress made over the past year on our system of essential communication for law enforcement. Last summer and withoutRead More →
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – There has been a steady increase in fatal car crashes in Shelby County. He came to the attention of law enforcement officials with the Memphis Police Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. A joint press conference was held on February 18, which revealed that the number ofRead More →
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ATHOL, Mass. — An Athol, Mass. man is facing federal charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol. Vincent J. Gillespie, 60, was arrested Friday and charged with assaulting law enforcement that day. He will make his first appearance Friday in federal court in Boston. GillespieRead More →
International law is in crisis – displaying many of the same signs identified by past generations of jurists as hallmarks of “savagery” and “barbarism”. Under international legal doctrines developed in previous centuries by Europeans and ‘spread by the sword’, the West persists in denying responsibility for its long history ofRead More →
Lawyers representing Lake County Commissioners sent a letter to Gov. Greg Gianforte last week hoping to find a resolution to a long-running dispute over law enforcement costs on the Flathead Indian Reservation. . The county is seeking several million dollars from the state in connection with “the unfunded mandate imposedRead More →
The department of Transport and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) The proposal to review speed limits to reduce fatalities has been widely welcomed, although experts say South Africa has a huge driver behavior problem that reveals the lack of enforcement training . Automobile Association (AA) Spokesman Layton Beard saidRead More →
A video of a store robbery in Randburg was shared by social cohesion activist Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) on Twitter In the video, three people posing as customers can be seen stealing items from the store as staff lie on the floor. Briefly, News spoke to Abramjee, who said crime wasRead More →
United States: FinCEN offers advice to victims of financial cybercrime February 17, 2022 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. In a new factsheet, FinCEN described how its Rapid Response Program (“RRP”)Read More →
A father who pleaded guilty to the supply of drugs in commercial quantities has claimed he resorted to it after losing his high-paying job during Covid. Keith Anderson has been arrested by police after his drugs-filled vehicle was involved in a 100mph crash on the M1 north of Sydney. TheRead More →
Lawyers representing Lake County Commissioners sent a letter to Gov. Greg Gianforte last week hoping to find a resolution to a long-running dispute over law enforcement costs on the Flathead Indian Reservation. . The county is seeking several million dollars from the state in connection with “the unfunded mandate imposedRead More →
The Biden administration has spoken out against efforts by some in the Russian government to convince President Vladimir Putin to recognize breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent states. Russia’s parliament, the Duma, passed a resolution this week that would recognize the so-called people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as “independent”.Read More →
To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. A 26-year-old Sydney tradie who beat his boss’ 12-week-old kitten to death has avoided jail after pleading guilty in Downing Center Local Court. Bibek Katwal had been drinking at a Christmas party atRead More →
Local, state and federal law enforcement authorities shared information and developed strategies to fight crime. ATLANTA — Metro Atlanta law enforcement gathered Wednesday to discuss solutions to rising crime and how they can help each other. Atlanta Police hosted the roundtable. The data showed that the city of Atlanta inRead More →
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad stressed that the presence of US and Turkish forces in the Arab country constitutes a violation of international law. When meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen in Damascus on Wednesday, Mikdad said the continued presence of US and Turkish forces in partsRead More →
LONDON, February 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Digital safea leading provider of digital asset custody services, as part of EQONEX (Nasdaq: EQOS) and Asset Reality, the world’s first end-to-end solution for the recovery, management and realization of seized crypto assets, have been engaged by Belgian law enforcement to provide recovery services,Read More →
Facebook claimed in court today that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) breached international law by blocking the advertising company’s $400million takeover of Giphy. Facebook attempted to acquire the motion image provider in May 2020 for $400 million. Britain’s competition body, the CMA, intervened last year to block theRead More →
Pune: 15/02/2022:- Symbiosis Law School, Pune, is organizing “Regional Consultation on Criminal Law Review – Improving Status of Women” in collaboration with National Commission for Women, New Delhi, at their invitation special in the western region. The event will take place on February 16, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00Read More →
Pune: 15/02/2022:- Symbiosis Law School, Pune, is organizing “Regional Consultation on Criminal Law Review – Improving Status of Women” in collaboration with National Commission for Women, New Delhi, at their invitation special in the western region. The event will take place on February 16, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00Read More →
PATRICK COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — A Blacksburg man is behind bars after being charged with multiple crimes, including an attempted break and enter in Patrick County. Patrick County Sheriff’s Office deputies say Ronald Scott Richards, Jr., 30, was identified as a suspect in an attempted break and enter at theRead More →
Cherokee County firefighters and law enforcement continued a long tradition of friendly competition for charity on Saturday. The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office has won the 2022 Guns and Hoses race, snapping a seven-game winning streak for Cherokee Fire and Emergency Services, the fire department reported. Three hundred runners showed up forRead More →
LOS ANGELES, CA, February 2022 – Resecurity®, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity and intelligence company, was recently the lead sponsor of the inaugural Cyber Intelligence Africa 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. PAY ATTENTION: Follow Briefly News on Twitter and never miss the hottest topics! Find us on @brieflyza! The company sharedRead More →
Lake County officials this week — through their attorneys — renewed their request for funding through the state to help fill a financial hole created by a unique law enforcement system in the Flathead Reserve, a case that could end up in court. Since 1963, Lake County law enforcement hasRead More →
In a joint statement published On Saturday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and South Korean Foreign Minister Eui-yong Chung commented on a range of international affairs, including the recent ballistic missile test of the North Korea. The statement follows a joint meeting in HonoluluRead More →
February 12, 2022 This file photograph shows a police vehicle. Jacom Stephens/Getty Image A temporary lockdown of a neighborhood in Moraga over a “law enforcement issue” on Saturday has been lifted, authorities said. The unspecified ‘law enforcement issue’ on Birchwood Drive in the Contra Costa County town has been resolvedRead More →
Hong Kong rejects residents’ foreign citizenship status under sweeping national security law Australia has been denied access for a year to a citizen arrested in Hong Kong for alleged “subversion” under the sweep of the territory national security lawCanberra officials confirmed on Tuesday. The individual is currently awaiting trial andRead More →
EAST STREET. LOUIS — A former official for the charity Call for Help Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing thousands of dollars from the group, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois. Kenesha Burlison, 40, of St. Louis, is scheduled to be sentenced May 26.Read More →
Worldwide: OFAC issues Ethiopia sanctions regulations February 11, 2022 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP To print this article, all you need to do is be registered or log in to Mondaq.com. OFAC Posted sanctions regulations to implement President Biden’s Executive Order 14046 “Imposing sanctions on certain individualsRead More →
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, after serving decades on the court, announced his impending retirement Jan. 27 at the White House with President Joe Biden. As an Associate Justice since 1994, Breyer was appointed by President Bill Clinton and replaced outgoing Justice Harry Blackmun. President Biden has already declared thatRead More →
Flynn says he will pursue the stabbing whenever possible. But he has other concerns and is seeking a review and possible changes to the Raise the Age Act. BUFFALO, NY – Following the arrest of a 17-year-old suspect in connection with the stabbing attack on another 14-year-old student at McKinleyRead More →
Abdullatif Al-washaliPress TV, Sanaa The Yemeni Center for Human Rights organized a meeting in the Yemeni capital Sana’a. The event was titled “The UN Security Council and the Aggression on Yemen – Airstrikes and Resolutions”. Participants discussed the violations of international law committed by the United Nations Security Council inRead More →
Two recent shooting incidents in the city of Erie highlight the need to end the teenage gun violence that is happening across the city. Law enforcement leaders gathered Thursday morning at the Eagle’s Nest Auditorium to discuss plans to end gun violence among youth. . A meeting organizer recalls howRead More →
DENVER (KDVR) — After decades of crime statistics in metro Denver and across Colorado, public safety officials and the governor are trying a new approach. Governor Polis was joined by state lawmakers, law enforcement and community members to announce a comprehensive new public safety plan Thursday. These are three billsRead More →
PROVIDENCE, RI (WHDH) – An assault suspect died after opening fire on law enforcement during a SWAT confrontation in Providence, Rhode Island on Thursday morning, officials said. Officers responding to a report that Scott McLean, 61, assaulted his son and daughter at 25 Denison St. were able to get hisRead More →